NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 23, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, j, k, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 82 points |
| Genius Level | 57 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| C | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| J | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| T | 7 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 10 | Σ | 11 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CO×6 |
| J | JA×1 |
| K | |
| O | |
| P | PA×1 PO×1 |
| T | TA×5 TO×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ATO×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | COA×2 COC×1 COO×3 |
| J | JAC×1 |
| K | |
| O | |
| P | PAC×1 POT×1 |
| T | TAC×3 TAP×1 TAT×1 TOC×2 TOO×2 TOP×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| at.. | AT4 | On the top of. |
| at.... | AT6 | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
| co... | CO5 | To compel, constrain, force. |
| co.. | CO4 | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| co...... | CO8 | A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. |
| co..... | CO7 | An assembly of burners for cooking, designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| ja..... † | JA7 | A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An agreement; a compact; a covenant. |
| po.... | PO6 | The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A small nail with a flat head. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| to..... | TO7 | A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. |
| to.. | TO4 | A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to..... | TO7 | A light overcoat. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- atop (AT4)
- attack (AT6)
- coact (CO5)
- coat (CO4)
- cockatoo (CO8)
- cooktop (CO7)
- coopt (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- jackpot† (JA7)
- pact (PA4)
- potato (PO6)
- tack (TA4)
- taco (TA4)
- tact (TA4)
- tapa (TA4)
- tattoo (TA6)
- toccata (TO7)
- tock (TO4)
- took (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- topcoat (TO7)
Answer Definitions
- atop (preposition): On the top of.
- attack (noun): An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- coact (verb): To compel, constrain, force.
- coat (noun): An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- cockatoo (noun): A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
- cooktop (noun): An assembly of burners for cooking, designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- jackpot† (noun): A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
- pact (noun): An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
- potato (noun): The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
- tack (noun): A small nail with a flat head.
- taco (noun): A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- toccata (noun): A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
- tock (noun): A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
- took (verb): simple past tense of take
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- topcoat (noun): A light overcoat.