NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 25, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, l, o, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 192 points |
| Genius Level | 134 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 9 |
| G | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| H | 3 | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Y | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EE×1 EG×1 EL×1 ET×2 EY×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×3 GH×2 GL×1 GO×3 |
| H | HE×4 HO×4 |
| L | LE×1 LO×1 |
| O | OG×2 OL×1 |
| T | TE×4 TH×4 TO×3 |
| Y | YE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EEL×1 EGG×1 ELE×1 ETH×2 EYE×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GEL×2 GEO×1 GHE×2 GLE×1 GOG×1 GOO×2 |
| H | HEE×1 HEL×3 HOL×2 HOO×1 HOT×1 |
| L | LEG×1 LOG×1 |
| O | OGE×1 OGL×1 OLE×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEL×2 THE×3 THO×1 TOG×1 TOO×1 TOT×1 |
| Y | YEG×1 YEL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| eg.. | EG4 | Covered with or dipped in egg. |
| el... | EL5 | A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. |
| et...... † | ET8 | The scientific study of human and animal behaviour. |
| et... | ET5 | The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. |
| ey..... | EY7 | The hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope. |
| ey.... | EY6 | An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| ey...... | EY8 | A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans. |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A lunatic. |
| ge..... | GE7 | The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| gh.... | GH6 | An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go... | GO5 | of or relating to goo |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho... | HO5 | Having, or being full of, holes. |
| ho... | HO5 | Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s). |
| ho... | HO5 | A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. |
| le... | LE5 | Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te....... | TE9 | The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th...... † | TH8 | The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| th... | TH5 | To suffer. |
| to.... | TO6 | A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat. |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| ye.. | YE4 | A person who breaks open safes; a burglar. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
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.
- eely (EE4)
- eggy (EG4)
- elegy (EL5)
- ethology† (ET8)
- ethyl (ET5)
- eyehole (EY7)
- eyelet (EY6)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- eyetooth (EY8)
- gelee (GE5)
- gelt (GE4)
- geology (GE7)
- ghee (GH4)
- ghetto (GH6)
- glee (GL4)
- goggle (GO6)
- gooey (GO5)
- google (GO6)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hole (HO4)
- holey (HO5)
- hooey (HO5)
- hotel (HO5)
- leggy (LE5)
- loge (LO4)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- oleo (OL4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teleology (TE9)
- tell (TE4)
- thee (TH4)
- theology† (TH8)
- they (TH4)
- thole (TH5)
- toggle (TO6)
- tootle (TO6)
- tote (TO4)
- yegg (YE4)
- yell (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- eggy (adjective): Covered with or dipped in egg.
- elegy (noun): A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- ethology† (noun): The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.
- ethyl (noun): The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- eyehole (noun): The hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope.
- eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- eyetooth (noun): A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- gelt (noun): A lunatic.
- geology (noun): The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- ghetto (noun): An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- gooey (adjective): of or relating to goo
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- holey (adjective): Having, or being full of, holes.
- hooey (noun): Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
- hotel (noun): A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- leggy (adjective): Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teleology (noun): The study of the purpose or design of natural occurrences.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- theology† (noun): The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- thole (verb): To suffer.
- toggle (noun): A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- yegg (noun): A person who breaks open safes; a burglar.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.