NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 27, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, f, l, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 115 points |
| Genius Level | 81 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| F | 5 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| L | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 12 | 8 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×2 CU×5 |
|---|---|
| F | FL×5 FO×3 FR×1 FU×6 |
| L | LU×2 |
| O | OC×1 |
| R | RU×2 |
| U | |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COL×2 CUF×1 CUL×1 CUR×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FLO×2 FLU×3 FOU×3 FRO×1 FUL×2 FUR×4 |
| L | LUL×2 |
| O | OCC×1 |
| R | RUF×2 |
| U | |
| Y | YOU×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co...... | CO8 | Possessing prominent and varied colors. |
| co........ † | CO10 | In a colorful manner. |
| cu.. | CU4 | glove; mitten |
| cu.. | CU4 | To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). |
| cu.. | CU4 | A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet. |
| cu... | CU5 | Having curls. |
| cu... | CU5 | One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce. |
| fl... | FL5 | Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Resembling flour. |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Covered with fluff. |
| fl.... | FL6 | A light, brief snowfall. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. |
| fo.... | FO6 | In a foul manner. |
| fo.. | FO4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 4. |
| fr...... | FR8 | Alternative spelling of frou-frou |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| fu... | FU5 | In a full manner; without lack or defect. |
| fu.. | FU4 | To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag) |
| fu... | FU5 | A general uproar or commotion. |
| fu... | FU5 | Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Extreme anger. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| oc... | OC5 | To happen or take place. |
| ru.. | RU4 | A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s). |
| ru.... | RU6 | Having many ruffles. |
| yo.. | YO4 | Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner). |
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.
- colorful (CO8)
- colorfully† (CO10)
- cuff (CU4)
- cull (CU4)
- curl (CU4)
- curly (CU5)
- curry (CU5)
- flour (FL5)
- floury (FL6)
- fluff (FL5)
- fluffy (FL6)
- flurry (FL6)
- foul (FO4)
- foully (FO6)
- four (FO4)
- froufrou (FR8)
- full (FU4)
- fully (FU5)
- furl (FU4)
- furor (FU5)
- furry (FU5)
- fury (FU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- occur (OC5)
- ruff (RU4)
- ruffly (RU6)
- your (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- colorful (adjective): Possessing prominent and varied colors.
- colorfully† (adverb): In a colorful manner.
- cuff (noun): glove; mitten
- cull (verb): To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- curl (noun): A piece or lock of curling hair; a ringlet.
- curly (adjective): Having curls.
- curry (noun): One of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce.
- flour (noun): Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
- floury (adjective): Resembling flour.
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- fluffy (adjective): Covered with fluff.
- flurry (noun): A light, brief snowfall.
- foul (adjective): Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- foully (adverb): In a foul manner.
- four (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 4.
- froufrou (noun): Alternative spelling of frou-frou
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- fully (adverb): In a full manner; without lack or defect.
- furl (verb): To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
- furor (noun): A general uproar or commotion.
- furry (adjective): Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
- fury (noun): Extreme anger.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- occur (verb): To happen or take place.
- ruff (noun): A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
- ruffly (adjective): Having many ruffles.
- your (determiner): Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).