NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 31, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, f, i, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 112 points |
| Genius Level | 78 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 11 |
| F | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×7 CI×1 CO×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FI×1 |
| H | HO×8 |
| I | IN×1 |
| N | |
| O | |
| R | RH×1 RI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHI×5 CHO×1 CHR×1 CIN×1 COH×1 CON×1 COR×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FIN×1 |
| H | HON×3 HOO×2 HOR×3 |
| I | INC×1 |
| N | |
| O | |
| R | RHI×1 RIC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch..... | CH7 | A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton. |
| ch.. | CH4 | The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. |
| ch... | CH5 | A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms. |
| ch... | CH5 | A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together. |
| ch..... | CH7 | Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time. |
| ci... | CI5 | A simple saddle girth used in Mexico. |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co... | CO5 | A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. |
| co....... | CO9 | A pickled gherkin cucumber. |
| fi... | FI5 | Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis. syn. Fringilla carduelis). |
| ho.... | HO6 | boss, leader |
| ho... | HO5 | recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration |
| ho....... † | HO9 | A title. (e.g., Mister, Misses, Doctor, Professor) |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.. | HO4 | The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. |
| ho...... | HO8 | Horrifying, causing horror; horrible. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| in.. | IN4 | A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. |
| rh... | RH5 | Money. |
| ri.. | RI4 | Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. |
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.
- chic (CH4)
- chichi (CH6)
- chiffon (CH7)
- chin (CH4)
- chino (CH5)
- choir (CH5)
- chronic (CH7)
- cinch (CI5)
- coho (CO4)
- conch (CO5)
- cornichon (CO9)
- finch (FI5)
- honcho (HO6)
- honor (HO5)
- honorific† (HO9)
- hooch (HO5)
- hoof (HO4)
- horn (HO4)
- horrific (HO8)
- horror (HO6)
- inch (IN4)
- rhino (RH5)
- rich (RI4)
Answer Definitions
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chiffon (noun): A lightweight, balanced plain-woven sheer fabric, or gauze, like gossamer, woven of alternate S- and Z-twist crepe (high-twist) yarns made of silk, polyester, or cotton.
- chin (noun): The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
- chino (noun): A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms.
- choir (noun): A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
- chronic (adjective): Of a problem, that continues over an extended period of time.
- cinch (noun): A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- conch (noun): A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
- cornichon (noun): A pickled gherkin cucumber.
- finch (noun): Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis. syn. Fringilla carduelis).
- honcho (noun): boss, leader
- honor (noun): recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration
- honorific† (noun): A title. (e.g., Mister, Misses, Doctor, Professor)
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- hoof (noun): The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
- horn (noun): A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
- horrific (adjective): Horrifying, causing horror; horrible.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- inch (noun): A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
- rhino (noun): Money.
- rich (adjective): Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.