NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 3, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, h, m, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 225 points |
| Genius Level | 158 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| C | 5 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | 17 |
| H | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| R | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 17 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AI×1 AN×2 AR×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CH×10 CI×3 CR×1 |
| H | HA×1 |
| I | IM×1 IN×1 |
| M | MA×10 MI×7 |
| N | NI×1 |
| R | RA×2 RI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACA×2 AIR×1 ANA×1 ANI×1 ARC×1 ARI×1 ARM×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAI×2 CAM×1 CHA×4 CHI×6 CIN×1 CIR×2 CRA×1 |
| H | HAI×1 |
| I | IMA×1 INC×1 |
| M | MAH×2 MAI×2 MAN×3 MAR×3 MIC×1 MIM×1 MIN×5 |
| N | NIA×1 |
| R | RAI×1 RAN×1 RIC×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ai.... | AI6 | A pilot of an aircraft. |
| an...... | AN8 | Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| ar..... | AR7 | A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.). |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar...... | AR8 | A chair with supports for the arms or elbows. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae. |
| ca... | CA5 | A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A female gypsy. |
| ch... | CH5 | A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. |
| ch... | CH5 | An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench. |
| ch...... † | CH8 | A person presiding over a meeting. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch... | CH5 | A Latin-American girl; a Latina. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch.. | CH4 | The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. |
| ch... | CH5 | Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china. |
| ci... | CI5 | A simple saddle girth used in Mexico. |
| ci... | CI5 | Approximately, about, around |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| cr.... | CR6 | plural of cranium |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| in.. | IN4 | A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. |
| ma...... | MA8 | The wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort. |
| ma...... | MA8 | Alternative spelling of mahi-mahi |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania. |
| ma... | MA5 | Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked. |
| ma...... | MA8 | Of or pertaining to a traditional form of Mexican music, either sung or purely instrumental. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A harbour for small boats. |
| ma...... | MA8 | Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi..... | MI7 | A small movie camera. |
| mi..... | MI7 | A very small car; specifically, a car that is smaller than a subcompact |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| ni.... | NI6 | A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ri.. | RI4 | Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. |
| ri... | RI5 | An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean. |
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.
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- airman (AI6)
- anarchic (AN8)
- anima (AN5)
- archaic (AR7)
- aria (AR4)
- armchair (AR8)
- caiman (CA6)
- cairn (CA5)
- cami (CA4)
- chai (CH4)
- chain (CH5)
- chair (CH5)
- chairman† (CH8)
- chia (CH4)
- chic (CH4)
- chica (CH5)
- chichi (CH6)
- chin (CH4)
- china (CH5)
- cinch (CI5)
- circa (CI5)
- cirri (CI5)
- crania (CR6)
- hair (HA4)
- imam (IM4)
- inch (IN4)
- maharani (MA8)
- mahimahi (MA8)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- mania (MA5)
- maniac (MA6)
- manic (MA5)
- mariachi (MA8)
- marina (MA6)
- marinara (MA8)
- mica (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mini (MI4)
- minicam (MI7)
- minicar (MI7)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- niacin (NI6)
- rain (RA4)
- rani (RA4)
- rich (RI4)
- ricin (RI5)
Answer Definitions
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- airman (noun): A pilot of an aircraft.
- anarchic (adjective): Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- archaic (noun): A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- armchair (noun): A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.
- caiman (noun): Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
- cairn (noun): A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument.
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- chai (noun): A female gypsy.
- chain (noun): A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- chair (noun): An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
- chairman† (noun): A person presiding over a meeting.
- chia (noun): A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chica (noun): A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chin (noun): The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
- china (noun): Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china.
- cinch (noun): A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- circa (preposition): Approximately, about, around
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- crania (noun): plural of cranium
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- inch (noun): A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
- maharani (noun): The wife of a maharajah; approximately, a queen consort.
- mahimahi (noun): Alternative spelling of mahi-mahi
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- maniac (noun): An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
- manic (adjective): Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked.
- mariachi (adjective): Of or pertaining to a traditional form of Mexican music, either sung or purely instrumental.
- marina (noun): A harbour for small boats.
- marinara (adjective): Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minicam (noun): A small movie camera.
- minicar (noun): A very small car; specifically, a car that is smaller than a subcompact
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- niacin (noun): A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- rich (adjective): Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- ricin (noun): An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.