NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 2, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, f, j, k, l, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 82 points |
| Genius Level | 57 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| C | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| F | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| J | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| K | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×3 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CL×2 |
| F | FA×1 FL×4 |
| J | JA×2 |
| K | KA×1 |
| L | LA×1 |
| P | PA×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALA×1 ALF×1 ALP×1 APP×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAL×3 CLA×2 |
| F | FAL×1 FLA×4 |
| J | JAC×2 |
| K | KAP×1 |
| L | LAC×1 |
| P | PAC×1 PAL×2 PAP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | An expression of sorrow or mourning. |
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| al.... | AL6 | A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña. |
| ap.... | AP6 | To fill with horror; to dismay. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A young cow or bull. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A telephone conversation; a phone call. |
| ca... | CA5 | A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe. |
| cl... | CL5 | An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. |
| cl.. | CL4 | The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fl... | FL5 | To flutter; palpitate. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved. |
| fl...... † | FL8 | A pancake. |
| ja.. | JA4 | A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather. |
| ja.... | JA6 | Any of certain wild canids of the genus Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf. |
| ka... | KA5 | The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| la.. | LA4 | A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”). |
| pa.. | PA4 | Synonym of pedipalp. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa... | PA5 | Having to do with the pope or the papacy. |
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.
- alack (AL5)
- alfalfa (AL7)
- alpaca (AL6)
- appall (AP6)
- calf (CA4)
- call (CA4)
- calla (CA5)
- clack (CL5)
- clap (CL4)
- fall (FA4)
- flack (FL5)
- flak (FL4)
- flap (FL4)
- flapjack† (FL8)
- jack (JA4)
- jackal (JA6)
- kappa (KA5)
- lack (LA4)
- pack (PA4)
- pall (PA4)
- palp (PA4)
- papa (PA4)
- papal (PA5)
Answer Definitions
- alack (interjection): An expression of sorrow or mourning.
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- alpaca (noun): A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
- appall (verb): To fill with horror; to dismay.
- calf (noun): A young cow or bull.
- call (noun): A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- calla (noun): A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
- clack (noun): An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
- clap (noun): The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- flack (verb): To flutter; palpitate.
- flak (noun): Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
- flap (noun): Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
- flapjack† (noun): A pancake.
- jack (noun): A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
- jackal (noun): Any of certain wild canids of the genus Canis, native to the tropical Old World and smaller than a wolf.
- kappa (noun): The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- lack (noun): A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
- pack (noun): A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
- pall (noun): Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”).
- palp (noun): Synonym of pedipalp.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papal (adjective): Having to do with the pope or the papacy.