NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 6, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, g, h, i, p, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 74 points |
| Genius Level | 52 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| G | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| H | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| R | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 14 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FO×1 FR×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×3 GR×1 |
| H | HI×2 HO×3 |
| I | |
| O | |
| P | PI×1 PO×5 PR×3 |
| R | RI×2 RO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FOR×1 FRO×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GOO×2 GOR×1 GRO×1 |
| H | HIP×2 HOO×2 HOR×1 |
| I | |
| O | |
| P | PIR×1 POG×1 POO×4 PRI×1 PRO×2 |
| R | RIG×1 RIP×1 ROO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fo... | FO5 | To let pass, to leave alone, to let go. |
| fr.. | FR4 | Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| go.. | GO4 | A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc. |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| hi... | HI5 | Clipping of hippopotamus. |
| hi........ † | HI10 | a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly. |
| 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 circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Alternative spelling of pierogi |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
| po.. | PO4 | Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| pr... | PR5 | Advance; previous; coming before. |
| pr... | PR5 | An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| ri... | RI5 | US spelling of rigour |
| ri.... | RI6 | Alternative spelling of rip-off |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
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.
- forgo (FO5)
- frog (FR4)
- goof (GO4)
- goop (GO4)
- gorp (GO4)
- grog (GR4)
- hippo (HI5)
- hippogriff† (HI10)
- hoof (HO4)
- hoop (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- pirogi (PI6)
- pogo (PO4)
- poof (PO4)
- pooh (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poor (PO4)
- prior (PR5)
- proof (PR5)
- prop (PR4)
- rigor (RI5)
- ripoff (RI6)
- roof (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- forgo (verb): To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
- frog (noun): Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- gorp (noun): A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- hippo (noun): Clipping of hippopotamus.
- hippogriff† (noun): a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.
- hoof (noun): The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- pirogi (noun): Alternative spelling of pierogi
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
- poof (interjection): Onomatopoeia indicating a small explosion with a cloud of smoke; as caused by a deflating object, or a magical disappearance.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- prior (adjective): Advance; previous; coming before.
- proof (noun): An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- rigor (noun): US spelling of rigour
- ripoff (noun): Alternative spelling of rip-off
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.