NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 12, 2019

Jul 12, 2019 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for July 12, 2019

Game Summary

Center Letter	N
Outer Letters	a, d, i, l, t, w
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	34 words
Total Points	125 points
Genius Level	88 points
Bingo?	Yes

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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	1	-	4
D	2	-	-	-	-	2
I	-	-	2	1	-	3
L	4	1	-	-	-	5
N	4	2	2	-	-	8
T	2	3	1	-	1	7
W	3	1	-	-	1	5
Σ	17	7	6	2	2	34

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A	AN×2 AT×2
D	DA×1 DI×1
I	IN×3
L	LA×4 LI×1
N	NA×7 NI×1
T	TA×3 TI×2 TW×2
W	WA×3 WI×2

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A	ANA×1 ANT×1 ATT×2
D	DAW×1 DIN×1
I	INI×1 INL×2
L	LAI×1 LAN×2 LAW×1 LIN×1
N	NAA×1 NAD×1 NAI×2 NAN×1 NAT×2 NIT×1
T	TAI×2 TAN×1 TIN×1 TIT×1 TWA×1 TWI×1
W	WAN×3 WIL×1 WIN×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)
an..	AN4	of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
an..	AN4	Opposed to something.
at....	AT6	To gain (an object or desired result).
at.....	AT7	Convicted, attainted.
da..	DA4	To begin to brighten with daylight.
di..	DI4	A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
in.....	IN7	Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
in....	IN6	simple past tense and past participle of inlay
in....	IN6	Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
la..	LA4	past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
la...	LA5	A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
la..	LA4	The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
la..	LA4	An open space between woods.
li..	LI4	Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
na..	NA4	A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
na..	NA4	Nothing.
na...	NA5	A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
na..	NA4	The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
na..	NA4	A banana.
na...	NA5	Of or relating to birth.
na....	NA6	floating or swimming (in water)
ni....	NI6	A scatterbrained or stupid person.
ta...... ^†	TA8	A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.
ta...	TA5	A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
ta....	TA6	Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
ti..	TI4	A slight coloring.
ti...	TI5	Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
tw...	TW5	two
tw..	TW4	Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
wa..	WA4	A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
wa...	WA5	Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
wa..	WA4	To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
wi......	WI8	land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area.
wi..	WI4	Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.

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.

anal (AN4)
anti (AN4)
attain (AT6)
attaint (AT7)
dawn (DA4)
dint (DI4)
initial (IN7)
inlaid (IN6)
inland (IN6)
lain (LA4)
lanai (LA5)
land (LA4)
lawn (LA4)
lint (LI4)
naan (NA4)
nada (NA4)
naiad (NA5)
nail (NA4)
nana (NA4)
natal (NA5)
natant (NA6)
nitwit (NI6)
tailwind^† (TA8)
taint (TA5)
tannin (TA6)
tint (TI4)
titan (TI5)
twain (TW5)
twin (TW4)
wand (WA4)
wanna (WA5)
want (WA4)
wildland (WI8)
wind (WI4)

Answer Definitions

anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
attaint (adjective): Convicted, attainted.
dawn (verb): To begin to brighten with daylight.
dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
initial (adjective): Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
inlaid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inlay
inland (adjective): Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
lawn (noun): An open space between woods.
lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
nada (pronoun): Nothing.
naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
nana (noun): A banana.
natal (adjective): Of or relating to birth.
natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
nitwit (noun): A scatterbrained or stupid person.
tailwind^† (noun): A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.
taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
tint (noun): A slight coloring.
titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
twain (numeral): two
twin (noun): Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
wand (noun): A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
wanna (contraction): Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
want (verb): To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
wildland (noun): land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area.
wind (noun): Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.