NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 15, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, h, i, l, v |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 138 points |
| Genius Level | 97 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| H | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| R | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| V | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×7 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×1 CH×3 CI×2 |
| H | HA×1 |
| I | |
| L | LA×4 LI×2 |
| R | RA×3 RI×4 |
| V | VI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARC×4 ARI×2 ARR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAV×1 CHA×2 CHI×1 CIR×2 |
| H | HAI×1 |
| I | |
| L | LAI×1 LAR×3 LIA×1 LIR×1 |
| R | RAC×1 RAI×2 RIA×1 RIC×1 RIL×1 RIV×1 |
| V | VIC×1 VIR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar.. | AR4 | An inverted U shape. |
| 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...... † | AR8 | The act of archiving something. |
| ar....... † | AR9 | A chief rival. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates. |
| ar..... | AR7 | The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). |
| ca.... | CA6 | Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. |
| 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.. | CH4 | To burn something to charcoal. |
| ch....... † | CH9 | of, or relating to chivalry |
| ci... | CI5 | Approximately, about, around |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| la.. | LA4 | A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. |
| la... | LA5 | A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles. |
| la... | LA5 | An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish. |
| la.... | LA6 | Of or relating to a larva or larvae. |
| li.. | LI4 | One who frequently tells lies. |
| li.. | LI4 | The basic unit of currency in Turkey. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Of or relating to a race (or a people). |
| ra.. | RA4 | A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus. |
| ri.. | RI4 | The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. |
| ri.. | RI4 | Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| ri... | RI5 | A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor. |
| vi... | VI5 | In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. |
| vi... | VI5 | Of or relating to a biological virus. |
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.
- arch (AR4)
- archaic (AR7)
- archival† (AR8)
- archrival† (AR9)
- aria (AR4)
- aril (AR4)
- arrival (AR7)
- caviar (CA6)
- chair (CH5)
- char (CH4)
- chivalric† (CH9)
- circa (CI5)
- cirri (CI5)
- hair (HA4)
- lair (LA4)
- larch (LA5)
- larva (LA5)
- larval (LA6)
- liar (LI4)
- lira (LI4)
- racial (RA6)
- rail (RA4)
- railcar (RA7)
- rial (RI4)
- rich (RI4)
- rill (RI4)
- rival (RI5)
- vicar (VI5)
- viral (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- arch (noun): An inverted U shape.
- 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.).
- archival† (noun): The act of archiving something.
- archrival† (noun): A chief rival.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- aril (noun): A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
- arrival (noun): The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
- caviar (noun): Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
- 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.
- char (verb): To burn something to charcoal.
- chivalric† (adjective): of, or relating to chivalry
- circa (preposition): Approximately, about, around
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- lair (noun): A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- larch (noun): A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles.
- larva (noun): An early stage of growth for some insects and amphibians, in which after hatching from their egg, insects are wingless and resemble a caterpillar or grub, and amphibians lack limbs and resemble fish.
- larval (adjective): Of or relating to a larva or larvae.
- liar (noun): One who frequently tells lies.
- lira (noun): The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- racial (adjective): Of or relating to a race (or a people).
- rail (noun): A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- railcar (noun): A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
- rial (noun): The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- rich (adjective): Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- rival (noun): A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
- vicar (noun): In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
- viral (adjective): Of or relating to a biological virus.