NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 20, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, i, k, o, r, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 81 points |
| Genius Level | 57 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| C | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 13 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| W | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 11 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×2 BR×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CI×1 CO×5 CR×7 |
| I | |
| K | KI×1 |
| O | |
| R | RI×1 RO×2 |
| W | WI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOC×1 BOR×1 BRI×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CIR×1 COC×2 COO×2 COR×1 CRI×2 CRO×5 |
| I | |
| K | KIC×1 |
| O | |
| R | RIC×1 ROC×2 |
| W | WIC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo.. | BO4 | A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. |
| bo... | BO5 | Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron. |
| br... | BR5 | A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building. |
| br....... † | BR9 | Those parts of items that are made of brick. |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon. |
| co.. | CO4 | A person who prepares food. |
| co...... | CO8 | A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. |
| co.. | CO4 | The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet. |
| cr... | CR5 | A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.) |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| cr... | CR5 | A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. |
| cr... | CR5 | A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. |
| ri.. | RI4 | Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| wi.. | WI4 | A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions. |
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.
- bock (BO4)
- boric (BO5)
- brick (BR5)
- brickwork† (BR9)
- cirri (CI5)
- cocci (CO5)
- cock (CO4)
- cook (CO4)
- cookbook (CO8)
- cork (CO4)
- crib (CR4)
- crick (CR5)
- croc (CR4)
- croci (CR5)
- crock (CR5)
- crook (CR5)
- crow (CR4)
- kick (KI4)
- rick (RI4)
- rock (RO4)
- rococo (RO6)
- wick (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- bock (noun): A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
- boric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron.
- brick (noun): A hardened rectangular block of mud, clay etc., used for building.
- brickwork† (noun): Those parts of items that are made of brick.
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- cock (noun): A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon.
- cook (noun): A person who prepares food.
- cookbook (noun): A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
- cork (noun): The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- crib (noun): A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- crick (noun): A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.)
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- crock (noun): A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
- crook (noun): A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- crow (noun): A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
- kick (verb): To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
- rick (noun): Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
- rock (noun): A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- wick (noun): A bundle, twist, braid, or woven strip of cord, fabric, fibre/fiber, or other porous material in a candle, oil lamp, kerosene heater, or the like, that draws up liquid fuel, such as melted tallow, wax, or the oil, delivering it to the base of the flame for conversion to gases and burning; any other length of material burned for illumination in small successive portions.