NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 7, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, l, n, r, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 49 words |
| Total Points | 257 points |
| Genius Level | 180 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| R | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| T | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 22 |
| U | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 12 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 49 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 AR×3 AT×1 AU×2 |
|---|---|
| L | |
| N | NA×5 NU×2 |
| R | RA×5 RU×3 |
| T | TA×14 TR×3 TU×3 TY×2 |
| U | UL×1 UN×3 |
| Y | YU×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALT×1 ARR×2 ART×1 ATT×1 AUN×2 |
|---|---|
| L | |
| N | NAT×5 NUR×1 NUT×1 |
| R | RAN×1 RAT×4 RUN×2 RUT×1 |
| T | TAL×2 TAN×2 TAR×6 TAT×1 TAU×3 TRA×1 TRU×2 TUN×1 TUR×1 TUT×1 TYR×2 |
| U | ULT×1 UNN×2 UNT×1 |
| Y | YUR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites. |
| ar.... | AR6 | Complete; downright; utter. |
| ar...... | AR8 | In an arrant manner; utterly, thoroughly, outright. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Inclined toward paintings, music, etc. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| au.. | AU4 | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| au... | AU5 | Alternative spelling of auntie |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to birth. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| na..... | NA7 | Existing in nature. Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned. Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature. |
| na....... † | NA9 | In a natural manner. |
| nu....... | NU9 | That provides nourishment; nurturing. |
| nu... | NU5 | Containing nuts. |
| ra.. | RA4 | To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. |
| ra.... | RA6 | That rattles. |
| ra... | RA5 | Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| ru... | RU5 | Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted. |
| ru... | RU5 | Imprinted with ruts. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| ta... | TA5 | Target sighted. |
| ta..... | TA7 | a flourish on a trumpet |
| ta.... | TA6 | A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text. |
| ta....... | TA9 | Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae. |
| ta... | TA5 | To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| ta.... | TA6 | In a tart manner; sourly or bitterly. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| ta... | TA5 | to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| ta.... | TA6 | In a taut manner, tightly, tensely. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Absent without permission, especially from school. |
| tr... | TR5 | In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately. |
| tu.. | TU4 | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| tu.. | TU4 | To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ty..... | TY7 | A government in which a single ruler has absolute power; this system of government. |
| ty.... | TY6 | A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession. |
| ul... | UL5 | Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising. |
| un....... | UN9 | Not natural. |
| un......... † | UN11 | In an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent. |
| un..... | UN7 | In an untrue manner. |
| yu.. | YU4 | A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). |
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.
- altar (AL5)
- arrant (AR6)
- arrantly (AR8)
- arty (AR4)
- attar (AT5)
- aunt (AU4)
- aunty (AU5)
- natal (NA5)
- natant (NA6)
- natty (NA5)
- natural (NA7)
- naturally† (NA9)
- nurturant (NU9)
- nutty (NU5)
- rant (RA4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- rattan (RA6)
- rattly (RA6)
- ratty (RA5)
- runt (RU4)
- runty (RU5)
- rutty (RU5)
- tall (TA4)
- tally (TA5)
- tantara (TA7)
- tantra (TA6)
- tarantula (TA9)
- tarry (TA5)
- tart (TA4)
- tartan (TA6)
- tartar (TA6)
- tartly (TA6)
- tatty (TA5)
- taunt (TA5)
- taut (TA4)
- tautly (TA6)
- tray (TR4)
- truant (TR6)
- truly (TR5)
- tuna (TU4)
- turn (TU4)
- tutu (TU4)
- tyranny (TY7)
- tyrant (TY6)
- ultra (UL5)
- unnatural (UN9)
- unnaturally† (UN11)
- untruly (UN7)
- yurt (YU4)
Answer Definitions
- altar (noun): A table or similar flat-topped structure used for religious rites.
- arrant (adjective): Complete; downright; utter.
- arrantly (adverb): In an arrant manner; utterly, thoroughly, outright.
- arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- aunt (noun): The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- aunty (noun): Alternative spelling of auntie
- natal (adjective): Of or relating to birth.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- natural (adjective): Existing in nature. Existing in the nature of a person or thing; innate, not acquired or learned. Normally associated with a particular person or thing; inherently related to the nature of a thing or creature.
- naturally† (adverb): In a natural manner.
- nurturant (adjective): That provides nourishment; nurturing.
- nutty (adjective): Containing nuts.
- rant (verb): To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- rattan (noun): Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
- rattly (adjective): That rattles.
- ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
- runt (noun): The smallest animal of a litter.
- runty (adjective): Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted.
- rutty (adjective): Imprinted with ruts.
- tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- tally (interjection): Target sighted.
- tantara (noun): a flourish on a trumpet
- tantra (noun): A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
- tarantula (noun): Any of the large, hairy New World spiders comprising the family Theraphosidae.
- tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartan (noun): A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- tartly (adverb): In a tart manner; sourly or bitterly.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- taunt (verb): to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- tautly (adverb): In a taut manner, tightly, tensely.
- tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- truant (adjective): Absent without permission, especially from school.
- truly (adverb): In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
- tuna (noun): Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- turn (verb): To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- tyranny (noun): A government in which a single ruler has absolute power; this system of government.
- tyrant (noun): A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
- ultra (adjective): Extreme; far beyond the norm; fanatical; uncompromising.
- unnatural (adjective): Not natural.
- unnaturally† (adverb): In an unnatural manner; to an unnatural extent.
- untruly (adverb): In an untrue manner.
- yurt (noun): A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).