NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 9, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, n, t, y, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 95 points |
| Genius Level | 67 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| H | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| I | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| N | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| T | 3 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×7 CI×2 CY×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×3 |
| I | IN×1 IT×3 |
| N | NI×2 |
| T | TH×1 TI×5 |
| Y | |
| Z | ZI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHI×7 CIN×1 CIT×1 CYN×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIN×2 HIT×1 |
| I | INC×1 ITC×2 ITT×1 |
| N | NIN×2 |
| T | THI×1 TIN×4 TIZ×1 |
| Y | |
| Z | ZIN×1 ZIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch.. | CH4 | The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. |
| ch.... | CH6 | A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs. |
| ch..... † | CH7 | Of or decorated with chintz. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. |
| ch.... | CH6 | A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans. |
| ci... | CI5 | A simple saddle girth used in Mexico. |
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| cy... | CY5 | cynical (in all senses) |
| hi... | HI5 | The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey). |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| hi... | HI5 | A sudden pull. |
| in.. | IN4 | A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. |
| it.. | IT4 | A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. |
| it... | IT5 | (of a condition) Characterized by itching. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti... | TI5 | A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither. |
| zi.. | ZI4 | A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal. |
| zi.. | ZI4 | A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes. |
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.
- chic (CH4)
- chichi (CH6)
- chin (CH4)
- chintz (CH6)
- chintzy† (CH7)
- chit (CH4)
- chitin (CH6)
- cinch (CI5)
- city (CI4)
- cynic (CY5)
- hinny (HI5)
- hint (HI4)
- hitch (HI5)
- inch (IN4)
- itch (IT4)
- itchy (IT5)
- itty (IT4)
- ninny (NI5)
- ninth (NI5)
- thin (TH4)
- tinct (TI5)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- tizzy (TI5)
- zinc (ZI4)
- ziti (ZI4)
Answer Definitions
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chin (noun): The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
- chintz (noun): A painted or stained calico fabric, originally produced in India, and known for its brightly colored designs.
- chintzy† (adjective): Of or decorated with chintz.
- chit (noun): A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- chitin (noun): A complex polysaccharide, a polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, found in the exoskeletons of arthropods and in the cell walls of fungi; thought to be responsible for some forms of asthma in humans.
- cinch (noun): A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- cynic (adjective): cynical (in all senses)
- hinny (noun): The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hitch (noun): A sudden pull.
- inch (noun): A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
- itch (noun): A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- itchy (adjective): (of a condition) Characterized by itching.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- tizzy (noun): A state of nervous excitement, confusion, or distress; a dither.
- zinc (noun): A chemical element (symbol Zn) with an atomic number of 30, a slightly brittle blue-silvery metal.
- ziti (noun): A type of macaroni pasta in the form of long smooth hollow tubes.