NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 18, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, f, o, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 49 words |
| Total Points | 189 points |
| Genius Level | 132 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| D | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| F | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| L | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| O | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| W | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 23 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 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 | AF×1 AL×6 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DO×2 |
| F | FA×4 FL×7 FO×7 |
| L | LO×7 |
| O | OF×2 |
| T | TA×2 TO×4 TW×1 |
| W | WA×2 WO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFL×1 ALF×1 ALL×2 ALO×2 ALT×1 ATO×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAT×1 DOL×2 |
| F | FAL×3 FAT×1 FLA×3 FLO×4 FOA×1 FOL×2 FOO×3 FOW×1 |
| L | LOA×2 LOF×1 LOL×1 LOO×2 LOT×1 |
| O | OFF×2 |
| T | TAL×2 TOL×2 TOO×1 TOT×1 TWO×1 |
| W | WAL×2 WOL×1 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| af.... | AF6 | Floating. |
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| al... | AL5 | To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. |
| al... | AL5 | To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. |
| al... | AL5 | At, to, or in the air or sky. |
| al... | AL5 | At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. |
| al.. | AL4 | A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. |
| at... | AT5 | a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls |
| da...... † | DA8 | Alternative spelling of data flow |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.. | DO4 | A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa..... | FA7 | A reduction or decline. |
| fa.... | FA6 | Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year. |
| fa... | FA5 | Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Having no variations in height. |
| fl...... | FL8 | A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A flake, fragment, or shiver. |
| fl... | FL5 | To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object). |
| fl... | FL5 | An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| fl....... | FL9 | A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood |
| fl.. | FL4 | Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old. |
| fo.. | FO4 | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| fo.... | FO6 | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo...... | FO8 | The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself. |
| fo...... | FO8 | The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall). |
| fo.. | FO4 | A bird. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A burden; a weight to be carried. |
| lo.. | LO4 | (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. |
| lo.. | LO4 | air, the air; the sky, the heavens. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo... | LO5 | Alternative form of loofah |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| of... | OF5 | The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food. |
| of..... | OF7 | to unload. |
| 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.... | TA6 | A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense and past participle of tell |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to... | TO5 | An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. |
| tw..... | TW7 | Double; duplicate; multiplied by two. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| wa.... | WA6 | To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
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.
- afloat (AF6)
- alfalfa (AL7)
- allot (AL5)
- allow (AL5)
- aloft (AL5)
- aloof (AL5)
- alto (AL4)
- atoll (AT5)
- dataflow† (DA8)
- doll (DO4)
- dolt (DO4)
- fall (FA4)
- falloff (FA7)
- fallow (FA6)
- fatal (FA5)
- flat (FL4)
- flatfoot (FL8)
- flaw (FL4)
- float (FL5)
- flood (FL5)
- floodwall (FL9)
- flow (FL4)
- foal (FO4)
- fold (FO4)
- follow (FO6)
- fool (FO4)
- footfall (FO8)
- footwall (FO8)
- fowl (FO4)
- load (LO4)
- loaf (LO4)
- loft (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loofa (LO5)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- offal (OF5)
- offload (OF7)
- tall (TA4)
- tallow (TA6)
- told (TO4)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- total (TO5)
- twofold (TW7)
- wall (WA4)
- wallow (WA6)
- wolf (WO4)
- wool (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- afloat (adverb): Floating.
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- allot (verb): To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- allow (verb): To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
- aloft (adverb): At, to, or in the air or sky.
- aloof (adverb): At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- alto (noun): A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- atoll (noun): a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
- dataflow† (noun): Alternative spelling of data flow
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolt (noun): A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- falloff (noun): A reduction or decline.
- fallow (noun): Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.
- fatal (adjective): Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
- flat (adjective): Having no variations in height.
- flatfoot (noun): A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground.
- flaw (noun): A flake, fragment, or shiver.
- float (verb): To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- flood (noun): An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- floodwall (noun): A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood
- flow (noun): Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
- foal (noun): A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
- fold (verb): To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- follow (verb): To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- footfall (noun): The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.
- footwall (noun): The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
- fowl (noun): A bird.
- load (noun): A burden; a weight to be carried.
- loaf (noun): (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
- loft (noun): air, the air; the sky, the heavens.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loofa (noun): Alternative form of loofah
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- offal (noun): The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food.
- offload (verb): to unload.
- 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.
- tallow (noun): A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.
- told (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tell
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- total (noun): An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
- twofold (adjective): Double; duplicate; multiplied by two.
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- wallow (verb): To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
- wolf (noun): Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.