NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 19, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, l, t, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 165 points |
| Genius Level | 115 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| H | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 16 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| W | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Y | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 20 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ET×1 EY×1 |
| H | HA×8 HE×8 |
| L | LA×2 LE×2 |
| T | TE×2 TH×6 |
| W | WE×2 WH×8 |
| Y | YE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ATH×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ETH×1 EYE×1 |
| H | HAL×5 HAT×3 HEA×5 HEE×2 HEL×1 |
| L | LAT×2 LET×2 |
| T | TEE×2 THA×3 THE×3 |
| W | WEA×2 WHA×2 WHE×6 |
| Y | YEA×1 YEE×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) |
|---|---|---|
| at..... | AT7 | A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. |
| et... | ET5 | The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha..... | HA7 | A corridor in a building that connects rooms. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To limp; move with a limping gait. |
| ha.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. |
| he..... | HE7 | Enjoying good health; well; free from disease or disorder. |
| he.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he.... | HE6 | Alternative spelling of hee-haw |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| la.. | LA4 | A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. |
| la... | LA5 | To invite; bid; ask. |
| le.... | LE6 | Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal. |
| le...... | LE8 | In a lethal manner, in manner which is or will be fatal. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th...... | TH8 | that way (usually in terms of physical direction) |
| th.. | TH4 | To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| we.... | WE6 | Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions. |
| we..... † | WE7 | Possessing financial wealth; rich. |
| wh... | WH5 | Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. |
| wh.. | WH4 | Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities. |
| wh... | WH5 | Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh... | WH5 | A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle. The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered. A spinning wheel. A potter's wheel. |
| wh.. | WH4 | To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. |
| ye.. | YE4 | yes. |
| ye.... | YE6 | An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys. |
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.
- athlete (AT7)
- ethyl (ET5)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- hallway (HA7)
- halt (HA4)
- hate (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- heal (HE4)
- health (HE6)
- healthy (HE7)
- heat (HE4)
- heath (HE5)
- heehaw (HE6)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- lath (LA4)
- lathe (LA5)
- lethal (LE6)
- lethally (LE8)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- that (TH4)
- thataway (TH8)
- thaw (TH4)
- thee (TH4)
- theta (TH5)
- they (TH4)
- wealth (WE6)
- wealthy† (WE7)
- whale (WH5)
- what (WH4)
- wheat (WH5)
- whee (WH4)
- wheel (WH5)
- whet (WH4)
- whew (WH4)
- whey (WH4)
- yeah (YE4)
- yeehaw (YE6)
Answer Definitions
- athlete (noun): A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- ethyl (noun): The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- hallway (noun): A corridor in a building that connects rooms.
- halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- health (noun): The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- healthy (adjective): Enjoying good health; well; free from disease or disorder.
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- heehaw (noun): Alternative spelling of hee-haw
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- lathe (verb): To invite; bid; ask.
- lethal (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- lethally (adverb): In a lethal manner, in manner which is or will be fatal.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thataway (adverb): that way (usually in terms of physical direction)
- thaw (verb): To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- wealth (noun): Riches; a great amount of valuable assets or material possessions.
- wealthy† (adjective): Possessing financial wealth; rich.
- whale (noun): Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
- what (determiner): Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- wheat (noun): Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- wheel (noun): A circular device capable of rotating on its axis, facilitating movement or transportation or performing labour in machines. A steering wheel and its implied control of a vehicle. The instrument attached to the rudder by which a vessel is steered. A spinning wheel. A potter's wheel.
- whet (verb): To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- whey (noun): The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
- yeah (particle): yes.
- yeehaw (interjection): An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys.