NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 28, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, i, n, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 119 points |
| Genius Level | 83 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| H | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| P | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×1 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HA×1 HI×3 |
| I | IN×1 IT×1 |
| N | NA×2 NI×2 |
| P | PA×4 PI×3 |
| T | TA×1 TI×3 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANT×1 APA×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HAP×1 HIN×1 HIP×1 HIY×1 |
| I | INA×1 ITT×1 |
| N | NAN×1 NAT×1 NIN×1 NIP×1 |
| P | PAN×1 PAP×2 PAT×1 PIN×1 PIT×2 |
| T | TAT×1 TIN×2 TIP×1 |
| Y | YAP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an....... † | AN9 | A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning. |
| ap.... | AP6 | Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something). |
| ha... | HA5 | Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous. |
| hi... | HI5 | The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey). |
| hi... | HI5 | Alternative spelling of hippie |
| hi.. | HI4 | An informal greeting, hi, hello. |
| in..... | IN7 | The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance). |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ni... | NI5 | fast; speedy |
| pa... | PA5 | Short trousers for men, or more usually boys. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa... | PA5 | A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. |
| pi... | PI5 | A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes. |
| pi... | PI5 | Concise and meaningful. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti... | TI5 | Fashionable, tip-top. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
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.
- antipathy† (AN9)
- apathy (AP6)
- happy (HA5)
- hinny (HI5)
- hippy (HI5)
- hiya (HI4)
- inanity (IN7)
- itty (IT4)
- nanny (NA5)
- natty (NA5)
- ninny (NI5)
- nippy (NI5)
- panty (PA5)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- patty (PA5)
- pinny (PI5)
- pithy (PI5)
- pity (PI4)
- tatty (TA5)
- tinny (TI5)
- tiny (TI4)
- tippy (TI5)
- yappy (YA5)
Answer Definitions
- antipathy† (noun): A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning.
- apathy (noun): Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
- happy (adjective): Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
- hinny (noun): The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
- hippy (noun): Alternative spelling of hippie
- hiya (interjection): An informal greeting, hi, hello.
- inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- nippy (adjective): fast; speedy
- panty (noun): Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- patty (noun): A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
- pinny (noun): A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes.
- pithy (adjective): Concise and meaningful.
- pity (noun): A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- tippy (adjective): Fashionable, tip-top.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.