NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 2, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, l, m, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 174 points |
| Genius Level | 122 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| B | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 23 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×14 BL×4 BO×15 BR×3 |
| L | LA×2 LO×1 |
| M | MA×2 |
| N | NA×1 NO×1 |
| O | |
| R | RO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABL×1 ABN×1 ARB×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×2 BAL×4 BAM×1 BAN×2 BAO×1 BAR×4 BLA×2 BLO×2 BOA×1 BOB×1 BOL×3 BOM×1 BON×2 BOO×5 BOR×2 BRA×1 BRO×2 |
| L | LAB×1 LAM×1 LOB×1 |
| M | MAM×2 |
| N | NAB×1 NOO×1 |
| O | |
| R | ROL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab.... | AB6 | In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding. |
| ab...... † | AB8 | Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. |
| ar... | AR5 | A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba..... | BA7 | An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. |
| ba...... | BA8 | A large room used for dancing and banquets. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe. |
| ba... | BA5 | Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. |
| ba... | BA5 | The male ruler of a barony. |
| ba..... | BA7 | A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl... | BL5 | A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Synonym of tapioca pearl. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. |
| bo.... | BO6 | The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A prayer; petition. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | past participle of bear; given birth to. |
| bo... | BO5 | The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder. |
| br.. | BR4 | The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. |
| br... | BR5 | A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. |
| br....... | BR9 | A Canadian team sport resembling ice hockey and played with sticks and a ball. |
| la... | LA5 | Alternative spelling of labour |
| la.. | LA4 | A young sheep. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| ma... | MA5 | Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees. |
| ma... | MA5 | A voodoo priestess (in Haiti) |
| na... | NA5 | An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire. |
| no.. | NO4 | A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things. |
| ro..... | RO7 | Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”) |
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.
- abloom (AB6)
- abnormal† (AB8)
- arbor (AR5)
- baba (BA4)
- baboon (BA6)
- ball (BA4)
- balloon (BA7)
- ballroom (BA8)
- balm (BA4)
- bamboo (BA6)
- banal (BA5)
- banana (BA6)
- baobab (BA6)
- barb (BA4)
- barn (BA4)
- baron (BA5)
- barroom (BA7)
- blab (BL4)
- blam (BL4)
- blob (BL4)
- bloom (BL5)
- boar (BO4)
- boba (BO4)
- bola (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- bomb (BO4)
- bonbon (BO6)
- bonobo (BO6)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- boom (BO4)
- boon (BO4)
- boor (BO4)
- born (BO4)
- boron (BO5)
- bran (BR4)
- broom (BR5)
- broomball (BR9)
- labor (LA5)
- lamb (LA4)
- lobo (LO4)
- mamba (MA5)
- mambo (MA5)
- nabob (NA5)
- noob (NO4)
- rollbar (RO7)
Answer Definitions
- abloom (adverb): In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding.
- abnormal† (adjective): Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- arbor (noun): A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- baboon (noun): An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- balloon (noun): An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
- ballroom (noun): A large room used for dancing and banquets.
- balm (noun): Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
- bamboo (noun): A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
- banal (adjective): Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- barn (noun): A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
- baron (noun): The male ruler of a barony.
- barroom (noun): A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blam (noun): A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- bloom (noun): A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
- boar (noun): A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- bola (noun): A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- bomb (noun): An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb.
- bonbon (noun): A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- bonobo (noun): The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- boom (verb): To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- boon (noun): A prayer; petition.
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- born (verb): past participle of bear; given birth to.
- boron (noun): The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
- bran (noun): The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
- broom (noun): A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
- broomball (noun): A Canadian team sport resembling ice hockey and played with sticks and a ball.
- labor (noun): Alternative spelling of labour
- lamb (noun): A young sheep.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- mamba (noun): Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
- mambo (noun): A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
- nabob (noun): An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.
- noob (noun): A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.
- rollbar (noun): Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”)