NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 4, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, i, r, w, y, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 87 points |
| Genius Level | 61 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</th><th>8 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| D | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| W | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×2 AR×3 AW×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DI×1 DR×3 DY×1 |
| I | |
| R | RA×4 |
| W | WA×3 WI×2 |
| Y | YA×1 |
| Z |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×2 ARI×2 ARR×1 AWA×2 AWR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAD×1 DAI×1 DIA×1 DRA×2 DRY×1 DYA×1 |
| I | |
| R | RAD×2 RAI×1 RAZ×1 |
| W | WAR×2 WAY×1 WIZ×2 |
| Y | YAR×1 |
| Z |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai.... | AI6 | The trachea. |
| ai.. | AI4 | (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Very dry. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| aw... | AW5 | A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. |
| aw.. | AW4 | From a place, hence. |
| aw.. | AW4 | Obliquely, crookedly; askew. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da... | DA5 | A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese. |
| di... | DI5 | A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To move or develop something. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To deduce or infer. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads. |
| dr... | DR5 | A female tree spirit. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra... | RA5 | plural of radius |
| ra.. | RA4 | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A version of seven card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball). |
| wa.. | WA4 | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman. |
| wa.. | WA4 | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent |
| wa..... | WA7 | Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray. |
| wi.... | WI6 | Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices. |
| wi...... † | WI8 | The art of a wizard; sorcery. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. |
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.
- airway (AI6)
- airy (AI4)
- aria (AR4)
- arid (AR4)
- array (AR5)
- award (AW5)
- away (AW4)
- awry (AW4)
- daddy (DA5)
- dairy (DA5)
- diary (DI5)
- draw (DR4)
- dray (DR4)
- dryad (DR5)
- dyad (DY4)
- radar (RA5)
- radii (RA5)
- raid (RA4)
- razz (RA4)
- ward (WA4)
- wary (WA4)
- wayward (WA7)
- wizard (WI6)
- wizardry† (WI8)
- yard (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- airway (noun): The trachea.
- airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- arid (adjective): Very dry.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- award (noun): A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
- away (adverb): From a place, hence.
- awry (adverb): Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- dairy (noun): A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
- diary (noun): A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
- draw (verb): To move or develop something. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To deduce or infer.
- dray (noun): A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- dryad (noun): A female tree spirit.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- radii (noun): plural of radius
- raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- razz (noun): A version of seven card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball).
- ward (noun): A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
- wary (adjective): Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
- wayward (adjective): Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.
- wizard (noun): Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.
- wizardry† (noun): The art of a wizard; sorcery.
- yard (noun): A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.