NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 13, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, p, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 103 points |
| Genius Level | 72 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 |
| C | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 8 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×1 AP×1 AR×2 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CI×2 CR×2 |
| I | |
| P | PA×3 PI×1 PR×4 |
| R | RA×1 |
| V | VA×1 VI×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×1 API×1 ARI×1 ARR×1 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAR×3 CAV×1 CIR×2 CRA×2 |
| I | |
| P | PAI×1 PAP×1 PAR×1 PIR×1 PRA×1 PRI×3 |
| R | RAC×1 |
| V | VAR×1 VIC×1 |
| Y |
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.. | AI4 | (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated. |
| ap.... | AP6 | A place where bees and their hives are kept. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| av.... | AV6 | A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. |
| ca.. | CA4 | Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of carpus |
| ca... | CA5 | To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy. |
| ci... | CI5 | Approximately, about, around |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| cr.. | CR4 | The husk of grain; chaff. |
| cr.... | CR6 | Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. |
| pa.... | PA6 | plural of papyrus |
| pa... | PA5 | To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.). |
| pi.... | PI6 | Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it. |
| pr.. | PR4 | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| pr... | PR5 | Alternative spelling of pricey |
| pr..... † | PR7 | The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others. |
| pr... | PR5 | Private, exclusive; not public; one's own. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Mildly risqué. |
| va.. | VA4 | To change with time or a similar parameter. |
| vi... | VI5 | In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes. |
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.
- airy (AI4)
- apiary (AP6)
- aria (AR4)
- array (AR5)
- aviary (AV6)
- carp (CA4)
- carpi (CA5)
- carry (CA5)
- caviar (CA6)
- circa (CI5)
- cirri (CI5)
- crap (CR4)
- crappy (CR6)
- pair (PA4)
- papyri (PA6)
- parry (PA5)
- piracy (PI6)
- pray (PR4)
- pricy (PR5)
- privacy† (PR7)
- privy (PR5)
- racy (RA4)
- vary (VA4)
- vicar (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
- apiary (noun): A place where bees and their hives are kept.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- aviary (noun): A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
- carp (noun): Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
- carpi (noun): plural of carpus
- carry (verb): To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- caviar (noun): Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
- circa (preposition): Approximately, about, around
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- crap (noun): The husk of grain; chaff.
- crappy (adjective): Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
- pair (noun): Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- papyri (noun): plural of papyrus
- parry (verb): To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
- piracy (noun): Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
- pray (verb): To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
- pricy (adjective): Alternative spelling of pricey
- privacy† (noun): The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
- privy (adjective): Private, exclusive; not public; one's own.
- racy (adjective): Mildly risqué.
- vary (verb): To change with time or a similar parameter.
- vicar (noun): In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.