NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 26, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, k, l, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 100 points |
| Genius Level | 70 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| W | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AW×5 |
|---|---|
| D | DR×4 |
| K | |
| L | LA×1 |
| R | RA×1 |
| W | WA×8 WR×1 |
| 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 | AWA×2 AWK×2 AWR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DRA×3 DRY×1 |
| K | |
| L | LAY×1 |
| R | RAW×1 |
| W | WAL×3 WAR×2 WAY×3 WRY×1 |
| Y | YAW×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) |
|---|---|---|
| aw... | AW5 | A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. |
| aw.. | AW4 | From a place, hence. |
| aw..... | AW7 | In a backwards direction. |
| aw....... † | AW9 | In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination. |
| aw.. | AW4 | Obliquely, crookedly; askew. |
| 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... | DR5 | To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Having a drawling sound. |
| dr..... | DR7 | A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings. |
| la..... | LA7 | A pit in which hides are stored. |
| ra... | RA5 | In a raw manner. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. |
| wa..... | WA7 | A clearly defined path for pedestrians. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| 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.... | WA6 | To lie in wait for and attack from ambush. |
| wa..... | WA7 | Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray. |
| wa....... | WA9 | In a wayward manner. |
| wr... | WR5 | In a wry manner. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars. |
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.
- award (AW5)
- away (AW4)
- awkward (AW7)
- awkwardly† (AW9)
- awry (AW4)
- draw (DR4)
- drawl (DR5)
- drawly (DR6)
- drywall (DR7)
- layaway (LA7)
- rawly (RA5)
- walk (WA4)
- walkway (WA7)
- wall (WA4)
- ward (WA4)
- wary (WA4)
- waylay (WA6)
- wayward (WA7)
- waywardly (WA9)
- wryly (WR5)
- yawl (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- award (noun): A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
- away (adverb): From a place, hence.
- awkward (adverb): In a backwards direction.
- awkwardly† (adverb): In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
- awry (adverb): Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
- 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.
- drawl (verb): To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently.
- drawly (adjective): Having a drawling sound.
- drywall (noun): A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
- layaway (noun): A pit in which hides are stored.
- rawly (adverb): In a raw manner.
- walk (verb): To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
- walkway (noun): A clearly defined path for pedestrians.
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- 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
- waylay (verb): To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
- wayward (adjective): Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.
- waywardly (adverb): In a wayward manner.
- wryly (adverb): In a wry manner.
- yawl (noun): A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six oars.