NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 27, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, h, i, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 135 points |
| Genius Level | 95 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 |
| B | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| D | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| H | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 | Σ | 16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×4 BI×4 BR×3 |
| D | DA×1 DI×1 DR×3 |
| H | HA×4 HI×2 |
| I | |
| N | NA×3 |
| R | RA×6 RI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARI×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAN×3 BAR×1 BIN×2 BIR×2 BRA×3 |
| D | DAR×1 DIN×1 DRA×2 DRI×1 |
| H | HAI×1 HAN×1 HAR×2 HIN×2 |
| I | |
| N | NAD×2 NAI×1 |
| R | RAB×1 RAD×3 RAI×1 RAN×1 RIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar.. | AR4 | Very dry. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. A belt or strap that is part of a machine. |
| ba..... | BA7 | A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband. |
| ba...... | BA8 | Alternative spelling of bandana |
| ba.. | BA4 | A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. |
| bi.. | BI4 | To tie; to confine by any ligature. |
| bi... | BI5 | The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women. |
| bi.. | BI4 | A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs. |
| bi....... | BI9 | Someone who is not intelligent. |
| br.. | BR4 | A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. |
| br... | BR5 | To make a sudden movement with, to jerk. |
| br... | BR5 | A conflagration; a flame. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| di... | DI5 | The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, North Macedonia, Serbia and Tunisia. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour. |
| dr... | DR5 | A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole |
| dr.. | DR4 | To cut off; chop off. |
| ha...... † | HA8 | a headband |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure. |
| ha...... | HA8 | A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one. |
| hi.. | HI4 | Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). |
| hi....... † | HI9 | The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| ra... | RA5 | Affected with rabies. |
| 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.... | RA6 | English Wikipedia has an article on:radianWikipedia In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad |
| ra... | RA5 | plural of radius |
| ra.. | RA4 | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ri.. | RI4 | tree bark |
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.
- arid (AR4)
- band (BA4)
- bandana (BA7)
- bandanna (BA8)
- bard (BA4)
- bind (BI4)
- bindi (BI5)
- bird (BI4)
- birdbrain (BI9)
- brad (BR4)
- braid (BR5)
- brand (BR5)
- darn (DA4)
- dinar (DI5)
- drab (DR4)
- drain (DR5)
- drib (DR4)
- hairband† (HA8)
- hand (HA4)
- hard (HA4)
- harridan (HA8)
- hind (HI4)
- hindbrain† (HI9)
- nada (NA4)
- nadir (NA5)
- naiad (NA5)
- rabid (RA5)
- radar (RA5)
- radian (RA6)
- radii (RA5)
- raid (RA4)
- rand (RA4)
- rind (RI4)
Answer Definitions
- arid (adjective): Very dry.
- band (noun): A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
- bandana (noun): A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.
- bandanna (noun): Alternative spelling of bandana
- bard (noun): A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- bind (verb): To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- bindi (noun): The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.
- bird (noun): A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
- birdbrain (noun): Someone who is not intelligent.
- brad (noun): A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
- braid (verb): To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
- brand (noun): A conflagration; a flame.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- dinar (noun): The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, North Macedonia, Serbia and Tunisia.
- drab (noun): A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
- drain (noun): A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole
- drib (verb): To cut off; chop off.
- hairband† (noun): a headband
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- hard (adjective): Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure.
- harridan (noun): A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- hind (adjective): Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
- hindbrain† (noun): The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nadir (noun): The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- rabid (adjective): Affected with rabies.
- 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
- radian (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:radianWikipedia In the International System of Units, the derived unit of plane angular measure of angle equal to the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc of its circumference equal in length to the radius of the circle. Symbol: rad
- radii (noun): plural of radius
- raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- rind (noun): tree bark