NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 29, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, i, r, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 219 points |
| Genius Level | 153 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| F | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| N | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| R | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| T | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | 14 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×2 AN×1 AR×1 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×3 |
| I | IN×4 IR×1 |
| N | NA×7 NI×2 |
| R | RA×5 RI×1 |
| T | TA×5 TI×5 TR×2 TY×2 |
| 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 | AFF×2 ANT×1 ARR×1 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×1 FAN×1 FAR×1 |
| I | INA×1 INF×3 IRR×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAI×1 NAN×2 NAR×1 NAT×2 NIF×1 NIN×1 |
| R | RAI×2 RAN×2 RAT×1 RIA×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TAN×3 TAR×1 TIF×1 TIN×3 TIT×1 TRA×1 TRI×1 TYR×2 |
| Y | YAR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| af..... | AF7 | The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition. |
| af...... | AF8 | A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| ar.... | AR6 | Complete; downright; utter. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| at..... | AT7 | Convicted, attainted. |
| fa... | FA5 | (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness |
| fa... | FA5 | euphemism for the buttocks |
| fa.... | FA6 | A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery. |
| in..... | IN7 | The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance). |
| in.... | IN6 | A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and attention. |
| in...... † | IN8 | Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units. |
| in...... | IN8 | endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size. |
| ir...... | IR8 | Causing irritation or inflammation. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Alternative spelling of naïf. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na.. | NA4 | Not, never. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| ni... | NI5 | Good, smart; useful or beneficial. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra... | RA5 | marked by bringing precipitation in the form of showers |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ra.. | RA4 | To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. |
| ri... | RI5 | Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ta..... | TA7 | a flourish on a trumpet |
| ta.... | TA6 | A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns. |
| ti..... | TI7 | A kind of gauze, or very thin silk. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| tr... | TR5 | Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground. |
| tr..... | TR7 | A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one. |
| ty..... | TY7 | A government in which a single ruler has absolute power; this system of government. |
| ty.... | TY6 | A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving. |
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.
- affiant (AF7)
- affinity (AF8)
- anti (AN4)
- arrant (AR6)
- attain (AT6)
- attaint (AT7)
- faint (FA5)
- fanny (FA5)
- farina (FA6)
- inanity (IN7)
- infant (IN6)
- infantry† (IN8)
- infinity (IN8)
- irritant (IR8)
- naan (NA4)
- naif (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- nary (NA4)
- natant (NA6)
- natty (NA5)
- nifty (NI5)
- ninny (NI5)
- rain (RA4)
- rainy (RA5)
- rani (RA4)
- rant (RA4)
- rattan (RA6)
- riant (RI5)
- taint (TA5)
- tannin (TA6)
- tantara (TA7)
- tantra (TA6)
- tartan (TA6)
- tiffany (TI7)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- train (TR5)
- trinity (TR7)
- tyranny (TY7)
- tyrant (TY6)
- yarn (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- affiant (noun): The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
- affinity (noun): A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- arrant (adjective): Complete; downright; utter.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- attaint (adjective): Convicted, attainted.
- faint (adjective): (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- fanny (noun): euphemism for the buttocks
- farina (noun): A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.
- inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
- infant (noun): A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and attention.
- infantry† (noun): Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units.
- infinity (noun): endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
- irritant (adjective): Causing irritation or inflammation.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- naif (adjective): Alternative spelling of naïf.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- nary (adverb): Not, never.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- nifty (adjective): Good, smart; useful or beneficial.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- rainy (adjective): marked by bringing precipitation in the form of showers
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- rant (verb): To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- rattan (noun): Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
- riant (adjective): Mirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tantara (noun): a flourish on a trumpet
- tantra (noun): A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
- tartan (noun): A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.
- tiffany (noun): A kind of gauze, or very thin silk.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- train (noun): Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- trinity (noun): A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
- tyranny (noun): A government in which a single ruler has absolute power; this system of government.
- tyrant (noun): A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
- yarn (noun): A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.