NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 17, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, g, l, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 160 points |
| Genius Level | 112 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| B | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 13 |
| D | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| G | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
| L | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AL×4 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×10 BL×2 BU×1 |
| D | DA×3 DU×3 DY×1 |
| G | GA×6 GL×2 GU×2 |
| L | LA×6 LU×2 |
| U | |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABL×1 ALG×2 ALL×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×2 BAD×2 BAG×1 BAL×4 BAU×1 BLA×2 BUB×1 |
| D | DAD×1 DAL×1 DAU×1 DUA×3 DYA×1 |
| G | GAB×1 GAG×1 GAL×2 GAU×1 GAY×1 GLA×2 GUL×2 |
| L | LAD×2 LAG×1 LAL×1 LAU×2 LUA×1 LUL×1 |
| U | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab.. | AB4 | In an able manner; with great ability. |
| al.. | AL4 | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. |
| al... | AL5 | Pertaining to, or like, algae. |
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. |
| ba... | BA5 | Alternative spelling of baddie |
| ba... | BA5 | In a bad manner. |
| ba... | BA5 | Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Having no hair, fur or feathers. |
| ba.... | BA6 | In a bald (blunt, matter-of-fact, unembellished, or lacking supporting details) manner. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Tending to blab or gossip a lot. |
| bu... | BU5 | Brother; used as term of familiar address. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da... | DA5 | To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. |
| da.. | DA4 | Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction. |
| du.. | DU4 | A pair or couple. |
| du.. | DU4 | Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components. |
| du.... | DU6 | In a dual manner; doubly |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| ga... | GA5 | Inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Celebratory; festive. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. |
| ga... | GA5 | very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner |
| ga... | GA5 | Cheerfully; in a gay manner. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Pleased, happy, gratified. |
| gl.... | GL6 | In a glad manner; happily. |
| gu... | GU5 | Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s). |
| gu...... | GU8 | Alternative form of gullibly |
| la.. | LA4 | The mistress of a household. |
| la..... † | LA7 | Synonym of ladybird. |
| la... | LA5 | Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it. |
| la...... | LA8 | Horseplay, fooling around. |
| la.. | LA4 | Praise or glorification. |
| la...... | LA8 | In a laudable manner. |
| lu.. | LU4 | An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. |
| lu..... | LU7 | A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep. |
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.
- ably (AB4)
- alga (AL4)
- algal (AL5)
- allay (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- baba (BA4)
- baby (BA4)
- baddy (BA5)
- badly (BA5)
- baggy (BA5)
- bald (BA4)
- baldly (BA6)
- ball (BA4)
- ballad (BA6)
- baud (BA4)
- blab (BL4)
- blabby (BL6)
- bubba (BU5)
- daddy (DA5)
- dally (DA5)
- daub (DA4)
- duad (DU4)
- dual (DU4)
- dually (DU6)
- dyad (DY4)
- gabby (GA5)
- gaga (GA4)
- gala (GA4)
- gall (GA4)
- gaudy (GA5)
- gayly (GA5)
- glad (GL4)
- gladly (GL6)
- gulag (GU5)
- gullably (GU8)
- lady (LA4)
- ladybug† (LA7)
- laggy (LA5)
- lallygag (LA8)
- laud (LA4)
- laudably (LA8)
- luau (LU4)
- lullaby (LU7)
Answer Definitions
- ably (adverb): In an able manner; with great ability.
- alga (noun): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
- algal (adjective): Pertaining to, or like, algae.
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- baby (noun): A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- baddy (noun): Alternative spelling of baddie
- badly (adverb): In a bad manner.
- baggy (adjective): Of clothing, very loose-fitting, so as to hang away from the body.
- bald (adjective): Having no hair, fur or feathers.
- baldly (adverb): In a bald (blunt, matter-of-fact, unembellished, or lacking supporting details) manner.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- ballad (noun): A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
- baud (noun): A unit of data transmission symbol rate; the number of signalling events per second.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blabby (adjective): Tending to blab or gossip a lot.
- bubba (noun): Brother; used as term of familiar address.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- dally (verb): To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- daub (noun): Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
- duad (noun): A pair or couple.
- dual (adjective): Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
- dually (adverb): In a dual manner; doubly
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- gabby (adjective): Inclined to talk too much, especially about trivia.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
- gall (noun): Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- gaudy (adjective): very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner
- gayly (adverb): Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
- glad (adjective): Pleased, happy, gratified.
- gladly (adverb): In a glad manner; happily.
- gulag (noun): Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).
- gullably (adverb): Alternative form of gullibly
- lady (noun): The mistress of a household.
- ladybug† (noun): Synonym of ladybird.
- laggy (adjective): Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
- lallygag (noun): Horseplay, fooling around.
- laud (noun): Praise or glorification.
- laudably (adverb): In a laudable manner.
- luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
- lullaby (noun): A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.