NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 19, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, n, r, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 164 points |
| Genius Level | 115 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| C | 2 | 4 | 5 | - | - | 11 |
| H | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| N | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| U | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| Y | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 12 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AN×2 AR×3 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×5 CH×3 CR×1 CU×1 CY×1 |
| H | HA×2 HU×2 |
| N | NA×5 |
| R | RA×4 |
| U | UN×2 |
| Y | YA×1 YU×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×1 ACH×1 ANA×2 ARC×2 ARR×1 AUR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×3 CAR×2 CHA×3 CRA×1 CUR×1 CYA×1 |
| H | HAR×1 HAU×1 HUR×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×2 NAR×2 |
| R | RAC×1 RAN×1 RAU×2 |
| U | UNA×1 UNC×1 |
| Y | YAR×1 YUA×1 YUC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac...... | AC8 | The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness |
| ac.. | AC4 | Suffering from aches, sore. |
| an.... | AN6 | The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt. |
| an..... | AN7 | The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body. |
| ar.... | AR6 | Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated. |
| ar.. | AR4 | An inverted U shape. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| au.. | AU4 | Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ca... | CA5 | Careful, prudent, cautious. |
| ca... | CA5 | A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud). |
| ca... | CA5 | To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| ch.... | CH6 | uncertain, risky, hazardous |
| ch.. | CH4 | To burn something to charcoal. |
| ch... | CH5 | Careful, cautious, shy, wary. |
| cr.... | CR6 | A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance. |
| cu.... | CU6 | The office or position of a curate |
| cy.. | CY4 | A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light. |
| ha... | HA5 | To plunder, pillage, assault. |
| ha.... | HA6 | The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters. |
| hu.... | HU6 | Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness. |
| hu.... | HU6 | Alternative form of hooray. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na.. | NA4 | A police officer assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control. |
| na.. | NA4 | Not, never. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Mildly risqué. |
| ra... | RA5 | A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy. |
| ra..... † | RA7 | Smutty; indecent. |
| un... | UN5 | Consisting of or involving a single element or component. |
| un..... | UN7 | Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving. |
| yu.. | YU4 | The basic unit of money in China. |
| yu... | YU5 | Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms. |
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.
- accuracy (AC8)
- achy (AC4)
- anarch (AN6)
- anarchy (AN7)
- arcana (AR6)
- arch (AR4)
- array (AR5)
- aura (AU4)
- canary (CA6)
- cancan (CA6)
- canny (CA5)
- carny (CA5)
- carry (CA5)
- chancy (CH6)
- char (CH4)
- chary (CH5)
- cranny (CR6)
- curacy (CU6)
- cyan (CY4)
- harry (HA5)
- haunch (HA6)
- hurrah (HU6)
- hurray (HU6)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- narc (NA4)
- nary (NA4)
- racy (RA4)
- ranch (RA5)
- raunch (RA6)
- raunchy† (RA7)
- unary (UN5)
- uncanny (UN7)
- yarn (YA4)
- yuan (YU4)
- yucca (YU5)
Answer Definitions
- accuracy (noun): The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness
- achy (adjective): Suffering from aches, sore.
- anarch (noun): The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt.
- anarchy (noun): The state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
- arcana (noun): Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated.
- arch (noun): An inverted U shape.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- aura (noun): Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
- canary (noun): A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- canny (adjective): Careful, prudent, cautious.
- carny (noun): A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).
- carry (verb): To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
- chancy (adjective): uncertain, risky, hazardous
- char (verb): To burn something to charcoal.
- chary (adjective): Careful, cautious, shy, wary.
- cranny (noun): A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
- curacy (noun): The office or position of a curate
- cyan (noun): A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
- harry (verb): To plunder, pillage, assault.
- haunch (noun): The area encompassing the upper thigh, hip and buttocks on one side of a human, primate, or quadruped animal, especially one that can sit on its hindquarters.
- hurrah (interjection): Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
- hurray (interjection): Alternative form of hooray.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- narc (noun): A police officer assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.
- nary (adverb): Not, never.
- racy (adjective): Mildly risqué.
- ranch (noun): A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
- raunch (noun): Low class condition or content; inferiority; inadequacy.
- raunchy† (adjective): Smutty; indecent.
- unary (adjective): Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
- uncanny (adjective): Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
- yarn (noun): A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
- yuan (noun): The basic unit of money in China.
- yucca (noun): Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.