NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 26, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, h, i, l, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 45 words |
| Total Points | 132 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| D | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| H | 5 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 |
| I | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| L | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| R | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 11 | Σ | 28 | 9 | 6 | - | 2 | 45 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×1 AR×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DI×2 DR×1 |
| H | HA×8 |
| I | IL×1 IN×2 |
| L | LA×6 LI×2 |
| N | NA×6 |
| R | RA×9 RH×1 RI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×1 ARI×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DAH×1 DAR×1 DIA×1 DIN×1 DRA×1 |
| H | HAI×2 HAL×2 HAN×2 HAR×2 |
| I | ILI×1 INL×2 |
| L | LAI×3 LAN×2 LAR×1 LIA×1 LIR×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×2 NAI×2 NAN×1 |
| R | RAD×4 RAI×3 RAN×2 RHI×1 RIA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Very dry. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates. |
| da.... | DA6 | Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| di.. | DI4 | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |
| di... | DI5 | The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, North Macedonia, Serbia and Tunisia. |
| dr... | DR5 | A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole |
| ha.. | HA4 | Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha...... † | HA8 | A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure. |
| ha...... | HA8 | A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one. |
| il... | IL5 | a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic |
| in.... | IN6 | simple past tense and past participle of inlay |
| in.... | IN6 | Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior. |
| la.. | LA4 | simple past tense and past participle of lay |
| la.. | LA4 | past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) |
| la.. | LA4 | A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. |
| la... | LA5 | A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| li.. | LI4 | One who frequently tells lies. |
| li.. | LI4 | The basic unit of currency in Turkey. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| 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. |
| na.. | NA4 | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| 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 | Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre. |
| 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 | A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| rh.... | RH6 | Of or pertaining to the nose; nasal |
| ri.. | RI4 | The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. |
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.
- anal (AN4)
- aria (AR4)
- arid (AR4)
- aril (AR4)
- dahlia (DA6)
- darn (DA4)
- dial (DI4)
- dinar (DI5)
- drain (DR5)
- hail (HA4)
- hair (HA4)
- halal (HA5)
- hall (HA4)
- hand (HA4)
- handrail† (HA8)
- hard (HA4)
- harridan (HA8)
- iliad (IL5)
- inlaid (IN6)
- inland (IN6)
- laid (LA4)
- lain (LA4)
- lair (LA4)
- lanai (LA5)
- land (LA4)
- lard (LA4)
- liar (LI4)
- lira (LI4)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nadir (NA5)
- naiad (NA5)
- nail (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- radar (RA5)
- radial (RA6)
- radian (RA6)
- radii (RA5)
- raid (RA4)
- rail (RA4)
- rain (RA4)
- rand (RA4)
- rani (RA4)
- rhinal (RH6)
- rial (RI4)
Answer Definitions
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- arid (adjective): Very dry.
- aril (noun): A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
- dahlia (noun): Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- dinar (noun): The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, North Macedonia, Serbia and Tunisia.
- drain (noun): A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole
- hail (noun): Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- handrail† (noun): A rail which can be held, such as on the side of a staircase, ramp or other walkway, and serving as a support or guard.
- hard (adjective): Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure.
- harridan (noun): A vicious and scolding woman, especially an older one.
- iliad (noun): a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic
- inlaid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inlay
- inland (adjective): Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
- laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
- lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- lair (noun): A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- liar (noun): One who frequently tells lies.
- lira (noun): The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- 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.
- nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- 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
- radial (adjective): Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
- 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.
- rail (noun): A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- rhinal (adjective): Of or pertaining to the nose; nasal
- rial (noun): The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.