NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 8, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, l, r, u, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 106 points |
| Genius Level | 74 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 |
| G | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | 12 |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| U | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AL×2 AR×1 AU×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GA×4 GR×2 GU×6 |
| L | LA×2 |
| R | RA×1 |
| U | UG×1 |
| V | VA×1 VU×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 ALG×2 ARU×1 AUG×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GAG×1 GAL×2 GAY×1 GRA×2 GUA×2 GUL×3 GUR×1 |
| L | LAG×1 LAL×1 |
| R | RAG×1 |
| U | UGL×1 |
| V | VAG×1 VUL×2 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag.. | AG4 | A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. |
| 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. |
| ar..... | AR7 | One of three yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herbs of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads. Has a distinct, peppery flavor: Eruca sativa, sometimes Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa Eruca vesicaria Diplotaxis tenuifolia |
| au... | AU5 | A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences. |
| au..... | AU7 | prophetic |
| au.... | AU6 | A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals. |
| 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 | Cheerfully; in a gay manner. |
| gr... | GR5 | A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked. A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy. |
| gr.. | GR4 | Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember. |
| gu.. | GU4 | An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans. |
| gu... | GU5 | A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava. |
| gu... | GU5 | Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s). |
| gu.. | GU4 | A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. |
| gu... | GU5 | A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. |
| la... | LA5 | Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it. |
| la...... | LA8 | Horseplay, fooling around. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. |
| ug.. | UG4 | Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing. |
| va.... | VA6 | An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action. |
| vu.... | VU6 | Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene. |
| vu...... † | VU8 | In a vulgar manner; obscenely or unrefinedly. |
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.
- agar (AG4)
- alga (AL4)
- algal (AL5)
- arugula (AR7)
- augur (AU5)
- augural (AU7)
- augury (AU6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gala (GA4)
- gall (GA4)
- gayly (GA5)
- gravy (GR5)
- gray (GR4)
- guar (GU4)
- guava (GU5)
- gulag (GU5)
- gull (GU4)
- gully (GU5)
- guru (GU4)
- laggy (LA5)
- lallygag (LA8)
- raga (RA4)
- ugly (UG4)
- vagary (VA6)
- vulgar (VU6)
- vulgarly† (VU8)
Answer Definitions
- agar (noun): A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
- 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.
- arugula (noun): One of three yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herbs of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads. Has a distinct, peppery flavor: Eruca sativa, sometimes Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa Eruca vesicaria Diplotaxis tenuifolia
- augur (noun): A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
- augural (adjective): prophetic
- augury (noun): A divination based on the appearance and behaviour of animals.
- 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.
- gayly (adverb): Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
- gravy (noun): A thick sauce made from the fat or juices that come out from meat or vegetables as they are being cooked. A dark savoury sauce prepared from stock and usually meat juices; brown gravy.
- gray (adjective): Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
- guar (noun): An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.
- guava (noun): A tropical tree or shrub of the myrtle family, Psidium guajava.
- gulag (noun): Also GULAG: the system of all Soviet labour camps and prisons in use, especially during the Stalinist period (1930s–1950s).
- gull (noun): A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
- gully (noun): A trench, ravine or narrow channel which was worn by water flow, especially on a hillside.
- guru (noun): A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
- laggy (adjective): Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
- lallygag (noun): Horseplay, fooling around.
- raga (noun): Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- ugly (adjective): Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
- vagary (noun): An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
- vulgar (adjective): Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
- vulgarly† (adverb): In a vulgar manner; obscenely or unrefinedly.