NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 12, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, n, o, t, u, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 172 points |
| Genius Level | 120 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| R | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| T | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 |
| U | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| W | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 19 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×5 BR×5 BU×8 |
|---|---|
| N | |
| O | OU×3 |
| R | RO×5 RU×2 |
| T | TO×4 TR×2 TU×5 |
| U | UN×3 |
| W | WO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOO×1 BOR×3 BOU×1 BRO×3 BRU×2 BUR×8 |
|---|---|
| N | |
| O | OUT×3 |
| R | ROB×1 ROO×1 ROT×2 ROU×1 RUN×2 |
| T | TOR×3 TOU×1 TRO×2 TUR×4 TUT×1 |
| U | UNB×2 UNW×1 |
| W | WOR×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | past participle of bear; given birth to. |
| bo... | BO5 | The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder. |
| bo.... | BO6 | To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. |
| bo..... | BO7 | A whiskey distilled from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels. Made in the United States. |
| br.. | BR4 | The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow. |
| br... | BR5 | A colour like that of chocolate or coffee. |
| br...... † | BR8 | A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination |
| br... | BR5 | The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event. |
| br.. | BR4 | very dry, and not sweet |
| bu.. | BU4 | A suburb. |
| bu.... | BU6 | A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter. |
| bu.. | BU4 | A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals. |
| bu..... | BU7 | The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career. |
| bu... | BU5 | simple past tense and past participle of burn |
| bu.. | BU4 | A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter. |
| bu... | BU5 | A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico. |
| bu.... | BU6 | A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature. |
| ou... | OU5 | A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning. |
| ou.... | OU6 | To run faster than. |
| ou..... | OU7 | past participle of outwear |
| ro... | RO5 | A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Clipping of rotogravure. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular , a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone. |
| ru.... | RU6 | Something that has been run out. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| to.. | TO4 | past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed). |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| to.. | TO4 | A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr... | TR5 | Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once. |
| tu... | TU5 | a turbine |
| tu.... | TU6 | A species of flatfish native to Europe (Scophthalmus maximus, earlier Psetta maxima). |
| tu.. | TU4 | To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. |
| tu..... | TU7 | The act of coming forth. |
| tu... | TU5 | One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not yet born; yet to come; future. |
| un..... | UN7 | Not burnt or burned. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not having been worn, as clothing. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Damaged and shabby as a result of much use. |
| wo.. | WO4 | A plant; herb; vegetable. |
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.
- boor (BO4)
- born (BO4)
- boron (BO5)
- borrow (BO6)
- bourbon (BO7)
- brow (BR4)
- brown (BR5)
- brownout† (BR8)
- brunt (BR5)
- brut (BR4)
- burb (BU4)
- burbot (BU6)
- burn (BU4)
- burnout (BU7)
- burnt (BU5)
- burr (BU4)
- burro (BU5)
- burrow (BU6)
- outro (OU5)
- outrun (OU6)
- outworn (OU7)
- robot (RO5)
- root (RO4)
- roto (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- rout (RO4)
- runout (RU6)
- runt (RU4)
- torn (TO4)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- tour (TO4)
- trot (TR4)
- trout (TR5)
- turbo (TU5)
- turbot (TU6)
- turn (TU4)
- turnout (TU7)
- tutor (TU5)
- unborn (UN6)
- unburnt (UN7)
- unworn (UN6)
- worn (WO4)
- wort (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- born (verb): past participle of bear; given birth to.
- boron (noun): The chemical element (symbol B) with an atomic number of 5, which is a metalloid found in its pure form as a dark amorphous powder.
- borrow (verb): To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
- bourbon (noun): A whiskey distilled from a mixture of grains in which at least 51% is corn, aged in charred, new oak barrels. Made in the United States.
- brow (noun): The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow.
- brown (noun): A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
- brownout† (noun): A period of low alternating current line voltage, causing a reduction in illumination
- brunt (noun): The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
- brut (adjective): very dry, and not sweet
- burb (noun): A suburb.
- burbot (noun): A freshwater fish, taxonomic name Lota lota, which is similar to the ling and the cusk and spawns in the winter.
- burn (noun): A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
- burnout (noun): The experience of long-term exhaustion and diminished interest, especially in one's career.
- burnt (verb): simple past tense and past participle of burn
- burr (noun): A sharp, pointy object, such as a sliver or splinter.
- burro (noun): A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico.
- burrow (noun): A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
- outro (noun): A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning.
- outrun (verb): To run faster than.
- outworn (verb): past participle of outwear
- robot (noun): A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- rout (noun): A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular , a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone.
- runout (noun): Something that has been run out.
- runt (noun): The smallest animal of a litter.
- torn (verb): past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- tour (noun): A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- trout (noun): Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
- turbo (noun): a turbine
- turbot (noun): A species of flatfish native to Europe (Scophthalmus maximus, earlier Psetta maxima).
- turn (verb): To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- turnout (noun): The act of coming forth.
- tutor (noun): One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
- unborn (adjective): Not yet born; yet to come; future.
- unburnt (adjective): Not burnt or burned.
- unworn (adjective): Not having been worn, as clothing.
- worn (adjective): Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
- wort (noun): A plant; herb; vegetable.