NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 14, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, h, n, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 62 words |
| Total Points | 265 points |
| Genius Level | 186 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| E | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| H | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 8 |
| N | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| P | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 14 |
| T | 11 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 22 |
| Y | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 22 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 62 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×3 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EA×1 EN×2 ET×1 EY×1 |
| H | HA×3 HE×4 HY×1 |
| N | NA×2 NE×5 |
| P | PA×7 PE×6 PH×1 |
| T | TA×3 TE×11 TH×7 TY×1 |
| Y | YE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANT×3 APA×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EAT×1 ENA×1 ENT×1 ETH×1 EYE×1 |
| H | HAT×3 HEA×3 HEP×1 HYP×1 |
| N | NAT×2 NEA×3 NEP×1 NET×1 |
| P | PAN×2 PAT×5 PEA×2 PEN×3 PET×1 PHA×1 |
| T | TAP×2 TAT×1 TEA×1 TEE×5 TEN×4 TEP×1 THA×3 THE×4 TYP×1 |
| Y | YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an.. | AN4 | A price or cost, as in up the ante. |
| an..... | AN7 | A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal. |
| an...... | AN8 | plural of antenna |
| ap.... | AP6 | Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something). |
| ea... | EA5 | past participle of eat |
| en... | EN5 | A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| et.... | ET6 | An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| ha.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| he.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he..... | HE7 | Not adhering to Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan. |
| he..... | HE7 | Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3) |
| hy....... † | HY9 | to break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| ne.. | NE4 | Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities. |
| ne.... | NE6 | To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy. |
| ne... | NE5 | Beneath. |
| ne...... | NE8 | Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”). |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation. |
| pa... | PA5 | Short trousers for men, or more usually boys. |
| pa.. | PA4 | The head, particularly the top or crown. |
| pa.... | PA6 | An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent. A grant of a monopoly over the manufacture, sale, and use of goods. A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period. A specific grant of ownership of a piece of real property; a land patent. |
| pa...... | PA8 | One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians. |
| pa... | PA5 | A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. |
| pe... | PE5 | Of or resembling peat; peatlike. |
| pe..... | PE7 | A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition. The broad pennant flown by commodores. The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship. The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Confinement; concealment. |
| pe..... | PE7 | An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions. |
| pe... | PE5 | Having little or no importance. |
| ph.. | PH4 | Excellent; cool; very good. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| te.. | TE4 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| te.... | TE6 | A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te.... | TE6 | One who holds a lease (a tenancy). |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| te... | TE5 | Alternative form of teepee |
| th.. | TH4 | Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. |
| th... | TH5 | A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. |
| ye... | YE5 | A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
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.
- ante (AN4)
- antenna (AN7)
- antennae (AN8)
- apathy (AP6)
- eaten (EA5)
- enate (EN5)
- entente (EN7)
- ethane (ET6)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- hate (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- heat (HE4)
- heath (HE5)
- heathen (HE7)
- heptane (HE7)
- hyphenate† (HY9)
- natant (NA6)
- natty (NA5)
- neat (NE4)
- neaten (NE6)
- neath (NE5)
- nepenthe (NE8)
- netty (NE5)
- pant (PA4)
- panty (PA5)
- pate (PA4)
- patent (PA6)
- patentee (PA8)
- path (PA4)
- patty (PA5)
- peat (PE4)
- peaty (PE5)
- pennant (PE7)
- pent (PE4)
- pentane (PE7)
- petty (PE5)
- phat (PH4)
- tapa (TA4)
- tape (TA4)
- tatty (TA5)
- teat (TE4)
- teen (TE4)
- teeny (TE5)
- teepee (TE6)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- tenant (TE6)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tenth (TE5)
- tepee (TE5)
- than (TH4)
- thane (TH5)
- that (TH4)
- thee (TH4)
- then (TH4)
- theta (TH5)
- they (TH4)
- type (TY4)
- yenta (YE5)
- yente (YE5)
Answer Definitions
- ante (noun): A price or cost, as in up the ante.
- antenna (noun): A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
- antennae (noun): plural of antenna
- apathy (noun): Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
- eaten (verb): past participle of eat
- enate (noun): A relative whose relation is traced only through female members of the family.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- ethane (noun): An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- heathen (adjective): Not adhering to Christian religion (though usually excluding the Jews); pagan.
- heptane (noun): Any of the nine isomers of the saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon C7H16, obtained from petroleum, especially n-heptane (CH3(CH2)5CH3)
- hyphenate† (verb): to break a word at the end of a line according to the hyphenation rules by adding a hyphen on the end of the line.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- neat (adjective): Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- neaten (verb): To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
- neath (preposition): Beneath.
- nepenthe (noun): Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- pant (noun): A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
- panty (noun): Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.
- pate (noun): The head, particularly the top or crown.
- patent (noun): An official document granting an appointment, privilege, or right, or some property or title; letters patent. A grant of a monopoly over the manufacture, sale, and use of goods. A declaration issued by a government agency that the inventor of a new invention has the sole privilege of making, selling, or using the claimed invention for a specified period. A specific grant of ownership of a piece of real property; a land patent.
- patentee (noun): One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by patent.
- path (noun): A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- patty (noun): A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
- peat (noun): Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
- peaty (adjective): Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
- pennant (noun): A flag normally used by naval vessels to represent a special condition. The broad pennant flown by commodores. The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship. The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions.
- pent (noun): Confinement; concealment.
- pentane (noun): An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C5H12; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.
- petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
- phat (adjective): Excellent; cool; very good.
- tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- tape (noun): Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- tenant (noun): One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
- than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- thane (noun): A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- yenta (noun): A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta