NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 13, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, l, r, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 168 points |
| Genius Level | 118 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| T | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| V | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×2 AL×2 AR×2 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IL×1 IT×1 |
| L | LA×1 LI×1 |
| R | RA×4 RI×2 |
| T | TA×4 TR×3 |
| V | VA×1 VI×5 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×2 ALL×2 ARR×1 ART×1 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ILL×1 ITT×1 |
| L | LAI×1 LIL×1 |
| R | RAL×1 RAR×1 RAT×2 RIV×1 RIY×1 |
| T | TAL×1 TAR×2 TAT×1 TRA×1 TRI×2 |
| V | VAR×1 VIR×3 VIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai.... | AI6 | In an airy manner. |
| ai.. | AI4 | (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated. |
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Inclined toward paintings, music, etc. |
| av.... | AV6 | A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| la... | LA5 | People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| ra... | RA5 | A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A measure of the scarcity of an object. |
| ra.... | RA6 | That rattles. |
| ra... | RA5 | Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent. |
| ri..... | RI7 | An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority. |
| ri... | RI5 | The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia. |
| ta... | TA5 | Target sighted. |
| ta... | TA5 | To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| ta.... | TA6 | In a tart manner; sourly or bitterly. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| tr........ † | TR10 | The quality of being trivial or unimportant. |
| tr....... † | TR9 | In a trivial manner. |
| va.. | VA4 | To change with time or a similar parameter. |
| vi...... † | VI8 | The state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth. |
| vi..... | VI7 | In a viral fashion; often specifically in the context of viral marketing. |
| vi...... | VI8 | The state of being virile. |
| vi...... | VI8 | The capacity to live and develop. |
| vi..... | VI7 | In a manner that imparts vitality |
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.
- airily (AI6)
- airy (AI4)
- allay (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- array (AR5)
- arty (AR4)
- aviary (AV6)
- illy (IL4)
- itty (IT4)
- laity (LA5)
- lily (LI4)
- rally (RA5)
- rarity (RA6)
- rattly (RA6)
- ratty (RA5)
- rivalry (RI7)
- riyal (RI5)
- tally (TA5)
- tarry (TA5)
- tartly (TA6)
- tatty (TA5)
- tray (TR4)
- triviality† (TR10)
- trivially† (TR9)
- vary (VA4)
- virality† (VI8)
- virally (VI7)
- virility (VI8)
- vitality (VI8)
- vitally (VI7)
Answer Definitions
- airily (adverb): In an airy manner.
- airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
- aviary (noun): A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- laity (noun): People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- rally (noun): A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
- rarity (noun): A measure of the scarcity of an object.
- rattly (adjective): That rattles.
- ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
- rivalry (noun): An ongoing relationship between (usually two) rivals who compete for superiority.
- riyal (noun): The official currency of Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
- tally (interjection): Target sighted.
- tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- tartly (adverb): In a tart manner; sourly or bitterly.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- triviality† (noun): The quality of being trivial or unimportant.
- trivially† (adverb): In a trivial manner.
- vary (verb): To change with time or a similar parameter.
- virality† (noun): The state or condition of being viral; tendency to spread by word of mouth.
- virally (adverb): In a viral fashion; often specifically in the context of viral marketing.
- virility (noun): The state of being virile.
- vitality (noun): The capacity to live and develop.
- vitally (adverb): In a manner that imparts vitality