NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 19, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, n, o, z |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 67 words |
| Total Points | 365 points |
| Genius Level | 255 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</th><th>10</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| G | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 20 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 23 |
| N | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| O | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Z | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 17 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 4 | - | 1 | 67 |
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×5 AN×5 |
|---|---|
| G | GA×9 GI×4 GL×3 GO×4 |
| I | IG×1 |
| L | LA×6 LI×4 LL×1 LO×12 |
| N | NA×2 NI×1 NO×2 |
| O | OG×1 OI×1 OL×1 OO×1 |
| Z | ZI×1 ZO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIL×1 AIO×1 ALG×2 ALI×2 ALO×1 ANA×3 ANG×1 ANN×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GAL×5 GAN×3 GAZ×1 GIG×2 GIL×2 GLA×1 GLI×2 GOA×1 GOG×1 GOO×2 |
| I | IGL×1 |
| L | LAG×2 LAI×1 LAN×2 LAZ×1 LIN×2 LIO×2 LLA×1 LOA×2 LOG×3 LOI×1 LOL×2 LON×3 LOO×1 |
| N | NAI×2 NIG×1 NON×2 |
| O | OGL×1 OIL×1 OLI×1 OOL×1 |
| Z | ZIL×1 ZON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai.... | AI6 | An ailment. |
| ai... | AI5 | A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil. |
| 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. |
| al... | AL5 | To form a line; to fall into line. |
| al...... | AL8 | present participle of align |
| al... | AL5 | By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an.... | AN6 | In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial). |
| an......... † | AN11 | present participle of analogize |
| an..... | AN7 | present participle of angle |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Celebratory; festive. |
| ga...... | GA8 | Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga. |
| 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..... | GA7 | Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints |
| ga..... | GA7 | plural of ganglion – clusters of nerves |
| ga...... | GA8 | Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful. |
| ga...... | GA8 | An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber. |
| ga....... † | GA9 | An unspecified large number (of). |
| gi...... | GI8 | present participle of giggle |
| gi.... | GI6 | A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment. |
| gi.. | GI4 | a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gill |
| gl..... | GL7 | present participle of glaze |
| gl.. | GL4 | The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue. |
| gl... | GL5 | Of or pertaining to glia. |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of goggle |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of google |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| ig... | IG5 | A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. |
| la..... | LA7 | falling behind, not keeping up the pace |
| la.... | LA6 | A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar. |
| la.. | LA4 | past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) |
| la... | LA5 | A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. |
| la..... | LA7 | A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments. |
| la.... | LA6 | present participle of laze |
| li... | LI5 | Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect. |
| li.... | LI6 | A covering for the inside surface of something. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| li....... | LI9 | present participle of lionize |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of loan |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of log |
| lo... | LO5 | A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of loll |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo.... | LO6 | An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of long |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| na.. | NA4 | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| na..... | NA7 | present participle of nail |
| ni...... | NI8 | present participle of niggle |
| no....... | NO9 | Having nine sides and nine angles |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| og.... | OG6 | Action of the verb to ogle. |
| oi.... | OI6 | present participle of oil |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
| zi..... | ZI7 | An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion. |
| zo... | ZO5 | Divided into zones. |
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.
- ailing (AI6)
- aioli (AI5)
- alga (AL4)
- algal (AL5)
- align (AL5)
- aligning (AL8)
- along (AL5)
- anal (AN4)
- analog (AN6)
- analogizing† (AN11)
- angling (AN7)
- annal (AN5)
- gala (GA4)
- galangal (GA8)
- gall (GA4)
- galling (GA7)
- gallon (GA6)
- ganglia (GA7)
- gangling (GA8)
- ganglion (GA8)
- gazillion† (GA9)
- giggling (GI8)
- gigolo (GI6)
- gill (GI4)
- gilling (GI7)
- glazing (GL7)
- glia (GL4)
- glial (GL5)
- goal (GO4)
- goggling (GO8)
- googling (GO8)
- googol (GO6)
- igloo (IG5)
- lagging (LA7)
- lagoon (LA6)
- lain (LA4)
- lanai (LA5)
- lanolin (LA7)
- lazing (LA6)
- lingo (LI5)
- lining (LI6)
- lion (LI4)
- lionizing (LI9)
- llano (LL5)
- loan (LO4)
- loaning (LO7)
- logging (LO7)
- login (LO5)
- logo (LO4)
- loin (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolling (LO7)
- long (LO4)
- longan (LO6)
- longing (LO7)
- loon (LO4)
- nail (NA4)
- nailing (NA7)
- niggling (NI8)
- nonagonal (NO9)
- nonillion (NO9)
- ogling (OG6)
- oiling (OI6)
- olio (OL4)
- oolong (OO6)
- zillion (ZI7)
- zonal (ZO5)
Answer Definitions
- ailing (noun): An ailment.
- aioli (noun): A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
- 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.
- align (verb): To form a line; to fall into line.
- aligning (verb): present participle of align
- along (preposition): By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- analog (adjective): In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
- analogizing† (verb): present participle of analogize
- angling (verb): present participle of angle
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
- galangal (noun): Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
- 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.
- galling (adjective): Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
- gallon (noun): A unit of volume, equivalent to eight pints
- ganglia (noun): plural of ganglion – clusters of nerves
- gangling (adjective): Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
- ganglion (noun): An encapsulated collection of nerve cell bodies, typically linked by synapses, and often forming a swelling on a nerve fiber.
- gazillion† (noun): An unspecified large number (of).
- giggling (verb): present participle of giggle
- gigolo (noun): A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
- gill (noun): a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
- gilling (verb): present participle of gill
- glazing (verb): present participle of glaze
- glia (noun): The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.
- glial (adjective): Of or pertaining to glia.
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- goggling (verb): present participle of goggle
- googling (verb): present participle of google
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- igloo (noun): A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- lagging (adjective): falling behind, not keeping up the pace
- lagoon (noun): A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.
- lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- lanolin (noun): A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.
- lazing (verb): present participle of laze
- lingo (noun): Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
- lining (noun): A covering for the inside surface of something.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- lionizing (verb): present participle of lionize
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- loaning (verb): present participle of loan
- logging (verb): present participle of log
- login (noun): A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lolling (verb): present participle of loll
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- longan (noun): An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
- longing (verb): present participle of long
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- nailing (verb): present participle of nail
- niggling (verb): present participle of niggle
- nonagonal (adjective): Having nine sides and nine angles
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- ogling (noun): Action of the verb to ogle.
- oiling (verb): present participle of oil
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
- zillion (noun): An unspecified large number (of); a gazillion.
- zonal (adjective): Divided into zones.