NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 19, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, n, o, t, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 200 points |
| Genius Level | 140 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 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| F | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| I | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| N | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×2 AN×7 AT×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×1 FI×3 FO×1 |
| I | IN×6 IO×1 |
| N | NA×2 NO×2 |
| O | ON×1 |
| T | TA×4 TI×3 TO×1 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×2 ANI×1 ANN×1 ANO×2 ANT×3 ATA×1 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×1 FIA×1 FIN×1 FIX×1 FON×1 |
| I | INF×3 INI×1 INT×2 IOT×1 |
| N | NAI×1 NAT×1 NOT×2 |
| O | ONI×1 |
| T | TAI×1 TAN×1 TAX×2 TIF×1 TIN×1 TIT×1 TOX×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| af..... | AF7 | The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition. |
| af... | AF5 | That which is affixed; an appendage. |
| an... | AN5 | A negatively charged ion. |
| an........ | AN10 | A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis. |
| an.... | AN6 | To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. |
| an.... | AN6 | A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| an.... | AN6 | Alternative letter-case form of Antifa. |
| an....... | AN9 | A medicine able to neutralize a toxin. |
| at.... | AT6 | Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| at..... | AT7 | Convicted, attainted. |
| fa... | FA5 | (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness |
| fi.. | FI4 | An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Finished; over with. |
| fi...... † | FI8 | The act of fixing. |
| fo..... | FO7 | A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy. |
| in.... | IN6 | A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and attention. |
| in... | IN5 | To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in. |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| in........ | IN10 | The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in........ | IN10 | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. |
| io.. | IO4 | The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| na.. | NA4 | Alternative spelling of naïf. |
| na.... | NA6 | A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. |
| no...... | NO8 | The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ta...... | TA8 | The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| to... | TO5 | A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms. |
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.
- affiant (AF7)
- affix (AF5)
- anion (AN5)
- annotation (AN10)
- anoint (AN6)
- anoxia (AN6)
- anti (AN4)
- antifa (AN6)
- antitoxin (AN9)
- ataxia (AT6)
- attain (AT6)
- attaint (AT7)
- faint (FA5)
- fiat (FI4)
- finito (FI6)
- fixation† (FI8)
- fontina (FO7)
- infant (IN6)
- infix (IN5)
- info (IN4)
- initiation (IN10)
- into (IN4)
- intonation (IN10)
- iota (IO4)
- naif (NA4)
- nation (NA6)
- notation (NO8)
- notion (NO6)
- onion (ON5)
- taint (TA5)
- tannin (TA6)
- taxation (TA8)
- taxi (TA4)
- tiff (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- toxin (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- affiant (noun): The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
- affix (noun): That which is affixed; an appendage.
- anion (noun): A negatively charged ion.
- annotation (noun): A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
- anoint (verb): To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- anoxia (noun): A condition in which a tissue or environment is severely or totally deprived of oxygen, severe hypoxia.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- antifa (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Antifa.
- antitoxin (noun): A medicine able to neutralize a toxin.
- ataxia (noun): Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- attaint (adjective): Convicted, attainted.
- faint (adjective): (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- fiat (noun): An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- finito (adjective): Finished; over with.
- fixation† (noun): The act of fixing.
- fontina (noun): A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy.
- infant (noun): A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and attention.
- infix (verb): To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in.
- info (noun): information.
- initiation (noun): The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intonation (noun): The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- iota (noun): The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- naif (adjective): Alternative spelling of naïf.
- nation (noun): A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- notation (noun): The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- taxation (noun): The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.
- taxi (noun): A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- toxin (noun): A toxic substance, specifically a poison produced by the biological processes of organisms.