NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 19, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, g, l, n, o, w |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 69 words |
| Total Points | 424 points |
| Genius Level | 297 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| G | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | 12 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| L | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| O | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| W | 3 | - | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Σ | 10 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 69 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FI×5 FL×4 FO×6 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×5 GL×1 GO×6 |
| I | IG×1 IN×5 |
| L | LI×3 LO×6 |
| N | NI×1 NO×2 |
| O | OF×1 OG×1 OI×1 OL×1 ON×2 OW×2 |
| W | WI×12 WO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FIF×1 FIL×3 FIN×1 FLI×2 FLO×2 FOG×1 FOI×2 FOL×2 FOO×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GIG×2 GIL×2 GIN×1 GLO×1 GOG×1 GOI×1 GOL×1 GOO×2 GOW×1 |
| I | IGL×1 INF×4 INN×1 |
| L | LIN×2 LIO×1 LOG×2 LOI×1 LOL×1 LON×1 LOW×1 |
| N | NIG×1 NOG×1 NON×1 |
| O | OFF×1 OGL×1 OIL×1 OLI×1 ONG×1 ONI×1 OWI×1 OWN×1 |
| W | WIG×2 WIL×3 WIN×7 WOL×1 WOO×2 WOW×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fife |
| fi.... | FI6 | Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi..... | FI7 | present participle of fill |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fine |
| fl... | FL5 | An act of throwing, often violently. |
| fl...... | FL8 | present participle of fling |
| fl...... | FL8 | Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping. |
| fl..... † | FL7 | present participle of flow |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fog |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of foil |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo....... † | FO9 | Coming next, either in sequence or in time. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fool |
| 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 |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gin |
| gl..... | GL7 | present participle of glow |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of goggle |
| go... | GO5 | present participle of go |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of golf |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of goof |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of google |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gown |
| ig... | IG5 | A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of infill |
| in.... | IN6 | The act or process of flowing in or into |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| in.... | IN6 | A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game. |
| 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. |
| 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 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of loll |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of long |
| lo.... | LO6 | present participle of low |
| ni...... | NI8 | present participle of niggle |
| no.... | NO6 | A small mug, cup or ladle. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| of.... | OF6 | The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground. |
| 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. |
| on..... | ON7 | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| ow... | OW5 | Still to be paid; owed as a debt. |
| ow.... | OW6 | present participle of own |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wig |
| wi...... | WI8 | present participle of wiggle |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi..... | WI7 | Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course. |
| wi.... | WI6 | Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. |
| wi.. | WI4 | An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wing |
| wi.... | WI6 | present participle of wine |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of win |
| wi.... | WI6 | To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. |
| wi....... | WI9 | present participle of winnow |
| wi.. | WI4 | A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard. |
| wo..... † | WO7 | present participle of wolf |
| wo..... | WO7 | present participle of woof |
| wo.... | WO6 | present participle of woo |
| wo.... | WO6 | present participle of wow |
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.
- fifing (FI6)
- filing (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- filling (FI7)
- fining (FI6)
- fling (FL5)
- flinging (FL8)
- flogging (FL8)
- flowing† (FL7)
- fogging (FO7)
- foil (FO4)
- foiling (FO7)
- folio (FO5)
- following† (FO9)
- fooling (FO7)
- giggling (GI8)
- gigolo (GI6)
- gill (GI4)
- gilling (GI7)
- ginning (GI7)
- glowing (GL7)
- goggling (GO8)
- going (GO5)
- golfing (GO7)
- goofing (GO7)
- googling (GO8)
- gowning (GO7)
- igloo (IG5)
- infill (IN6)
- infilling (IN9)
- inflow (IN6)
- info (IN4)
- inning (IN6)
- lingo (LI5)
- lining (LI6)
- lion (LI4)
- logging (LO7)
- login (LO5)
- loin (LO4)
- lolling (LO7)
- longing (LO7)
- lowing (LO6)
- niggling (NI8)
- noggin (NO6)
- nonillion (NO9)
- offing (OF6)
- ogling (OG6)
- oiling (OI6)
- olio (OL4)
- ongoing (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- owing (OW5)
- owning (OW6)
- wigging (WI7)
- wiggling (WI8)
- will (WI4)
- willing (WI7)
- willow (WI6)
- wing (WI4)
- winging (WI7)
- wining (WI6)
- winning (WI7)
- winnow (WI6)
- winnowing (WI9)
- wino (WI4)
- wolfing† (WO7)
- woofing (WO7)
- wooing (WO6)
- wowing (WO6)
Answer Definitions
- fifing (verb): present participle of fife
- filing (noun): Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filling (verb): present participle of fill
- fining (verb): present participle of fine
- fling (noun): An act of throwing, often violently.
- flinging (verb): present participle of fling
- flogging (noun): Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
- flowing† (verb): present participle of flow
- fogging (verb): present participle of fog
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- foiling (verb): present participle of foil
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- following† (adjective): Coming next, either in sequence or in time.
- fooling (verb): present participle of fool
- 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
- ginning (verb): present participle of gin
- glowing (verb): present participle of glow
- goggling (verb): present participle of goggle
- going (verb): present participle of go
- golfing (verb): present participle of golf
- goofing (verb): present participle of goof
- googling (verb): present participle of google
- gowning (verb): present participle of gown
- igloo (noun): A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- infilling (verb): present participle of infill
- inflow (noun): The act or process of flowing in or into
- info (noun): information.
- inning (noun): A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
- 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.
- 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.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- lolling (verb): present participle of loll
- longing (verb): present participle of long
- lowing (verb): present participle of low
- niggling (verb): present participle of niggle
- noggin (noun): A small mug, cup or ladle.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- offing (noun): The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
- 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.
- ongoing (adjective): Continuing, permanent, lasting.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- owing (adjective): Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
- owning (verb): present participle of own
- wigging (verb): present participle of wig
- wiggling (verb): present participle of wiggle
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- willing (adjective): Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.
- willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
- wing (noun): An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly
- winging (verb): present participle of wing
- wining (verb): present participle of wine
- winning (verb): present participle of win
- winnow (verb): To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- winnowing (verb): present participle of winnow
- wino (noun): A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
- wolfing† (verb): present participle of wolf
- woofing (verb): present participle of woof
- wooing (verb): present participle of woo
- wowing (verb): present participle of wow