NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 19, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | i, j, l, n, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 117 points |
| Genius Level | 82 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| J | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 |
| L | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 9 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| V | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EN×2 EV×2 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×1 |
| J | JE×2 JI×1 JU×2 |
| L | LE×2 LI×6 LU×1 |
| N | NE×1 NI×1 |
| U | UN×3 |
| V | VE×4 VI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELE×1 ENL×1 ENN×1 EVE×1 EVI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | INN×1 |
| J | JEJ×1 JEL×1 JIV×1 JUL×1 JUV×1 |
| L | LEV×2 LIE×2 LIN×2 LIV×2 LUN×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NIN×1 |
| U | UNE×1 UNL×1 UNV×1 |
| V | VEI×2 VEN×2 VIL×1 VIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. |
| en... | EN5 | A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| je.... | JE6 | Not nutritious. |
| je.. | JE4 | a jelly or gel |
| ji.. | JI4 | To deceive; to be deceptive. |
| ju...... | JU8 | A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips. |
| ju...... † | JU8 | Young; not fully developed. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| li.. | LI4 | A tendon. |
| li.. | LI4 | A place or stead; See in lieu or in lieu of |
| li.. | LI4 | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| li... | LI5 | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| li... | LI5 | To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not even |
| un..... | UN7 | Not level. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve... | VE5 | A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
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.
- eleven (EL6)
- enliven (EN7)
- ennui (EN5)
- even (EV4)
- evil (EV4)
- innie (IN5)
- jejune (JE6)
- jell (JE4)
- jive (JI4)
- julienne (JU8)
- juvenile† (JU8)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- lien (LI4)
- lieu (LI4)
- line (LI4)
- linen (LI5)
- live (LI4)
- liven (LI5)
- lune (LU4)
- nene (NE4)
- nine (NI4)
- uneven (UN6)
- unlevel (UN7)
- unveil (UN6)
- veil (VE4)
- vein (VE4)
- venue (VE5)
- venule (VE6)
- vile (VI4)
- vine (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- enliven (verb): To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- ennui (noun): A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- jejune (adjective): Not nutritious.
- jell (noun): a jelly or gel
- jive (verb): To deceive; to be deceptive.
- julienne (noun): A garnish of vegetables cut into long, thin strips.
- juvenile† (adjective): Young; not fully developed.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- lien (noun): A tendon.
- lieu (noun): A place or stead; See in lieu or in lieu of
- line (noun): A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- linen (noun): Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- liven (verb): To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- uneven (adjective): Not even
- unlevel (adjective): Not level.
- unveil (verb): To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- venue (noun): A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
- venule (noun): A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.