NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 9, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, t, u, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 117 points |
| Genius Level | 82 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | 7 |
| H | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 6 |
| R | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×3 AT×2 AU×1 AW×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HA×2 HU×4 |
| R | RA×2 RU×1 |
| T | TA×3 TH×2 TR×2 |
| U | |
| W | WA×3 WR×1 |
| Y | YU×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARH×1 ARR×1 ART×1 ATH×1 ATT×1 AUR×1 AWR×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HAR×2 HUR×4 |
| R | RAT×2 RUT×1 |
| T | TAR×3 THR×1 THW×1 TRA×1 TRU×1 |
| U | |
| W | WAR×3 WRA×1 |
| Y | YUR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| th..... † | TH7 | Alternative form of throughway |
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Inclined toward paintings, music, etc. |
| at..... | AT7 | From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| au.. | AU4 | Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something. |
| aw.. | AW4 | Obliquely, crookedly; askew. |
| ha... | HA5 | To plunder, pillage, assault. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. |
| hu.... | HU6 | Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness. |
| hu.... | HU6 | Alternative form of hooray. |
| hu... | HU5 | Rushed action. |
| hu.. | HU4 | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra... | RA5 | Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent. |
| ru... | RU5 | Imprinted with ruts. |
| ta... | TA5 | To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| th.... | TH6 | Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| tr... | TR5 | True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). |
| wa... | WA5 | Having warts. |
| wa.. | WA4 | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent |
| wr... | WR5 | Great anger. |
| yu.. | YU4 | A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). |
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.
- thruway† (TH7)
- arhat (AR5)
- array (AR5)
- arty (AR4)
- athwart (AT7)
- attar (AT5)
- aura (AU4)
- awry (AW4)
- harry (HA5)
- hart (HA4)
- hurrah (HU6)
- hurray (HU6)
- hurry (HU5)
- hurt (HU4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- ratty (RA5)
- rutty (RU5)
- tarry (TA5)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- thwart (TH6)
- tray (TR4)
- truth (TR5)
- wart (WA4)
- warty (WA5)
- wary (WA4)
- wrath (WR5)
- yurt (YU4)
Answer Definitions
- thruway† (noun): Alternative form of throughway
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
- athwart (adverb): From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- aura (noun): Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
- awry (adverb): Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
- harry (verb): To plunder, pillage, assault.
- hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- hurrah (interjection): Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
- hurray (interjection): Alternative form of hooray.
- hurry (noun): Rushed action.
- hurt (verb): To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
- rutty (adjective): Imprinted with ruts.
- tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- thwart (adjective): Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
- tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- truth (noun): True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
- wart (noun): A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- warty (adjective): Having warts.
- wary (adjective): Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
- wrath (noun): Great anger.
- yurt (noun): A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).