NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 20, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, h, o, p, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 129 points |
| Genius Level | 90 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 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| D | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| N | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| P | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| R | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AN×3 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DO×1 |
| H | HA×4 HO×3 |
| N | NA×3 NO×1 |
| O | OR×2 |
| P | PA×2 PH×1 PO×3 |
| R | RA×2 RO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADO×1 ANA×2 ANO×1 APR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAR×1 DON×1 |
| H | HAD×1 HAN×1 HAR×2 HON×2 HOR×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 NOO×1 |
| O | ORP×2 |
| P | PAN×1 PAR×1 PHO×1 PON×1 POR×2 |
| R | RAD×1 RAN×1 ROA×1 RON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad... | AD5 | To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate. |
| an..... | AN7 | An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns. |
| an...... | AN8 | The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ap... | AP5 | An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| do... | DO5 | One who makes a donation. |
| ha.... | HA6 | A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha..... | HA7 | A distinct layer of soil that is largely impervious to water. |
| ha..... | HA7 | A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish. |
| ho... | HO5 | recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration |
| ho...... | HO8 | One who receives an honor. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| or.... | OR6 | A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died. |
| or........ † | OR10 | The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death. |
| pa... | PA5 | The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail. |
| pa.... | PA6 | Forgiveness for an offence. |
| ph... | PH5 | A phonograph. |
| po.. | PO4 | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| po.. | PO4 | Pornography. |
| po... | PO5 | Pornographic |
| ra... | RA5 | The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in |
| ro... | RO5 | A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. |
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.
- adorn (AD5)
- anaphor (AN7)
- anaphora (AN8)
- anon (AN4)
- apron (AP5)
- darn (DA4)
- donor (DO5)
- hadron (HA6)
- hand (HA4)
- hardpan (HA7)
- harpoon (HA7)
- honor (HO5)
- honorand (HO8)
- horn (HO4)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- noon (NO4)
- orphan (OR6)
- orphanhood† (OR10)
- panda (PA5)
- pardon (PA6)
- phono (PH5)
- pond (PO4)
- porn (PO4)
- porno (PO5)
- radon (RA5)
- rand (RA4)
- roan (RO4)
- rondo (RO5)
Answer Definitions
- adorn (verb): To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- anaphor (noun): An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.
- anaphora (noun): The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- apron (noun): An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
- hadron (noun): A composite particle that comprises two or more quarks held together by the strong force and (consequently) can interact with other particles via said force; a meson or a baryon.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- hardpan (noun): A distinct layer of soil that is largely impervious to water.
- harpoon (noun): A spearlike weapon with a barbed head used in hunting whales and large fish.
- honor (noun): recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration
- honorand (noun): One who receives an honor.
- horn (noun): A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- orphan (noun): A person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
- orphanhood† (noun): The state of being an orphan; the losing of both parents through their death.
- panda (noun): The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
- pardon (noun): Forgiveness for an offence.
- phono (noun): A phonograph.
- pond (noun): An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
- porn (noun): Pornography.
- porno (adjective): Pornographic
- radon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
- rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.