NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 20, 2019

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 20, 2019
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 20, 2019

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 20, 2019
Center LetterM
Outer Lettersa, l, n, o, w, y
# of Pangrams2 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words34 words
Total Points137 points
Genius Level96 points
Bingo?No

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for October 20, 2019

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>8Σ
A2-11-4
L322-18
M1073--20
N------
O------
W-1-1-2
Y------
Σ151062134

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AM×2
AN×2
L
LA×4
LL×1
LO×3
M
MA×10
MO×9
MY×1
N
O
W
WO×2
Y

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
AMM×1
AMY×1
ANO×2
L
LAM×1
LAW×1
LAY×2
LLA×1
LOA×2
LOO×1
M
MAL×2
MAM×4
MAN×3
MAY×1
MOA×1
MOL×1
MOM×2
MON×1
MOO×3
MOW×1
MYN×1
N
O
W
WOM×2
Y

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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
am..AM4Ammunition.
am..AM4Synonym of pentyl
an.....AN7A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
an....AN6An anonymous person.
la..LA4A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
la....LA6A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
la....LA6Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
la...... †LA8A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun).
ll...LL5A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
lo..LO4A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
lo...LO5Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam; resembling loam.
lo..LO4A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
ma..MA4A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
ma....MA6Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.
ma..MA4Mother, female parent.
ma...MA5The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
ma....MA6An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
ma....MA6Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
ma...MA5Having the characteristics of a man.
ma...MA5Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
ma..MA4An indefinite large number of.
ma..MA4Clipping of mayonnaise.
mo..MO4a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
mo..MO4A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
mo...MO5mother
mo...MO5Mother.
mo..MO4Clipping of mononucleosis.
mo...MO5Money, cash.
mo..MO4Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
mo...MO5Resembling the moon.
mo..MO4past participle of mow
my..MY4One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
wo...WO5An adult female human.
wo..... †WO7Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.

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.

  • ammo  (AM4)
  • amyl  (AM4)
  • anomaly  (AN7)
  • anonym  (AN6)
  • lama  (LA4)
  • lawman  (LA6)
  • layman  (LA6)
  • laywoman†  (LA8)
  • llama  (LL5)
  • loam  (LO4)
  • loamy  (LO5)
  • loom  (LO4)
  • mall  (MA4)
  • mallow  (MA6)
  • mama  (MA4)
  • mamma  (MA5)
  • mammal  (MA6)
  • mammon  (MA6)
  • manly  (MA5)
  • manna  (MA5)
  • many  (MA4)
  • mayo  (MA4)
  • moan  (MO4)
  • moll  (MO4)
  • momma  (MO5)
  • mommy  (MO5)
  • mono  (MO4)
  • moola  (MO5)
  • moon  (MO4)
  • moony  (MO5)
  • mown  (MO4)
  • myna  (MY4)
  • woman  (WO5)
  • womanly†  (WO7)

Answer Definitions

  • ammo (noun): Ammunition.
  • amyl (noun): Synonym of pentyl
  • anomaly (noun): A deviation from a rule or from what is regarded as normal; an outlier.
  • anonym (noun): An anonymous person.
  • lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
  • lawman (noun): A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
  • layman (noun): Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
  • laywoman† (noun): A woman who is a layperson, one who has not taken a religious oath (such as becoming a nun).
  • llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
  • loam (noun): A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
  • loamy (adjective): Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam; resembling loam.
  • loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
  • mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
  • mallow (noun): Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.
  • mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
  • mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
  • mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
  • mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
  • manly (adjective): Having the characteristics of a man.
  • manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
  • many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
  • mayo (noun): Clipping of mayonnaise.
  • moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
  • moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
  • momma (noun): mother
  • mommy (noun): Mother.
  • mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
  • moola (noun): Money, cash.
  • moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
  • moony (adjective): Resembling the moon.
  • mown (verb): past participle of mow
  • myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
  • woman (noun): An adult female human.
  • womanly† (adjective): Considered typical of, stereotypical of, or appropriate to women; feminine.