NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 6, 2020

Jan 6, 2020 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for January 6, 2020

Game Summary

Center Letter	A
Outer Letters	c, h, m, p, t, u
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	32 words
Total Points	104 points
Genius Level	73 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
A	-	-	1	-	1
C	3	2	-	1	6
H	1	2	-	-	3
M	2	2	1	2	7
P	6	2	-	-	8
T	6	-	1	-	7
U	-	-	-	-	-
Σ	18	8	3	3	32

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A	AT×1
C	CA×3 CH×3
H	HA×3
M	MA×7
P	PA×5 PH×1 PU×2
T	TA×5 TH×2
U

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A	ATT×1
C	CAM×1 CAT×2 CHA×3
H	HAT×3
M	MAH×1 MAM×2 MAT×4
P	PAC×1 PAM×1 PAP×1 PAT×2 PHA×1 PUM×1 PUP×1
T	TAC×2 TAM×1 TAP×1 TAU×1 THA×2
U

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)
at....	AT6	To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
ca..	CA4	An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
ca...	CA5	The act of seizing or capturing.
ca.....	CA7	Alternative form of catsup
ch...	CH5	Clipping of champion.
ch..	CH4	A man, a fellow.
ch..	CH4	To be engaged in informal conversation.
ha...	HA5	A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
ha..	HA4	third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
ha...	HA5	The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
ma.....	MA7	An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity
ma..	MA4	Mother, female parent.
ma...	MA5	The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
ma...	MA5	A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
ma....	MA6	A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.
ma..... ^†	MA7	A pairing of two things, people or teams, especially for a competition
ma..	MA4	Clipping of mathematics.
pa..	PA4	An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
pa...	PA5	singular of pampas
pa..	PA4	Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
pa...	PA5	A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
pa..	PA4	A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
ph..	PH4	Excellent; cool; very good.
pu..	PU4	A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
pu..	PU4	Used as a specific epithet; resembling an insect in its pupal stage of development.
ta..	TA4	Clipping of tachometer.
ta..	TA4	The sense of touch; feeling.
ta..	TA4	To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
ta..	TA4	A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
ta..	TA4	Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
th..	TH4	Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
th....	TH6	Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.

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.

attach (AT6)
camp (CA4)
catch (CA5)
catchup (CA7)
champ (CH5)
chap (CH4)
chat (CH4)
hatch (HA5)
hath (HA4)
hatha (HA5)
mahatma (MA7)
mama (MA4)
mamma (MA5)
match (MA5)
matcha (MA6)
matchup^† (MA7)
math (MA4)
pact (PA4)
pampa (PA5)
papa (PA4)
patch (PA5)
path (PA4)
phat (PH4)
puma (PU4)
pupa (PU4)
tach (TA4)
tact (TA4)
tamp (TA4)
tapa (TA4)
taut (TA4)
that (TH4)
thatch (TH6)

Answer Definitions

attach (verb): To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
camp (noun): An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
catch (noun): The act of seizing or capturing.
catchup (noun): Alternative form of catsup
champ (noun): Clipping of champion.
chap (noun): A man, a fellow.
chat (verb): To be engaged in informal conversation.
hatch (noun): A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
mahatma (noun): An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity
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.
match (noun): A competitive sporting event such as a boxing meet, a baseball game, or a cricket match.
matcha (noun): A type of powdered green tea, traditionally used in Japanese tea ceremonies.
matchup^† (noun): A pairing of two things, people or teams, especially for a competition
math (noun): Clipping of mathematics.
pact (noun): An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
pampa (noun): singular of pampas
papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
patch (noun): A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
path (noun): A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
phat (adjective): Excellent; cool; very good.
puma (noun): A mountain lion or cougar (Puma concolor).
pupa (noun): Used as a specific epithet; resembling an insect in its pupal stage of development.
tach (noun): Clipping of tachometer.
tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
tamp (verb): To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
thatch (noun): Straw, rushes, or similar, used for making or covering the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.