NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 8, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, n, t, x, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 118 points |
| Genius Level | 83 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| L | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| X | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 CY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EE×1 EL×2 EX×5 EY×1 |
| L | LE×1 LY×1 |
| N | NE×2 |
| T | TE×4 |
| X | XY×1 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×1 CYC×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EEL×1 ELE×2 EXC×5 EYE×1 |
| L | LEN×1 LYN×1 |
| N | NET×2 |
| T | TEL×4 |
| X | XYL×1 |
| Y | YEL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| cy... | CY5 | An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| el... | EL5 | One chosen or set apart. |
| el..... | EL7 | Someone who is elected. |
| ex... | EX5 | To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. |
| ex........ | EX10 | The quality of being excellent; brilliance |
| ex........ | EX10 | The quality of being excellent. |
| ex....... | EX9 | Having excelled, having surpassed. |
| ex......... † | EX11 | In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well. |
| ey.... | EY6 | An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. |
| le.. | LE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Lent |
| ly.. | LY4 | Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla). |
| ne.... | NE6 | Of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles. |
| te...... | TE8 | Alternative form of Teletext |
| te... | TE5 | A network of teletypes. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te.... | TE6 | A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation |
| xy.... | XY6 | Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
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.
- cell (CE4)
- cycle (CY5)
- eely (EE4)
- elect (EL5)
- electee (EL7)
- excel (EX5)
- excellence (EX10)
- excellency (EX10)
- excellent (EX9)
- excellently† (EX11)
- eyelet (EY6)
- lent (LE4)
- lynx (LY4)
- nettle (NE6)
- nettly (NE6)
- teletext (TE8)
- telex (TE5)
- tell (TE4)
- telnet (TE6)
- xylene (XY6)
- yell (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- cycle (noun): An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- elect (noun): One chosen or set apart.
- electee (noun): Someone who is elected.
- excel (verb): To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
- excellence (noun): The quality of being excellent; brilliance
- excellency (noun): The quality of being excellent.
- excellent (adjective): Having excelled, having surpassed.
- excellently† (adverb): In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.
- eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
- lent (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Lent
- lynx (noun): Any of several medium-sized wild cats, mostly of the genus Lynx.
- nettle (noun): Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- nettly (adjective): Of, resembling, or overgrown with nettles.
- teletext (noun): Alternative form of Teletext
- telex (noun): A network of teletypes.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- telnet (noun): A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation
- xylene (noun): Any of a group of three isomeric aromatic hydrocarbons, found in coal and wood tar.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.