NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 10, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, n, r, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 240 points |
| Genius Level | 168 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| F | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| I | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| N | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 10 |
| T | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | - | 13 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×3 AI×1 AN×1 AR×1 AT×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×4 FI×2 FR×3 |
| I | IF×1 IN×4 IR×1 IT×1 |
| N | NA×1 NI×2 |
| R | RA×7 RI×3 |
| T | TA×3 TI×7 TR×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×3 AIR×1 ANT×1 ARI×1 ATR×1 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×3 FAR×1 FIA×1 FIF×1 FRI×3 |
| I | IFF×1 INA×1 INF×3 IRR×1 ITT×1 |
| N | NAI×1 NIF×1 NIN×1 |
| R | RAF×1 RAI×3 RAN×1 RAR×1 RAT×1 RIF×3 |
| T | TAI×1 TAN×1 TAR×1 TIA×1 TIF×2 TIN×3 TIT×1 TRA×2 TRI×1 |
| 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 (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| af.... | AF6 | Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. |
| af..... | AF7 | The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition. |
| af...... | AF8 | A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing. |
| ai.. | AI4 | (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| at..... | AT7 | Convicted, attainted. |
| fa... | FA5 | (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness |
| fa.. | FA4 | Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. |
| fa... | FA5 | a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell. |
| fa.... | FA6 | A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. |
| fi... | FI5 | Half of a 'Benjamin?' |
| fr... | FR5 | A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans. |
| fr.... | FR6 | house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live |
| fr...... | FR8 | A form of omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together. |
| if.. | IF4 | Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality. |
| in..... | IN7 | The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance). |
| in.... | IN6 | A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and attention. |
| in...... † | IN8 | Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units. |
| in...... | IN8 | endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size. |
| ir...... | IR8 | Causing irritation or inflammation. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| na.. | NA4 | Alternative spelling of naïf. |
| ni... | NI5 | Good, smart; useful or beneficial. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia). |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra... | RA5 | marked by bringing precipitation in the form of showers |
| ra... | RA5 | A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A measure of the scarcity of an object. |
| ra.... | RA6 | To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri...... | RI8 | The rabble; crowds; the common people. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A chasm or fissure. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| ti..... | TI7 | A kind of gauze, or very thin silk. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| tr... | TR5 | Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground. |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr..... | TR7 | A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one. |
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.
- affair (AF6)
- affiant (AF7)
- affinity (AF8)
- airy (AI4)
- anti (AN4)
- aria (AR4)
- atria (AT5)
- attain (AT6)
- attaint (AT7)
- faint (FA5)
- fair (FA4)
- fairy (FA5)
- farina (FA6)
- fiat (FI4)
- fifty (FI5)
- friar (FR5)
- friary (FR6)
- frittata (FR8)
- iffy (IF4)
- inanity (IN7)
- infant (IN6)
- infantry† (IN8)
- infinity (IN8)
- irritant (IR8)
- itty (IT4)
- naif (NA4)
- nifty (NI5)
- ninny (NI5)
- raffia (RA6)
- rain (RA4)
- rainy (RA5)
- raita (RA5)
- rani (RA4)
- rarity (RA6)
- ratify (RA6)
- riff (RI4)
- riffraff (RI8)
- rift (RI4)
- taint (TA5)
- tannin (TA6)
- tariff (TA6)
- tiara (TI5)
- tiff (TI4)
- tiffany (TI7)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- train (TR5)
- trait (TR5)
- trinity (TR7)
Answer Definitions
- affair (noun): Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
- affiant (noun): The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
- affinity (noun): A natural attraction or feeling of kinship to a person or thing.
- airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- attaint (adjective): Convicted, attainted.
- faint (adjective): (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- fair (adjective): Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- fairy (noun): a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell.
- farina (noun): A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.
- fiat (noun): An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- fifty (numeral): Half of a 'Benjamin?'
- friar (noun): A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans.
- friary (noun): house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live
- frittata (noun): A form of omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together.
- iffy (adjective): Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
- inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
- infant (noun): A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and attention.
- infantry† (noun): Soldiers who fight on foot (on land), as opposed to cavalry and other mounted units.
- infinity (noun): endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
- irritant (adjective): Causing irritation or inflammation.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- naif (adjective): Alternative spelling of naïf.
- nifty (adjective): Good, smart; useful or beneficial.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- raffia (noun): A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia).
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- rainy (adjective): marked by bringing precipitation in the form of showers
- raita (noun): A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- rarity (noun): A measure of the scarcity of an object.
- ratify (verb): To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- riffraff (noun): The rabble; crowds; the common people.
- rift (noun): A chasm or fissure.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tariff (noun): A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- tiffany (noun): A kind of gauze, or very thin silk.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- train (noun): Elongated or trailing portion. The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground.
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- trinity (noun): A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.