NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 13, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, h, l, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 129 points |
| Genius Level | 90 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| G | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EN×1 ET×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×6 GL×1 |
| H | |
| L | LE×4 |
| N | NE×4 |
| T | TE×7 TH×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.
| E | ENT×1 ETH×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEN×6 GLE×1 |
| H | |
| L | LEN×4 |
| N | NEN×1 NET×3 |
| T | TEE×2 TEL×1 TEN×4 THE×1 |
| Y | YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| et...... | ET8 | The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A gentleman. |
| ge..... | GE7 | Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite. |
| ge....... | GE9 | In a genteel manner. |
| ge.... | GE6 | Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. |
| ge.... | GE6 | In a gentle manner. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills. |
| le.... | LE6 | The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object. |
| le...... | LE8 | To make longer, to extend the length of. |
| le..... † | LE7 | Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension. |
| le.. | LE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Lent |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| 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. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| 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 |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| te..... | TE7 | In the tenth place; tenth in a row. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
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.
- entente (EN7)
- ethylene (ET8)
- gene (GE4)
- gent (GE4)
- genteel (GE7)
- genteelly (GE9)
- gentle (GE6)
- gently (GE6)
- glen (GL4)
- length (LE6)
- lengthen (LE8)
- lengthy† (LE7)
- lent (LE4)
- nene (NE4)
- nettle (NE6)
- nettly (NE6)
- netty (NE5)
- teen (TE4)
- teeny (TE5)
- telnet (TE6)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tenth (TE5)
- tenthly (TE7)
- then (TH4)
- yente (YE5)
Answer Definitions
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- ethylene (noun): The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- gent (noun): A gentleman.
- genteel (adjective): Affectedly proper or refined; somewhat prudish refinement; excessively polite.
- genteelly (adverb): In a genteel manner.
- gentle (adjective): Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition.
- gently (adverb): In a gentle manner.
- glen (noun): A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills.
- length (noun): The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
- lengthen (verb): To make longer, to extend the length of.
- lengthy† (adjective): Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.
- lent (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Lent
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- 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.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- 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
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- tenthly (adverb): In the tenth place; tenth in a row.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta