NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 16, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, h, i, r, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 93 points |
| Genius Level | 65 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| H | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| T | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| W | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FO×4 FR×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×4 |
| I | |
| O | |
| R | RI×1 RO×5 |
| T | TH×1 TO×6 TR×3 |
| W | WO×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FOO×1 FOR×3 FRO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HOO×2 HOR×1 HOT×1 |
| I | |
| O | |
| R | RIO×1 ROO×2 ROT×3 |
| T | THR×1 TOO×2 TOR×4 TRI×1 TRO×2 |
| W | WOO×3 WOR×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops. |
| fo... | FO5 | Forward in time, place or degree. |
| fo....... † | FO9 | Without delay; immediately. |
| fr... | FR5 | foam |
| ho.. | HO4 | The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| ho..... | HO7 | The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Clipping of rotogravure. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| th... | TH5 | To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Alternative form of w00t |
| wo.. | WO4 | A plant; herb; vegetable. |
| wo... | WO5 | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. |
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.
- foot (FO4)
- fort (FO4)
- forth (FO5)
- forthwith† (FO9)
- froth (FR5)
- hoof (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- horror (HO6)
- hotfoot (HO7)
- riot (RI4)
- roof (RO4)
- root (RO4)
- roti (RO4)
- roto (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- throw (TH5)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- tori (TO4)
- torii (TO5)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- trio (TR4)
- trot (TR4)
- troth (TR5)
- woof (WO4)
- woohoo (WO6)
- woot (WO4)
- wort (WO4)
- worth (WO5)
Answer Definitions
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- fort (noun): A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- forth (adverb): Forward in time, place or degree.
- forthwith† (adverb): Without delay; immediately.
- froth (noun): foam
- hoof (noun): The tip of a toe of an ungulate such as a horse, ox or deer, strengthened by a thick keratin covering.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- hotfoot (noun): The prank of secretly inserting a match between the sole and upper of a victim's shoe and then lighting it.
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- throw (verb): To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
- woof (noun): The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft.
- woohoo (interjection): Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
- woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t
- wort (noun): A plant; herb; vegetable.
- worth (adjective): Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.