NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 29, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, h, i, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 45 words |
| Total Points | 162 points |
| Genius Level | 113 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 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| B | 8 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| D | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| H | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 8 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| T | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 8 | Σ | 21 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 45 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AR×3 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×6 BI×1 BR×4 |
| D | DA×2 DR×2 |
| H | HA×8 |
| I | |
| R | RA×8 |
| T | TA×3 TH×1 TI×2 TR×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADH×1 ARH×1 ARI×2 ATR×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAH×1 BAI×1 BAR×2 BAT×1 BIR×1 BRA×3 BRI×1 |
| D | DAR×1 DAT×1 DRA×2 |
| H | HAB×2 HAI×1 HAR×3 HAT×2 |
| I | |
| R | RAB×3 RAD×2 RAI×2 RAT×1 |
| T | TAB×1 TAR×2 THA×1 TIA×1 TIB×1 TRA×1 TRI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad..... | AD7 | To allow in; to admit. |
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Very dry. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| bi...... † | BI8 | A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or bathe in. |
| br.. | BR4 | A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. |
| br... | BR5 | To make a sudden movement with, to jerk. |
| br.. | BR4 | A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish. |
| br... | BR5 | Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. |
| da.. | DA4 | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| dr.. | DR4 | A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To damn or curse. |
| ha... | HA5 | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| ha..... | HA7 | Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure. |
| ha..... | HA7 | Alternative spelling of hard hat |
| ha.. | HA4 | A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| ra... | RA5 | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. |
| ra... | RA5 | Affected with rabies. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra... | RA5 | plural of radius |
| ra.. | RA4 | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
| ra... | RA5 | A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| 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. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr... | TR5 | A grouping of three. |
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.
- adhibit (AD7)
- arhat (AR5)
- aria (AR4)
- arid (AR4)
- atria (AT5)
- attar (AT5)
- baba (BA4)
- baht (BA4)
- bait (BA4)
- barb (BA4)
- bard (BA4)
- bath (BA4)
- birdbath† (BI8)
- brad (BR4)
- braid (BR5)
- brat (BR4)
- briar (BR5)
- dart (DA4)
- data (DA4)
- drab (DR4)
- drat (DR4)
- habit (HA5)
- habitat (HA7)
- hair (HA4)
- hard (HA4)
- hardhat (HA7)
- hart (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- rabbi (RA5)
- rabbit (RA6)
- rabid (RA5)
- radar (RA5)
- radii (RA5)
- raid (RA4)
- raita (RA5)
- ratatat (RA7)
- tabard (TA6)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- that (TH4)
- tiara (TI5)
- tibia (TI5)
- trait (TR5)
- triad (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- adhibit (verb): To allow in; to admit.
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- arid (adjective): Very dry.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- baht (noun): The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- bard (noun): A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- bath (noun): A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
- birdbath† (noun): A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or bathe in.
- brad (noun): A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
- braid (verb): To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
- brat (noun): A human child. A child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish.
- briar (noun): Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
- dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- drab (noun): A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
- drat (verb): To damn or curse.
- habit (noun): An action performed on a regular basis.
- habitat (noun): Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- hard (adjective): Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure.
- hardhat (noun): Alternative spelling of hard hat
- hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- rabbi (noun): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- rabbit (noun): A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- rabid (adjective): Affected with rabies.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- radii (noun): plural of radius
- raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- raita (noun): A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- tabard (noun): A silk banner attached to a bugle or trumpet.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- 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.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- triad (noun): A grouping of three.