NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 30, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, r, u, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 112 points |
| Genius Level | 78 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 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| H | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| R | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| T | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×2 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HA×3 HU×1 |
| R | RA×2 RU×1 |
| T | TA×5 TH×5 TR×2 TU×1 |
| U | |
| W | WA×3 WH×1 WR×1 |
| Y | YU×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARH×1 ART×1 ATH×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HAR×1 HAT×2 HUR×1 |
| R | RAT×2 RUT×1 |
| T | TAR×3 TAT×1 TAU×1 THA×3 THR×1 THW×1 TRA×1 TRU×1 TUT×1 |
| U | |
| W | WAR×2 WAT×1 WHA×1 WRA×1 |
| Y | YUR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Inclined toward paintings, music, etc. |
| at..... | AT7 | From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| 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 |
| hu.. | HU4 | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra... | RA5 | Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent. |
| ru... | RU5 | Imprinted with ruts. |
| ta... | TA5 | To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| 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. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| 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. |
| th...... | TH8 | that way (usually in terms of physical direction) |
| th.. | TH4 | To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen |
| th..... † | TH7 | Alternative form of throughway |
| th.... | TH6 | Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| tr... | TR5 | True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). |
| wa... | WA5 | Having warts. |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wh.. | WH4 | Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities. |
| wr... | WR5 | Great anger. |
| yu.. | YU4 | A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger). |
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.
- arhat (AR5)
- arty (AR4)
- athwart (AT7)
- attar (AT5)
- hart (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- hurt (HU4)
- ratatat (RA7)
- ratty (RA5)
- rutty (RU5)
- tarry (TA5)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- tatty (TA5)
- taut (TA4)
- that (TH4)
- thataway (TH8)
- thaw (TH4)
- thruway† (TH7)
- thwart (TH6)
- tray (TR4)
- truth (TR5)
- tutu (TU4)
- wart (WA4)
- warty (WA5)
- watt (WA4)
- what (WH4)
- wrath (WR5)
- yurt (YU4)
Answer Definitions
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
- athwart (adverb): From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- 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
- hurt (verb): To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
- rutty (adjective): Imprinted with ruts.
- tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- 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.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- 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.
- thataway (adverb): that way (usually in terms of physical direction)
- thaw (verb): To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
- thruway† (noun): Alternative form of throughway
- thwart (adjective): Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
- tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- truth (noun): True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- wart (noun): A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- warty (adjective): Having warts.
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- what (determiner): Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- wrath (noun): Great anger.
- yurt (noun): A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).