NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 5, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, e, h, n, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 136 points |
| Genius Level | 95 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| N | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| T | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| V | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 11 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×1 BI×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HE×1 HI×2 |
| I | IN×7 |
| N | NI×6 |
| T | TH×3 TI×3 |
| V | VE×1 VI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×1 BIT×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HEI×1 HIN×1 HIV×1 |
| I | INH×2 INT×1 INV×4 |
| N | NIN×5 NIT×1 |
| T | THI×3 TIN×2 TIT×1 |
| V | VEI×1 VIB×1 VIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be..... | BE7 | An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young. |
| bi.. | BI4 | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| bi.... | BI6 | past participle of bite |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees. |
| in..... | IN7 | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. |
| in........ † | IN10 | that inhibits |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| in.... | IN6 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| in....... | IN9 | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. |
| in.... | IN6 | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| in..... | IN7 | a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni........ | NI10 | The ordinal form of the number nineteen. |
| ni....... | NI9 | The ordinal form of the number ninety. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| th.... | TH6 | To commit theft. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| th... | TH5 | Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy). |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A vibraphone. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
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.
- beehive (BE7)
- bite (BI4)
- bitten (BI6)
- heinie (HE6)
- hint (HI4)
- hive (HI4)
- inhibit (IN7)
- inhibitive† (IN10)
- intent (IN6)
- invent (IN6)
- inventive (IN9)
- invite (IN6)
- invitee (IN7)
- nine (NI4)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nineteenth (NI10)
- ninetieth (NI9)
- ninth (NI5)
- nite (NI4)
- thieve (TH6)
- thin (TH4)
- thine (TH5)
- tine (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
- tithe (TI5)
- vein (VE4)
- vibe (VI4)
- vine (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- beehive (noun): An enclosed structure in which some species of honey bees (genus Apis) live and raise their young.
- bite (verb): To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- bitten (verb): past participle of bite
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hive (noun): A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
- inhibit (verb): To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- inhibitive† (adjective): that inhibits
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- invent (verb): To design a new process or mechanism.
- inventive (adjective): Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- invite (verb): To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- invitee (noun): a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nineteenth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nineteen.
- ninetieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number ninety.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- thieve (verb): To commit theft.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thine (determiner): Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- vibe (noun): A vibraphone.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.