NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 13, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, i, o, p, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 135 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| C | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 11 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| R | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| T | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | - | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×2 BO×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CI×2 CO×4 CR×5 |
| I | |
| O | OC×1 OP×1 |
| P | PI×1 PO×1 PR×2 |
| R | RO×2 |
| T | TO×2 TR×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIO×2 BOR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CIR×1 CIT×1 COC×1 COO×3 CRI×2 CRO×3 |
| I | |
| O | OCT×1 OPT×1 |
| P | PIC×1 POR×1 PRO×2 |
| R | ROB×1 ROC×1 |
| T | TOP×1 TOR×1 TRI×1 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi.... | BI6 | A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people). |
| bi.... | BI6 | Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms |
| bo... | BO5 | Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron. |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| ci.... | CI6 | Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet. |
| cr.... | CR6 | A person who appraises the works of others. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| cr.. | CR4 | A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose. |
| oc.... | OC6 | plural of octopus |
| op... | OP5 | Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. |
| pi... | PI5 | An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops. |
| po..... | PO7 | A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building. |
| pr....... † | PR9 | A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons. |
| pr..... | PR7 | A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator. |
| ro..... | RO7 | Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| to... | TO5 | topical |
| to... | TO5 | Pertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal. |
| tr.... | TR6 | A soft knit fabric. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics. |
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.
- biopic (BI6)
- biotic (BI6)
- boric (BO5)
- cirri (CI5)
- citric (CI6)
- cocci (CO5)
- coop (CO4)
- coopt (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- crib (CR4)
- critic (CR6)
- croc (CR4)
- croci (CR5)
- crop (CR4)
- octopi (OC6)
- optic (OP5)
- picot (PI5)
- portico (PO7)
- probiotic† (PR9)
- proctor (PR7)
- robotic (RO7)
- rococo (RO6)
- topic (TO5)
- toric (TO5)
- tricot (TR6)
- tropic (TR6)
Answer Definitions
- biopic (noun): A motion picture based on the life (or lives) of a real, rather than fictional, person (or people).
- biotic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or produced by life or living organisms
- boric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or containing the element boron.
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- citric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- crib (noun): A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- critic (noun): A person who appraises the works of others.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- crop (noun): A plant, especially a cereal, grown to be harvested as food, livestock fodder, or fuel or for any other economic purpose.
- octopi (noun): plural of octopus
- optic (adjective): Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
- picot (noun): An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- portico (noun): A porch, or a small space with a roof supported by columns, serving as the entrance to a building.
- probiotic† (noun): A food or dietary supplement, such as a yogurt, containing live bacteria for therapeutic reasons.
- proctor (noun): A person who supervises students as they take an examination, in the United States at the college/university level; often the department secretary, or a fellow/graduate student; an invigilator.
- robotic (adjective): Of, relating to, or resembling a robot; mechanical, lacking emotion or personality, etc.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- topic (adjective): topical
- toric (adjective): Pertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal.
- tricot (noun): A soft knit fabric.
- tropic (noun): Either of the two parallels of latitude 23°27′ north and south of the equator; the farthest points at which the sun can be directly overhead; the boundaries of the torrid zone or tropics.