NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 24, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, m, o, r, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 62 points |
| Genius Level | 43 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| I | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| F | FI×2 FO×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IF×1 IT×1 |
| M | MI×3 MO×2 |
| O | OM×1 |
| R | RI×3 RO×1 |
| T | TI×1 TO×3 TR×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| F | FIF×1 FIR×1 FOR×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IFF×1 ITT×1 |
| M | MIF×1 MIR×1 MIT×1 MOR×1 MOT×1 |
| O | OMI×1 |
| R | RIF×2 RIO×1 ROT×1 |
| T | TIF×1 TOM×1 TOR×2 TRI×2 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| fi... | FI5 | Half of a 'Benjamin?' |
| fi.. | FI4 | A business partnership; the name under which it trades. |
| fo..... | FO7 | To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces. |
| if.. | IF4 | Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A small argument; a quarrel. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo..... † | MO7 | To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on. |
| mo... | MO5 | A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A chasm or fissure. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| tr.. | TR4 | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
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.
- fifty (FI5)
- firm (FI4)
- fortify (FO7)
- iffy (IF4)
- itty (IT4)
- miff (MI4)
- mirror (MI6)
- mitt (MI4)
- mortify† (MO7)
- motif (MO5)
- omit (OM4)
- riff (RI4)
- rift (RI4)
- riot (RI4)
- roti (RO4)
- tiff (TI4)
- tomtit (TO6)
- tori (TO4)
- torii (TO5)
- trim (TR4)
- trio (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- fifty (numeral): Half of a 'Benjamin?'
- firm (noun): A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- fortify (verb): To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
- iffy (adjective): Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- miff (noun): A small argument; a quarrel.
- mirror (noun): A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mortify† (verb): To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
- motif (noun): A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- rift (noun): A chasm or fissure.
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.