NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 25, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, k, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 83 points |
| Genius Level | 58 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 9 |
| C | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 5 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 4 | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | - | - | 3 | 1 | 4 | Σ | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BU×9 |
|---|---|
| C | CL×3 CU×2 |
| K | |
| L | LU×4 |
| N | NO×1 NU×1 |
| O | |
| U | UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BUC×2 BUL×4 BUN×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CLU×3 CUC×1 CUL×1 |
| K | |
| L | LUC×1 LUL×2 LUN×1 |
| N | NOU×1 NUL×1 |
| O | |
| U | UNB×1 UNC×2 UNL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bu.. | BU4 | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad. |
| bu... | BU5 | Buckaroo. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Size, specifically, volume. |
| bu.. | BU4 | An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| bu..... | BU7 | A young bull. |
| bu... | BU5 | A swindle or confidence trick. |
| bu.. | BU4 | One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers. |
| bu... | BU5 | Alternative spelling of bunco |
| cl.. | CL4 | An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. The fees associated with belonging to such a club. |
| cl... | CL5 | The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. |
| cl... | CL5 | A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call. |
| cu.. | CU4 | To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). |
| lu.. | LU4 | Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| un..... † | UN7 | To remove or clear a block or obstruction from. |
| un.... | UN6 | To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape). |
| un.... | UN6 | Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool. |
| un.... | UN6 | To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. |
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.
- buck (BU4)
- bucko (BU5)
- bulb (BU4)
- bulk (BU4)
- bull (BU4)
- bullock (BU7)
- bunco (BU5)
- bunk (BU4)
- bunko (BU5)
- club (CL4)
- cluck (CL5)
- clunk (CL5)
- cuckoo (CU6)
- cull (CU4)
- luck (LU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- lunk (LU4)
- noun (NO4)
- null (NU4)
- unblock† (UN7)
- uncock (UN6)
- uncool (UN6)
- unlock (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- buck (noun): A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret and shad.
- bucko (noun): Buckaroo.
- bulb (noun): Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
- bulk (noun): Size, specifically, volume.
- bull (noun): An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- bullock (noun): A young bull.
- bunco (noun): A swindle or confidence trick.
- bunk (noun): One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.
- bunko (noun): Alternative spelling of bunco
- club (noun): An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. The fees associated with belonging to such a club.
- cluck (noun): The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.
- clunk (noun): A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
- cuckoo (noun): Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
- cull (verb): To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- luck (noun): Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lunk (noun): A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- unblock† (verb): To remove or clear a block or obstruction from.
- uncock (verb): To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape).
- uncool (adjective): Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool.
- unlock (verb): To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.