NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 2, 2020

Mar 2, 2020 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 2, 2020

Game Summary

Center Letter	U
Outer Letters	e, f, g, l, n, v
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	29 words
Total Points	106 points
Genius Level	74 points
Bingo?	Yes

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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
E	-	-	1	-	-	1
F	4	3	1	-	-	8
G	5	-	-	1	-	6
L	5	1	-	1	-	7
N	1	-	-	-	-	1
U	-	-	2	1	-	3
V	-	1	1	-	1	3
Σ	15	5	5	3	1	29

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

E	EN×1
F	FL×3 FU×5
G	GL×3 GU×3
L	LU×7
N	NU×1
U	UN×3
V	VE×3

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

E	ENG×1
F	FLU×3 FUE×1 FUG×2 FUL×1 FUN×1
G	GLE×1 GLU×2 GUF×1 GUL×2
L	LUG×1 LUL×2 LUN×4
N	NUL×1
U	UNE×1 UNG×1 UNL×1
V	VEN×3

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)
en....	EN6	To overwhelm.
fl..	FL4	A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
fl...	FL5	Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
fl...	FL5	simple past tense and past participle of fling
fu..	FU4	Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
fu..	FU4	Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
fu...	FU5	A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
fu..	FU4	Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
fu....	FU6	A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
gl.....	GL7	Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
gl..	GL4	A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
gl..	GL4	The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
gu..	GU4	Nonsensical talk or thinking.
gu..	GU4	A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
gu..	GU4	A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
lu..	LU4	A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
lu..	LU4	A period of rest or soothing.
lu..	LU4	A remarkable person, object or idea.
lu..	LU4	A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
lu..	LU4	A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
lu...	LU5	A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
lu.....	LU7	As much as the lungs will hold.
nu..	NU4	A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
un....	UN6	Not even
un....	UN6	to separate that which was held by glue
un.....	UN7	Not level.
ve...... ^†	VE8	Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
ve...	VE5	A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
ve....	VE6	A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.

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.

engulf (EN6)
flue (FL4)
fluff (FL5)
flung (FL5)
fuel (FU4)
fugu (FU4)
fugue (FU5)
full (FU4)
funnel (FU6)
gleeful (GL7)
glue (GL4)
glug (GL4)
guff (GU4)
gulf (GU4)
gull (GU4)
luge (LU4)
lull (LU4)
lulu (LU4)
lune (LU4)
lung (LU4)
lunge (LU5)
lungful (LU7)
null (NU4)
uneven (UN6)
unglue (UN6)
unlevel (UN7)
vengeful^† (VE8)
venue (VE5)
venule (VE6)

Answer Definitions

engulf (verb): To overwhelm.
flue (noun): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
flung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fling
fuel (noun): Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
fugu (noun): Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
fugue (noun): A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
funnel (noun): A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
gleeful (adjective): Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
glue (noun): A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
glug (noun): The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
guff (noun): Nonsensical talk or thinking.
gulf (noun): A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
gull (noun): A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
luge (noun): A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
lung (noun): A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
lunge (noun): A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
lungful (noun): As much as the lungs will hold.
null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
uneven (adjective): Not even
unglue (verb): to separate that which was held by glue
unlevel (adjective): Not level.
vengeful^† (adjective): Vindictive or wanting vengeance.
venue (noun): A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
venule (noun): A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.