NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 3, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, g, l, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 231 points |
| Genius Level | 162 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| B | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 15 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| G | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 12 |
| V | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | Σ | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×3 AG×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×4 BE×9 BL×2 |
| E | EA×2 EL×2 |
| G | GA×2 GE×2 |
| L | LA×2 LE×1 |
| T | TA×7 TE×5 |
| V | VA×1 VE×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 ABE×1 ABL×1 AGA×1 AGL×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAG×1 BAL×1 BAT×2 BEA×2 BEE×2 BEG×2 BEL×2 BET×1 BLA×1 BLE×1 |
| E | EAG×1 EAT×1 ELA×1 ELE×1 |
| G | GAL×1 GAT×1 GEL×1 GET×1 |
| L | LAT×2 LEG×1 |
| T | TAB×3 TAL×2 TAT×2 TEA×3 TEL×2 |
| V | VAL×1 VEG×3 VEL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab... | AB5 | To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. |
| ab.. | AB4 | To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable. |
| ab.... | AB6 | To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization. |
| ag... | AG5 | A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two. |
| ag... | AG5 | Alternative spelling of aiglet. |
| ba....... | BA9 | A trifle; an insubstantial thing. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A classical form of dance. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To reduce the force of something; to abate. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A contest, a struggle. |
| be.. | BE4 | A stroke; a blow. |
| be...... | BE8 | Able to be beaten. |
| be.. | BE4 | Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. |
| be.... | BE6 | Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest. |
| be... | BE5 | simple past tense of beget |
| be... | BE5 | To father; to sire; to produce (a child). |
| be.... | BE6 | To impede; cause something to be late; delay; benight. |
| be.. | BE4 | A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing. |
| be.. | BE4 | The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat. |
| bl... | BL5 | The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat. |
| ea.... | EA6 | The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick. |
| ea..... | EA7 | Able to be eaten; edible. |
| el... | EL5 | To make joyful or proud. |
| el..... | EL7 | To raise (something) to a higher position. |
| ga..... | GA7 | A type of flat, round cake from France. |
| ga.. | GA4 | A doorlike structure outside a house. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A lunatic. |
| ge...... | GE8 | Able to be gotten. |
| la.. | LA4 | Near the end of a period of time. |
| la... | LA5 | A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam. |
| le.... | LE6 | A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions. |
| ta... | TA5 | A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos. |
| ta... | TA5 | Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs. The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards, or draughts. A flat tray which can be used as a table. A supply of food or entertainment. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A slab of clay used for inscription. |
| ta.. | TA4 | An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| ta.... | TA6 | To chatter; to gossip. |
| ta........ | TA10 | telltale; giveaway |
| te.... | TE6 | A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water. |
| te.. | TE4 | Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks. |
| te.. | TE4 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te...... | TE8 | One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others. |
| va... | VA5 | A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance. |
| ve....... † | VE9 | Any plant. |
| ve..... | VE7 | Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational). |
| ve...... | VE8 | To grow or sprout. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
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.
- abate (AB5)
- abet (AB4)
- ablate (AB6)
- agate (AG5)
- aglet (AG5)
- bagatelle (BA9)
- ballet (BA6)
- bate (BA4)
- battle (BA6)
- beat (BE4)
- beatable (BE8)
- beet (BE4)
- beetle (BE6)
- begat (BE5)
- beget (BE5)
- belate (BE6)
- belt (BE4)
- beta (BE4)
- blat (BL4)
- bleat (BL5)
- eaglet (EA6)
- eatable (EA7)
- elate (EL5)
- elevate (EL7)
- galette (GA7)
- gate (GA4)
- gelt (GE4)
- gettable (GE8)
- late (LA4)
- latte (LA5)
- legate (LE6)
- tabla (TA5)
- table (TA5)
- tablet (TA6)
- tale (TA4)
- tall (TA4)
- tattle (TA6)
- tattletale (TA10)
- teabag (TE6)
- teal (TE4)
- teat (TE4)
- tell (TE4)
- telltale (TE8)
- valet (VA5)
- vegetable† (VE9)
- vegetal (VE7)
- vegetate (VE8)
- velvet (VE6)
Answer Definitions
- abate (verb): To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate.
- abet (verb): To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- ablate (verb): To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
- agate (noun): A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
- aglet (noun): Alternative spelling of aiglet.
- bagatelle (noun): A trifle; an insubstantial thing.
- ballet (noun): A classical form of dance.
- bate (verb): To reduce the force of something; to abate.
- battle (noun): A contest, a struggle.
- beat (noun): A stroke; a blow.
- beatable (adjective): Able to be beaten.
- beet (noun): Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
- beetle (noun): Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
- begat (verb): simple past tense of beget
- beget (verb): To father; to sire; to produce (a child).
- belate (verb): To impede; cause something to be late; delay; benight.
- belt (noun): A band worn around the waist to hold clothing to one's body (usually pants), hold weapons (such as a gun or sword), or serve as a decorative piece of clothing.
- beta (noun): The second letter of the Greek alphabet (Β, β), preceded by alpha (Α, α) and followed by gamma, (Γ, γ). In modern Greek it represents the voiced labiodental fricative sound of v found in the English words have and vase.
- blat (verb): To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat.
- bleat (noun): The characteristic cry of a sheep or a goat.
- eaglet (noun): The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.
- eatable (adjective): Able to be eaten; edible.
- elate (verb): To make joyful or proud.
- elevate (verb): To raise (something) to a higher position.
- galette (noun): A type of flat, round cake from France.
- gate (noun): A doorlike structure outside a house.
- gelt (noun): A lunatic.
- gettable (adjective): Able to be gotten.
- late (adjective): Near the end of a period of time.
- latte (noun): A drink of coffee made from espresso and steamed milk, generally topped with foam.
- legate (noun): A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
- tabla (noun): A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
- table (noun): Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs. The board or table-like furniture on which a game is played, such as snooker, billiards, or draughts. A flat tray which can be used as a table. A supply of food or entertainment.
- tablet (noun): A slab of clay used for inscription.
- tale (noun): An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
- tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- tattle (verb): To chatter; to gossip.
- tattletale (adjective): telltale; giveaway
- teabag (noun): A cloth or paper sachet containing tea leaves or herbal tea, designed to act as an infuser when submerged in hot water.
- teal (noun): Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.
- teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- telltale (noun): One who divulges private information with intent to hurt others.
- valet (noun): A man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- vegetable† (noun): Any plant.
- vegetal (adjective): Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational).
- vegetate (verb): To grow or sprout.
- velvet (noun): A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.