NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 4, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, n, t, u, w |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 163 points |
| Genius Level | 114 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| D | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| U | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| W | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | Σ | 16 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×11 CU×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×4 DU×1 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | ON×1 OU×1 |
| T | TO×4 |
| U | UD×1 UN×4 |
| W | WO×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×2 COD×1 CON×3 COO×1 COT×2 COU×2 CUT×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DOD×1 DON×1 DOW×2 DUN×1 |
| N | NOO×1 NOU×1 |
| O | ONT×1 OUT×1 |
| T | TOO×2 TOU×1 TOW×1 |
| U | UDO×1 UND×1 UNT×1 UNW×2 |
| W | WON×2 WOO×3 WOU×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co... | CO5 | A handbell used for summoning monks. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co... | CO5 | Clipping of condominium. |
| co..... | CO7 | The act or method of controlling or directing. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| co........ | CO10 | A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| co....... † | CO9 | A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle. |
| cu..... † | CU7 | An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do... | DO5 | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream. |
| do.. | DO4 | From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| do...... | DO8 | Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| 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. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ou... | OU5 | To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| to.. | TO4 | A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century) |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
| un... | UN5 | Not won. |
| un..... | UN7 | simple past tense and past participle of unwind |
| wo.. | WO4 | One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice. |
| wo.... | WO6 | A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. |
| wo..... | WO7 | An engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Alternative form of w00t |
| wo... | WO5 | An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body. |
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.
- coconut (CO7)
- cocoon (CO6)
- codon (CO5)
- concoct (CO7)
- condo (CO5)
- conduct (CO7)
- coot (CO4)
- cotton (CO6)
- cottonwood (CO10)
- count (CO5)
- countdown† (CO9)
- cutdown† (CU7)
- cutout (CU6)
- dodo (DO4)
- donut (DO5)
- down (DO4)
- downtown (DO8)
- dunno (DU5)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- onto (ON4)
- outdo (OU5)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tout (TO4)
- town (TO4)
- udon (UD4)
- undo (UN4)
- unto (UN4)
- unwon (UN5)
- unwound (UN7)
- wont (WO4)
- wonton (WO6)
- wood (WO4)
- woodcut (WO7)
- woot (WO4)
- wound (WO5)
Answer Definitions
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- codon (noun): A handbell used for summoning monks.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- condo (noun): Clipping of condominium.
- conduct (noun): The act or method of controlling or directing.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- cottonwood (noun): A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along watercourses, with fluffy catkins.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- countdown† (noun): A count backward in fixed units to the time of some event, especially the launch of a space vehicle.
- cutdown† (noun): An emergency medical procedure in which the vein is exposed and a cannula is inserted into it.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- donut (noun): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
- down (adverb): From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.
- downtown (adjective): Of, relating to, or situated in the central business district
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- 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.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- outdo (verb): To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- town (noun): A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.
- unwon (adjective): Not won.
- unwound (verb): simple past tense and past participle of unwind
- wont (noun): One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
- wonton (noun): A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
- wood (noun): The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- woodcut (noun): An engraved block of wood, especially one used as a printing form.
- woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t
- wound (noun): An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.