NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 6, 2020

Mar 6, 2020 · 5 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 6, 2020

Game Summary

Center Letter	C
Outer Letters	a, k, r, t, w, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	23 words
Total Points	102 points
Genius Level	71 points
Bingo?	No

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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
A	-	-	1	1	-	2
C	3	4	1	1	1	10
K	-	-	-	-	-	-
R	2	-	-	-	-	2
T	2	3	-	-	1	6
W	1	2	-	-	-	3
Y	-	-	-	-	-	-
Σ	8	9	2	2	2	23

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A	AT×2
C	CA×7 CR×3
K
R	RA×2
T	TA×3 TR×3
W	WA×2 WR×1
Y

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A	ATT×2
C	CAK×1 CAR×4 CAT×2 CRA×3
K
R	RAC×2
T	TAC×3 TRA×3
W	WAC×2 WRA×1
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)
at....	AT6	An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
at.....	AT7	To pull toward without touching.
ca..	CA4	Resembling cake in texture.
ca...	CA5	A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
ca.....	CA7	A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
ca...	CA5	To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
ca..	CA4	A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
ca......	CA8	A waterspout.
ca...	CA5	With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
cr...	CR5	To form cracks.
cr....	CR6	Having lots of cracks.
cr..	CR4	The stomach of an animal.
ra..	RA4	A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
ra..	RA4	Mildly risqué.
ta..	TA4	A small nail with a flat head.
ta...	TA5	Of a substance, slightly sticky.
ta..	TA4	The sense of touch; feeling.
tr...	TR5	A mark left by something that has passed along.
tr...... ^†	TR8	A set of footprints left in soft ground by a human or animal, especially if fossilized.
tr...	TR5	An area or expanse.
wa..	WA4	Exceptionally bad, egregious.
wa...	WA5	Zany; eccentric.
wr...	WR5	Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble.

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.

attack (AT6)
attract (AT7)
caky (CA4)
carat (CA5)
caraway (CA7)
carry (CA5)
cart (CA4)
cataract (CA8)
catty (CA5)
crack (CR5)
cracky (CR6)
craw (CR4)
rack (RA4)
racy (RA4)
tack (TA4)
tacky (TA5)
tact (TA4)
track (TR5)
trackway^† (TR8)
tract (TR5)
wack (WA4)
wacky (WA5)
wrack (WR5)

Answer Definitions

attack (noun): An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
attract (verb): To pull toward without touching.
caky (adjective): Resembling cake in texture.
carat (noun): A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
caraway (noun): A biennial plant, Carum carvi, native to Europe and Asia, mainly grown for its seed to be used as a culinary spice.
carry (verb): To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
cart (noun): A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
cataract (noun): A waterspout.
catty (adjective): With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
crack (verb): To form cracks.
cracky (adjective): Having lots of cracks.
craw (noun): The stomach of an animal.
rack (noun): A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
racy (adjective): Mildly risqué.
tack (noun): A small nail with a flat head.
tacky (adjective): Of a substance, slightly sticky.
tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
track (noun): A mark left by something that has passed along.
trackway^† (noun): A set of footprints left in soft ground by a human or animal, especially if fossilized.
tract (noun): An area or expanse.
wack (adjective): Exceptionally bad, egregious.
wacky (adjective): Zany; eccentric.
wrack (noun): Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble.