NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 13, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, k, l, n, p, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 90 points |
| Genius Level | 63 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| D | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| K | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| P | 5 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 12 |
| R | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 18 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×2 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×3 DR×1 |
| K | KA×1 |
| L | LA×4 |
| N | NA×3 |
| P | PA×8 PL×3 PR×1 |
| R | RA×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×1 ANN×1 APP×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAN×1 DAR×2 DRA×1 |
| K | KAP×1 |
| L | LAN×2 LAR×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 |
| P | PAL×2 PAN×1 PAP×2 PAR×3 PLA×3 PRA×1 |
| R | RAD×1 RAN×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| ap.... | AP6 | To fill with horror; to dismay. |
| da.. | DA4 | Dark, damp and humid. |
| da.. | DA4 | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| dr... | DR5 | Dextromethorphan. |
| ka... | KA5 | The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| la.. | LA4 | Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| la.. | LA4 | Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”). |
| pa.. | PA4 | Synonym of pedipalp. |
| pa... | PA5 | The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa... | PA5 | Having to do with the pope or the papacy. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation. |
| pa... | PA5 | A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind. |
| pa...... † | PA8 | Land suitable for use as a park. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. |
| pl.... | PL6 | Of or pertaining to a plane. |
| pl... | PL5 | A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick. |
| pr... | PR5 | A practical joke or mischievous trick. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The symbol for rank. |
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.
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- appall (AP6)
- dank (DA4)
- dark (DA4)
- darn (DA4)
- drank (DR5)
- kappa (KA5)
- land (LA4)
- lank (LA4)
- lard (LA4)
- lark (LA4)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- pall (PA4)
- palp (PA4)
- panda (PA5)
- papa (PA4)
- papal (PA5)
- park (PA4)
- parka (PA5)
- parkland† (PA8)
- plan (PL4)
- planar (PL6)
- plank (PL5)
- prank (PR5)
- radar (RA5)
- rand (RA4)
- rank (RA4)
Answer Definitions
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- appall (verb): To fill with horror; to dismay.
- dank (adjective): Dark, damp and humid.
- dark (adjective): Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- drank (noun): Dextromethorphan.
- kappa (noun): The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- lank (adjective): Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- lark (noun): Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- pall (noun): Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”).
- palp (noun): Synonym of pedipalp.
- panda (noun): The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papal (adjective): Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
- park (noun): An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like. A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation.
- parka (noun): A long jacket with a hood which protects the wearer against rain and wind.
- parkland† (noun): Land suitable for use as a park.
- plan (noun): A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
- planar (adjective): Of or pertaining to a plane.
- plank (noun): A long, broad and thick piece of timber, as opposed to a board which is less thick.
- prank (noun): A practical joke or mischievous trick.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- rank (symbol): The symbol for rank.