NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 14, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, h, i, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 78 points |
| Genius Level | 55 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| C | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| E | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| H | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 9 |
| W | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×3 BI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CH×1 CI×1 |
| E | ET×2 |
| H | HE×1 |
| I | |
| T | TE×4 TH×1 TI×1 TW×3 |
| W | WH×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×2 BEW×1 BIT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CHE×1 CIT×1 |
| E | ETC×1 ETH×1 |
| H | HEC×1 |
| I | |
| T | TEC×2 TEE×2 THE×1 TIT×1 TWE×2 TWI×1 |
| W | WHE×3 WHI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be... | BE5 | A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches. |
| be.. | BE4 | Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. |
| be..... † | BE7 | To cast a spell upon. |
| bi.. | BI4 | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| et.. | ET4 | To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. |
| et... | ET5 | Moral, relating to morals. |
| he.... | HE6 | Very busy with activity and confusion. |
| te.. | TE4 | Technology. |
| te.... | TE6 | One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| tw.. | TW4 | Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice. |
| tw... | TW5 | The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle. |
| tw... | TW5 | Two times. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh.. | WH4 | To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh... | WH5 | Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. |
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.
- beech (BE5)
- beet (BE4)
- bewitch† (BE7)
- bite (BI4)
- chew (CH4)
- cite (CI4)
- etch (ET4)
- ethic (ET5)
- hectic (HE6)
- tech (TE4)
- techie (TE6)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- thee (TH4)
- tithe (TI5)
- twee (TW4)
- tweet (TW5)
- twice (TW5)
- whee (WH4)
- whet (WH4)
- whew (WH4)
- white (WH5)
Answer Definitions
- beech (noun): A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
- beet (noun): Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
- bewitch† (verb): To cast a spell upon.
- bite (verb): To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- chew (verb): To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- etch (verb): To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- ethic (adjective): Moral, relating to morals.
- hectic (adjective): Very busy with activity and confusion.
- tech (noun): Technology.
- techie (noun): One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- twee (adjective): Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
- tweet (noun): The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
- twice (adverb): Two times.
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- whet (verb): To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- white (adjective): Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.