NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 15, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, l, r, t, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 151 points |
| Genius Level | 106 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| F | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | - | 23 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| T | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×2 AL×1 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×8 FL×7 FR×3 FU×5 |
| L | |
| R | RA×1 RU×2 |
| T | TA×1 TR×1 TU×2 |
| U | |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFA×1 AFF×1 ALF×1 ART×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FAL×1 FAR×1 FAT×4 FAU×2 FLA×4 FLU×3 FRA×3 FUL×2 FUR×3 |
| L | |
| R | RAF×1 RUF×2 |
| T | TAF×1 TRA×1 TUF×1 TUR×1 |
| U | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| af.... | AF6 | To startle from quiet; to alarm. |
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| ar.... | AR6 | Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious. |
| ar...... † | AR8 | In an artful manner. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate. |
| fa... | FA5 | Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny. |
| fa..... | FA7 | In a fatal manner; lethally. |
| fa... | FA5 | In a fat way; in the manner of a fat person. |
| fa... | FA5 | derogatory term for an overweight person. |
| fa... | FA5 | A defect; something that detracts from perfection. |
| fa.... | FA6 | Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Having no variations in height. |
| fl.... | FL6 | In a physically flat or level manner. |
| fl.... | FL6 | A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening). |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Covered with fluff. |
| fl.... | FL6 | A light, brief snowfall. |
| fr.. | FR4 | Shortened form of fraternity, college organization. |
| fr.... | FR6 | Resembling or characteristic of a college brotherhood member in behavior or appearance. |
| fr.. | FR4 | To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| fu... | FU5 | In a full manner; without lack or defect. |
| fu.. | FU4 | To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag) |
| fu... | FU5 | Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Extreme anger. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. |
| ru.. | RU4 | A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s). |
| ru.... | RU6 | Having many ruffles. |
| ta... | TA5 | A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter. |
| tr..... † | TR7 | As much as a tray will hold. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A layer of earth covered with grass; sod. |
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.
- afar (AF4)
- affray (AF6)
- alfalfa (AL7)
- artful (AR6)
- artfully† (AR8)
- fall (FA4)
- fart (FA4)
- fatal (FA5)
- fatally (FA7)
- fatly (FA5)
- fatty (FA5)
- fault (FA5)
- faulty (FA6)
- flat (FL4)
- flatly (FL6)
- flauta (FL6)
- flay (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- fluffy (FL6)
- flurry (FL6)
- frat (FR4)
- fratty (FR6)
- fray (FR4)
- full (FU4)
- fully (FU5)
- furl (FU4)
- furry (FU5)
- fury (FU4)
- raft (RA4)
- ruff (RU4)
- ruffly (RU6)
- taffy (TA5)
- trayful† (TR7)
- tuft (TU4)
- turf (TU4)
Answer Definitions
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- affray (verb): To startle from quiet; to alarm.
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- artful (adjective): Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
- artfully† (adverb): In an artful manner.
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- fart (verb): To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
- fatal (adjective): Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
- fatally (adverb): In a fatal manner; lethally.
- fatly (adverb): In a fat way; in the manner of a fat person.
- fatty (adjective): derogatory term for an overweight person.
- fault (noun): A defect; something that detracts from perfection.
- faulty (adjective): Having or displaying faults; not perfect; not adequate or acceptable.
- flat (adjective): Having no variations in height.
- flatly (adverb): In a physically flat or level manner.
- flauta (noun): A type of fried cylindrical tortilla or taco.
- flay (verb): To cause to fly; put to flight; drive off (by frightening).
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- fluffy (adjective): Covered with fluff.
- flurry (noun): A light, brief snowfall.
- frat (noun): Shortened form of fraternity, college organization.
- fratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a college brotherhood member in behavior or appearance.
- fray (verb): To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction.
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- fully (adverb): In a full manner; without lack or defect.
- furl (verb): To lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
- furry (adjective): Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.
- fury (noun): Extreme anger.
- raft (noun): A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
- ruff (noun): A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
- ruffly (adjective): Having many ruffles.
- taffy (noun): A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
- trayful† (noun): As much as a tray will hold.
- tuft (noun): A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- turf (noun): A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.