NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 17, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, j, n, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 82 points |
| Genius Level | 57 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 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| C | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| D | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| J | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| T | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×3 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 |
| D | DA×2 DU×2 |
| J | JA×1 JU×1 |
| N | NA×4 |
| T | TA×3 TU×1 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×1 ADJ×2 AUN×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×3 |
| D | DAT×1 DAU×1 DUA×1 DUC×1 |
| J | JAU×1 JUN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 NAT×1 |
| T | TAC×1 TAU×2 TUN×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad.... | AD6 | To draw towards a center or a middle line. |
| ad..... † | AD7 | An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity. |
| ad...... | AD8 | A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs. |
| au.. | AU4 | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ca.. | CA4 | An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| da... | DA5 | To discourage, intimidate. |
| du.. | DU4 | A pair or couple. |
| du... | DU5 | A gold coin minted by various European nations. |
| ja... | JA5 | A wearisome journey. |
| ju... | JU5 | A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain. |
| 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. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta... | TA5 | to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| tu.. | TU4 | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
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.
- adduct (AD6)
- adjunct† (AD7)
- adjutant (AD8)
- aunt (AU4)
- cancan (CA6)
- cant (CA4)
- cantata (CA7)
- data (DA4)
- daunt (DA5)
- duad (DU4)
- ducat (DU5)
- jaunt (JA5)
- junta (JU5)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- natant (NA6)
- tact (TA4)
- taunt (TA5)
- taut (TA4)
- tuna (TU4)
Answer Definitions
- adduct (verb): To draw towards a center or a middle line.
- adjunct† (noun): An appendage; something attached to something else in a subordinate capacity.
- adjutant (noun): A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
- aunt (noun): The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- cant (noun): An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- cantata (noun): A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- daunt (verb): To discourage, intimidate.
- duad (noun): A pair or couple.
- ducat (noun): A gold coin minted by various European nations.
- jaunt (noun): A wearisome journey.
- junta (noun): A council, convention, tribunal or assembly; especially, the grand council of state in Spain.
- 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.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- taunt (verb): to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- tuna (noun): Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.