NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 24, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, l, n, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 138 points |
| Genius Level | 97 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| D | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| L | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| T | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 15 |
| W | 6 | - | - | - | - | 6 | Σ | 23 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 AN×1 AT×3 AW×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DI×3 |
| I | IL×1 IN×3 |
| L | LA×3 LI×2 |
| N | NA×2 NI×1 |
| T | TA×5 TI×5 TW×5 |
| W | WA×2 WI×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALI×1 ANT×1 ATI×1 ATT×2 AWA×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DIA×1 DIL×1 DIN×1 |
| I | ILI×1 INI×1 INL×2 |
| L | LAI×2 LAN×1 LIL×1 LIN×1 |
| N | NAI×2 NIT×1 |
| T | TAI×3 TAL×1 TAN×1 TID×1 TIL×2 TIN×1 TIT×1 TWA×1 TWI×4 |
| W | WAI×2 WIL×3 WIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al.. | AL4 | simple past tense and past participle of alight |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| at... | AT5 | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| at..... | AT7 | Convicted, attainted. |
| aw... | AW5 | To wait for. |
| di.. | DI4 | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| il... | IL5 | a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic |
| in..... | IN7 | Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin. |
| in.... | IN6 | simple past tense and past participle of inlay |
| in.... | IN6 | Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior. |
| la.. | LA4 | simple past tense and past participle of lay |
| la.. | LA4 | past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) |
| la... | LA5 | A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| na.. | NA4 | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A scatterbrained or stupid person. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. |
| ta...... † | TA8 | A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.. | TA4 | plural of talus |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ti... | TI5 | Relating to tides. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| tw... | TW5 | two |
| tw.... | TW6 | simple past tense and past participle of twilight |
| tw... | TW5 | A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving. |
| tw.. | TW4 | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| tw.. | TW4 | To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.) |
| wi.. | WI4 | Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated). |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi.. | WI4 | To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). |
| wi.. | WI4 | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
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.
- alit (AL4)
- anti (AN4)
- atilt (AT5)
- attain (AT6)
- attaint (AT7)
- await (AW5)
- dial (DI4)
- dill (DI4)
- dint (DI4)
- iliad (IL5)
- initial (IN7)
- inlaid (IN6)
- inland (IN6)
- laid (LA4)
- lain (LA4)
- lanai (LA5)
- lilt (LI4)
- lint (LI4)
- naiad (NA5)
- nail (NA4)
- nitwit (NI6)
- tail (TA4)
- tailwind† (TA8)
- taint (TA5)
- tali (TA4)
- tannin (TA6)
- tidal (TI5)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- twain (TW5)
- twilit (TW6)
- twill (TW5)
- twin (TW4)
- twit (TW4)
- wail (WA4)
- wait (WA4)
- wild (WI4)
- will (WI4)
- wilt (WI4)
- wind (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- attaint (adjective): Convicted, attainted.
- await (verb): To wait for.
- dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- iliad (noun): a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic
- initial (adjective): Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
- inlaid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inlay
- inland (adjective): Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
- laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
- lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- nitwit (noun): A scatterbrained or stupid person.
- tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- tailwind† (noun): A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tali (noun): plural of talus
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tidal (adjective): Relating to tides.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- twain (numeral): two
- twilit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of twilight
- twill (noun): A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
- twin (noun): Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- twit (verb): To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
- wail (verb): To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- wait (verb): To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
- wild (adjective): Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- wilt (verb): To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).
- wind (noun): Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.