NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 25, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, j, m, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 184 points |
| Genius Level | 129 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| B | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 16 |
| D | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| J | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 3 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 | Σ | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 AD×1 AM×1 AR×4 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×3 BO×10 BR×3 |
| D | DO×7 |
| J | JO×1 |
| M | MA×4 MO×4 |
| O | OD×1 |
| R | RA×1 RO×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABO×1 ABR×1 ADO×1 AMM×1 ARB×1 ARD×1 ARM×1 ARO×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAM×1 BAO×1 BAR×1 BOA×3 BOB×1 BOM×2 BOO×4 BRO×3 |
| D | DOD×1 DOJ×1 DOO×4 DOR×1 |
| J | JOJ×1 |
| M | MAJ×2 MAM×1 MAR×1 MOJ×1 MOM×1 MOO×2 |
| O | ODO×1 |
| R | RAM×1 ROA×3 ROO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab.... | AB6 | On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. |
| ab.... | AB6 | Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. |
| ad... | AD5 | A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic. |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| ar... | AR5 | A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation. |
| ar... | AR5 | Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. |
| ar... | AR5 | A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. |
| ar... | AR5 | A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. |
| ba..... | BA7 | A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. |
| bo... | BO5 | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making. |
| bo....... | BO9 | The room where a group of people (especially the board of a company or organization) conducts its meetings |
| bo.. | BO4 | Synonym of tapioca pearl. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb. |
| bo..... | BO7 | a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| br... | BR5 | Wide in extent or scope. |
| br... | BR5 | The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. |
| br... | BR5 | A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| do.. | DO4 | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| do.. | DO4 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| do...... † | DO8 | Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel. |
| do.. | DO4 | Clipping of dormitory. |
| jo.... | JO6 | A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed. |
| ma... | MA5 | : Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. Greater in number, quantity, or extent. |
| ma....... | MA9 | The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler. |
| ma... | MA5 | A voodoo priestess (in Haiti) |
| ma...... | MA8 | A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A magic charm or spell. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo.. | MO4 | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| mo.. | MO4 | An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Opportunity or scope (to do something). |
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.
- aboard (AB6)
- abroad (AB6)
- adobo (AD5)
- ammo (AM4)
- arbor (AR5)
- ardor (AR5)
- armor (AR5)
- aroma (AR5)
- bamboo (BA6)
- baobab (BA6)
- barroom (BA7)
- boar (BO4)
- board (BO5)
- boardroom (BO9)
- boba (BO4)
- bomb (BO4)
- bombard (BO7)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- boom (BO4)
- boor (BO4)
- broad (BR5)
- brood (BR5)
- broom (BR5)
- dodo (DO4)
- dojo (DO4)
- doodad (DO6)
- doom (DO4)
- door (DO4)
- doorjamb† (DO8)
- dorm (DO4)
- jojoba (JO6)
- major (MA5)
- majordomo (MA9)
- mambo (MA5)
- marjoram (MA8)
- mojo (MO4)
- momma (MO5)
- mood (MO4)
- moor (MO4)
- odor (OD4)
- ramrod (RA6)
- road (RO4)
- roam (RO4)
- roar (RO4)
- rood (RO4)
- room (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- aboard (adverb): On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
- abroad (adverb): Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- adobo (noun): A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- arbor (noun): A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
- ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
- armor (noun): A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
- aroma (noun): A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- bamboo (noun): A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
- baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- barroom (noun): A room where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
- boar (noun): A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- board (noun): A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
- boardroom (noun): The room where a group of people (especially the board of a company or organization) conducts its meetings
- boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- bomb (noun): An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb.
- bombard (noun): a medieval primitive cannon, used chiefly in sieges for throwing heavy stone balls.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- boom (verb): To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- broad (adjective): Wide in extent or scope.
- brood (noun): The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
- broom (noun): A domestic utensil with fibers bound together at the end of a long handle, used for sweeping.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- dojo (noun): A training facility, usually led by one or more sensei; a hall or room used for such training.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- doom (noun): Destiny, especially terrible.
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- doorjamb† (noun): Either of the upright posts on either side of a door, which together support a lintel.
- dorm (noun): Clipping of dormitory.
- jojoba (noun): A shrub native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, Simmondsia chinensis: the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.
- major (adjective): : Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
- majordomo (noun): The head servant or official in a royal Spanish or Italian household; later, any head servant in a wealthy household in a foreign country; a leading servant or butler.
- mambo (noun): A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
- marjoram (noun): A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.
- mojo (noun): A magic charm or spell.
- momma (noun): mother
- mood (noun): A mental or emotional state, composure.
- moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- ramrod (noun): Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
- road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).