NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 26, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 73 points |
| Genius Level | 51 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| C | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| T | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×2 BO×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CO×5 |
| E | |
| K | KE×3 KO×2 |
| O | |
| P | PE×4 PO×4 |
| T | TO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEC×1 BET×1 BOC×1 BOO×1 |
|---|---|
| C | COC×1 COK×1 COO×3 |
| E | |
| K | KEE×1 KEP×1 KET×1 KOO×1 KOP×1 |
| O | |
| P | PEC×1 PEE×1 PEK×2 POC×3 POK×1 |
| T | TOC×1 TOK×1 TOO×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.. | BE4 | A stream or small river. |
| be.... | BE6 | simple past tense of betake |
| bo.. | BO4 | A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. |
| co.. | CO4 | A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon. |
| co.. | CO4 | Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel. |
| co.. | CO4 | A person who prepares food. |
| co...... | CO8 | A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. |
| co..... | CO7 | An assembly of burners for cooking, designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table |
| ke.. | KE4 | To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. |
| ke.. | KE4 | simple past tense and past participle of keep |
| ke.. | KE4 | The carbonyl group of a ketone. |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| ko.... | KO6 | Alternative spelling of kopek |
| pe.. | PE4 | To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). |
| pe.. | PE4 | To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Peke (“Pekinese dog”) |
| pe... | PE5 | A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores. |
| po.. | PO4 | A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease. |
| po.... | PO6 | A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items. |
| po........ † | PO10 | a purse or handbag. |
| po.. | PO4 | To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. |
| to.. | TO4 | A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock. |
| to.. | TO4 | A gratuity. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
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.
- beck (BE4)
- betook (BE6)
- bock (BO4)
- book (BO4)
- cock (CO4)
- coke (CO4)
- cook (CO4)
- cookbook (CO8)
- cooktop (CO7)
- keep (KE4)
- kept (KE4)
- keto (KE4)
- kook (KO4)
- kopeck (KO6)
- peck (PE4)
- peek (PE4)
- peke (PE4)
- pekoe (PE5)
- pock (PO4)
- pocket (PO6)
- pocketbook† (PO10)
- poke (PO4)
- tock (TO4)
- toke (TO4)
- took (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- beck (noun): A stream or small river.
- betook (verb): simple past tense of betake
- bock (noun): A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
- book (noun): A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- cock (noun): A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon.
- coke (noun): Solid residue from roasting coal in a coke oven; used principally as a fuel and in the production of steel and formerly as a domestic fuel.
- cook (noun): A person who prepares food.
- cookbook (noun): A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
- cooktop (noun): An assembly of burners for cooking, designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table
- keep (verb): To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
- kept (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keep
- keto (noun): The carbonyl group of a ketone.
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- kopeck (noun): Alternative spelling of kopek
- peck (verb): To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
- peek (verb): To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
- peke (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Peke (“Pekinese dog”)
- pekoe (noun): A high-quality black tea made using young leaves, grown in Sri Lanka, India, Java and the Azores.
- pock (noun): A pus-filled swelling on the surface on the skin caused by an eruptive disease.
- pocket (noun): A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
- pocketbook† (noun): a purse or handbag.
- poke (verb): To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
- tock (noun): A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
- toke (noun): A gratuity.
- took (verb): simple past tense of take