NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 28, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, m, n, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 181 points |
| Genius Level | 127 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</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| M | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| N | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| U | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 16 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×12 CU×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×4 |
| M | MO×9 MU×2 |
| N | NO×4 |
| O | ON×1 OU×1 |
| T | TH×1 TO×5 |
| U | UN×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×2 COH×1 COM×1 CON×2 COO×1 COT×2 COU×3 CUT×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HON×1 HOO×3 |
| M | MON×2 MOO×3 MOT×2 MOU×2 MUC×1 MUT×1 |
| N | NON×1 NOO×1 NOT×1 NOU×1 |
| O | ONT×1 OUC×1 |
| T | THO×1 TOO×3 TOU×2 |
| U | UNC×2 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co.... | CO6 | Mutual; shared by more than one. |
| co... | CO5 | A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| co......... † | CO11 | An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs. |
| co... | CO5 | An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| co... | CO5 | Familiar, known; well-known, renowned. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| ho.... | HO6 | boss, leader |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative form of hooch (“type of drink”) |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo... | MO5 | A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon. |
| mo... | MO5 | To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| mo... | MO5 | A hill or mountain. |
| mo... | MO5 | The opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| mu... | MU5 | Much; a great deal of. |
| mu.... | MU6 | The flesh of sheep used as food. |
| no.... | NO6 | A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy). |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no... | NO5 | A V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ou.. | OU4 | An expression of one's own physical pain. |
| th.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to... | TO5 | Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| un...... | UN8 | Rare; not readily found; unusual. |
| un..... | UN7 | Unfamiliar, strange, foreign. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
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.
- coconut (CO7)
- cocoon (CO6)
- coho (CO4)
- common (CO6)
- conch (CO5)
- concoct (CO7)
- coot (CO4)
- cotton (CO6)
- cottonmouth† (CO11)
- couch (CO5)
- count (CO5)
- couth (CO5)
- cutout (CU6)
- honcho (HO6)
- hooch (HO5)
- hoot (HO4)
- hootch (HO6)
- mono (MO4)
- month (MO5)
- mooch (MO5)
- moon (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- moth (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- mount (MO5)
- mouth (MO5)
- mucho (MU5)
- mutton (MU6)
- noncom (NO6)
- noon (NO4)
- notch (NO5)
- noun (NO4)
- onto (ON4)
- ouch (OU4)
- thou (TH4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- touch (TO5)
- tout (TO4)
- uncommon (UN8)
- uncouth (UN7)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- common (adjective): Mutual; shared by more than one.
- conch (noun): A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- cottonmouth† (noun): An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs.
- couch (noun): An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- couth (adjective): Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- honcho (noun): boss, leader
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hootch (noun): Alternative form of hooch (“type of drink”)
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- month (noun): A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
- mooch (verb): To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- mount (noun): A hill or mountain.
- mouth (noun): The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- mucho (adjective): Much; a great deal of.
- mutton (noun): The flesh of sheep used as food.
- noncom (noun): A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy).
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- notch (noun): A V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- ouch (interjection): An expression of one's own physical pain.
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- touch (verb): Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- uncommon (adjective): Rare; not readily found; unusual.
- uncouth (adjective): Unfamiliar, strange, foreign.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.