NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 31, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, k, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 121 points |
| Genius Level | 85 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| C | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| L | 7 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | Σ | 18 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×2 BL×2 BU×5 |
|---|---|
| C | CE×3 CL×4 CU×1 |
| E | |
| K | KE×2 KN×3 |
| L | LE×1 LU×6 |
| N | NU×2 |
| U | UK×1 UN×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEL×2 BLU×2 BUB×1 BUC×1 BUL×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CEL×3 CLU×4 CUL×1 |
| E | |
| K | KEE×1 KEN×1 KNE×2 KNU×1 |
| L | LEE×1 LUB×1 LUC×1 LUL×2 LUN×2 |
| N | NUB×1 NUL×1 |
| U | UKU×1 UNB×1 UNC×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 percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. |
| be... | BE5 | An attractive woman. |
| bl.. | BL4 | Having blue as its color. |
| bl...... | BL8 | Various flowering plants with blue, usually pendulous, flowers. In genus Hyacinthoides common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica) Italian bluebell (Hyacinthoides italica) In other genera genus Muscari, the grape hyacinth) Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica) Scottish bluebell (harebell) (Campanula rotundifolia) Australian royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) Texas bluebell (Eustoma russellianum) desert bluebell or California bluebell (Phacelia campanularia) |
| bu.... | BU6 | A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid. |
| bu.... | BU6 | To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Size, specifically, volume. |
| bu.. | BU4 | An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| ce... | CE5 | A celebrity; a famous person. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce..... | CE7 | A small cell. |
| cl.. | CL4 | An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. The fees associated with belonging to such a club. |
| cl... | CL5 | The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide. |
| cl... | CL5 | A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. |
| cu.. | CU4 | To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.... | KE6 | A house or shelter for a dog. |
| kn... | KN5 | To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. |
| kn... | KN5 | To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. |
| kn..... | KN7 | Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers. |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| lu.. | LU4 | Lubricant. |
| lu.. | LU4 | Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead. |
| nu.... | NU6 | A small knob or lump. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| uk..... | UK7 | A small four-stringed guitar. |
| un...... † | UN8 | to unfasten |
| un... | UN5 | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
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.
- bell (BE4)
- belle (BE5)
- blue (BL4)
- bluebell (BL8)
- bubble (BU6)
- buckle (BU6)
- bulb (BU4)
- bulk (BU4)
- bull (BU4)
- celeb (CE5)
- cell (CE4)
- cellule (CE7)
- club (CL4)
- cluck (CL5)
- clue (CL4)
- clunk (CL5)
- cull (CU4)
- keel (KE4)
- kennel (KE6)
- kneel (KN5)
- knell (KN5)
- knuckle (KN7)
- leek (LE4)
- lube (LU4)
- luck (LU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- lune (LU4)
- lunk (LU4)
- nubble (NU6)
- null (NU4)
- ukulele (UK7)
- unbuckle† (UN8)
- uncle (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- bell (noun): A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
- belle (noun): An attractive woman.
- blue (adjective): Having blue as its color.
- bluebell (noun): Various flowering plants with blue, usually pendulous, flowers. In genus Hyacinthoides common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica) Italian bluebell (Hyacinthoides italica) In other genera genus Muscari, the grape hyacinth) Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica) Scottish bluebell (harebell) (Campanula rotundifolia) Australian royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) Texas bluebell (Eustoma russellianum) desert bluebell or California bluebell (Phacelia campanularia)
- bubble (noun): A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
- buckle (verb): To distort or collapse under physical pressure; especially, of a slender structure in compression.
- bulb (noun): Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
- bulk (noun): Size, specifically, volume.
- bull (noun): An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- celeb (noun): A celebrity; a famous person.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- cellule (noun): A small cell.
- club (noun): An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation. The fees associated with belonging to such a club.
- cluck (noun): The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.
- clue (noun): A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
- clunk (noun): A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
- cull (verb): To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- kennel (noun): A house or shelter for a dog.
- kneel (verb): To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
- knell (verb): To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- knuckle (noun): Any of the joints between the phalanges of the fingers.
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- lube (noun): Lubricant.
- luck (noun): Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- lunk (noun): A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead.
- nubble (noun): A small knob or lump.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- ukulele (noun): A small four-stringed guitar.
- unbuckle† (verb): to unfasten
- uncle (noun): The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.