NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 11, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, l, o, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 122 points |
| Genius Level | 85 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 10 |
| T | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| V | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | Σ | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×2 CO×1 CR×3 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | |
| O | |
| R | RI×2 RO×8 |
| T | TO×5 TR×6 |
| V | VI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIR×1 CIT×1 COL×1 CRI×1 CRO×2 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | |
| O | |
| R | RIL×1 RIO×1 ROC×1 ROI×1 ROL×1 ROO×1 ROT×4 |
| T | TOR×5 TRI×4 TRO×2 |
| V | VIC×1 VIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| ci.... | CI6 | Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit. |
| co... | CO5 | The spectral composition of visible light. |
| cr.... | CR6 | A person who appraises the works of others. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Clipping of rotogravure. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ro...... | RO8 | To break up and turn soil using a rototiller. |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | Pertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal. |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| tr...... | TR8 | Alternative form of tricolour |
| tr.... | TR6 | A soft knit fabric. |
| tr... | TR5 | A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
| tr... | TR5 | A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| vi.... | VI6 | The winner in a fight or contest. |
| vi..... | VI7 | any of various metal sulphates. |
| vi....... † | VI9 | Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol. |
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.
- cirri (CI5)
- citric (CI6)
- color (CO5)
- critic (CR6)
- croc (CR4)
- croci (CR5)
- rill (RI4)
- riot (RI4)
- rococo (RO6)
- roil (RO4)
- roll (RO4)
- root (RO4)
- roti (RO4)
- roto (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- rototill (RO8)
- tori (TO4)
- toric (TO5)
- torii (TO5)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- tricolor (TR8)
- tricot (TR6)
- trill (TR5)
- trio (TR4)
- troll (TR5)
- trot (TR4)
- victor (VI6)
- vitriol (VI7)
- vitriolic† (VI9)
Answer Definitions
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- citric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
- color (noun): The spectral composition of visible light.
- critic (noun): A person who appraises the works of others.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- rototill (verb): To break up and turn soil using a rototiller.
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- toric (adjective): Pertaining to or shaped like a torus, or a section of a torus; toroidal.
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- tricolor (adjective): Alternative form of tricolour
- tricot (noun): A soft knit fabric.
- trill (noun): A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.
- troll (noun): A supernatural being of varying size, now especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- victor (noun): The winner in a fight or contest.
- vitriol (noun): any of various metal sulphates.
- vitriolic† (adjective): Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from or resembling vitriol.