NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 15, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, f, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 59 words |
| Total Points | 206 points |
| Genius Level | 144 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | 11 |
| B | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 |
| D | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| F | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| T | 7 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 | Σ | 29 | 17 | 10 | 1 | - | 2 | 59 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×4 AD×1 AF×3 AO×1 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×1 BO×9 BR×2 |
| D | DA×1 DO×5 |
| F | FA×1 FO×7 |
| O | OD×1 OR×1 |
| R | RO×9 |
| T | TA×5 TO×4 TR×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABB×1 ABO×2 ABR×1 ADO×1 AFF×1 AFO×1 AFR×1 AOR×1 ARB×1 ARD×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAO×1 BOA×3 BOB×1 BOF×1 BOO×4 BRO×2 |
| D | DAR×1 DOD×1 DOF×1 DOO×2 DOT×1 |
| F | FAR×1 FOO×3 FOR×4 |
| O | ODO×1 ORA×1 |
| R | ROA×2 ROB×1 ROO×3 ROT×3 |
| T | TAB×2 TAR×2 TAT×1 TOA×1 TOO×1 TOR×2 TRO×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... | AB5 | The superior or head of an abbey or monastery. |
| ab.... | AB6 | On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. |
| ab... | AB5 | An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission. |
| 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. |
| af.... | AF6 | To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; to be able or rich enough. |
| af... | AF5 | On foot. (means of locomotion, walking) |
| af.. | AF4 | hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. |
| ao... | AO5 | The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. |
| 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. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. |
| 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.. | BO4 | A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Synonym of tapioca pearl. |
| bo... | BO5 | Outstanding; very good or successful. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football. |
| 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. |
| da....... | DA9 | A board used as a target for throwing darts. |
| 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 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| 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.... | DO6 | An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage. |
| fa... | FA5 | Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| fo....... † | FO9 | An upright board across the foot of a bedstead. |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of forum (alternative form of forums). |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense of forbid |
| fo.. | FO4 | A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops. |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| or.... | OR6 | Someone who orates or delivers an oration. |
| 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 make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro... | RO5 | A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| 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..... | RO7 | One who or that which rotates. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Clipping of rotogravure. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ta... | TA5 | An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. |
| ta... | TA5 | A small drum. In traditional music, a small drum played with a single stick, leaving the player's other hand free to play a melody on a three-holed pipe. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. |
| ta... | TA5 | A card game played in various different variations. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| to.. | TO4 | An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| tr.. | TR4 | simple past tense of tread |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
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.
- abbot (AB5)
- aboard (AB6)
- abort (AB5)
- abroad (AB6)
- adobo (AD5)
- afford (AF6)
- afoot (AF5)
- afro (AF4)
- aorta (AO5)
- arbor (AR5)
- ardor (AR5)
- baobab (BA6)
- boar (BO4)
- board (BO5)
- boat (BO4)
- boba (BO4)
- boffo (BO5)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- boor (BO4)
- boot (BO4)
- broad (BR5)
- brood (BR5)
- dartboard (DA9)
- dodo (DO4)
- doff (DO4)
- doodad (DO6)
- door (DO4)
- dotard (DO6)
- farro (FA5)
- food (FO4)
- foot (FO4)
- footboard† (FO9)
- fora (FO4)
- forbad (FO6)
- ford (FO4)
- fort (FO4)
- odor (OD4)
- orator (OR6)
- road (RO4)
- roar (RO4)
- robot (RO5)
- rood (RO4)
- roof (RO4)
- root (RO4)
- rotator (RO7)
- roto (RO4)
- rotor (RO5)
- taboo (TA5)
- tabor (TA5)
- taro (TA4)
- tarot (TA5)
- tattoo (TA6)
- toad (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- trod (TR4)
- trot (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- abbot (noun): The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
- aboard (adverb): On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
- abort (noun): An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
- 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.
- afford (verb): To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious; to be able or rich enough.
- afoot (adverb): On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
- afro (noun): hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- aorta (noun): The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- 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.
- baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- 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.
- boat (noun): A craft used for transportation of goods, fishing, racing, recreational cruising, or military use on or in the water, propelled by oars or outboard motor or inboard motor or by wind.
- boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- boffo (adjective): Outstanding; very good or successful.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- boot (noun): A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.
- 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.
- dartboard (noun): A board used as a target for throwing darts.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- 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.
- dotard (noun): An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage.
- farro (noun): Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- footboard† (noun): An upright board across the foot of a bedstead.
- fora (noun): plural of forum (alternative form of forums).
- forbad (verb): simple past tense of forbid
- ford (noun): A location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through the water; a crossing.
- fort (noun): A fortified defensive structure stationed with troops.
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- orator (noun): Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
- 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.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- robot (noun): A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- 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.
- rotator (noun): One who or that which rotates.
- roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- taboo (noun): An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.
- tabor (noun): A small drum. In traditional music, a small drum played with a single stick, leaving the player's other hand free to play a melody on a three-holed pipe.
- taro (noun): Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- tarot (noun): A card game played in various different variations.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- toad (noun): An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- trod (verb): simple past tense of tread
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.