NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 20, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, h, i, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 71 points |
| Genius Level | 50 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| D | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| W | 9 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 14 | Σ | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AT×1 AW×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DR×1 |
| H | |
| I | |
| R | |
| T | TH×2 TW×1 |
| W | WA×4 WH×4 WI×3 WR×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ATH×1 AWA×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DRA×1 |
| H | |
| I | |
| R | |
| T | THA×1 THW×1 TWI×1 |
| W | WAI×1 WAR×2 WAT×1 WHA×1 WHI×3 WID×1 WIT×2 WRA×2 WRI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| at..... | AT7 | From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over. |
| aw... | AW5 | To wait for. |
| aw... | AW5 | A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To move or develop something. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To deduce or infer. |
| th.. | TH4 | To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen |
| th.... | TH6 | Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse. |
| tw.. | TW4 | To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.) |
| wa.. | WA4 | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wh.. | WH4 | Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities. |
| wh.. | WH4 | Alternative spelling of whirr |
| wh... | WH5 | To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. |
| wi... | WI5 | The state of being wide. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Against. |
| wi...... † | WI8 | To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation. To remove (someone or oneself) from a position or situation; specifically , to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed. To draw or pull (a bolt, curtain, veil, or other object) aside. To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract. To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out. To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away. To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group. To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry. To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.) To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract. |
| wr.... | WR6 | A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death. |
| wr... | WR5 | Great anger. |
| wr.. | WR4 | A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something. |
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.
- athwart (AT7)
- await (AW5)
- award (AW5)
- draw (DR4)
- thaw (TH4)
- thwart (TH6)
- twit (TW4)
- wait (WA4)
- ward (WA4)
- wart (WA4)
- watt (WA4)
- what (WH4)
- whir (WH4)
- whirr (WH5)
- whit (WH4)
- width (WI5)
- with (WI4)
- withdraw† (WI8)
- wraith (WR6)
- wrath (WR5)
- writ (WR4)
Answer Definitions
- athwart (adverb): From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
- await (verb): To wait for.
- award (noun): A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
- draw (verb): To move or develop something. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To deduce or infer.
- thaw (verb): To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
- thwart (adjective): Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
- twit (verb): To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
- wait (verb): To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
- ward (noun): A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
- wart (noun): A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- what (determiner): Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- whir (noun): Alternative spelling of whirr
- whirr (verb): To move or vibrate (something) with a buzzing sound.
- whit (noun): The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
- width (noun): The state of being wide.
- with (preposition): Against.
- withdraw† (verb): To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation. To remove (someone or oneself) from a position or situation; specifically , to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed. To draw or pull (a bolt, curtain, veil, or other object) aside. To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract. To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out. To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away. To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group. To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry. To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.) To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
- wraith (noun): A ghost or specter, especially a person's likeness seen just after their death.
- wrath (noun): Great anger.
- writ (noun): A written order, issued by a court, ordering someone to do (or stop doing) something.