NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 27, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, r, t, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 202 points |
| Genius Level | 141 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 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| N | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| R | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 |
| U | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×2 AT×1 AU×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×6 CR×1 CU×1 CY×1 |
| N | NA×7 NU×2 |
| R | RA×2 RU×3 |
| T | TA×4 TR×2 TU×2 TY×2 |
| U | UN×3 |
| Y | YA×1 YU×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARC×1 ARR×1 ATT×1 AUN×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×5 CAR×1 CRA×1 CUR×1 CYA×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×2 NAR×2 NAT×2 NUR×1 NUT×1 |
| R | RAN×1 RAT×1 RUN×3 |
| T | TAN×2 TAR×1 TAU×1 TRU×2 TUN×1 TUR×1 TYR×2 |
| U | UNA×1 UNC×2 |
| Y | YAR×1 YUA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar.... | AR6 | Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated. |
| ar.... | AR6 | Complete; downright; utter. |
| at........ | AT10 | Anything that attracts, but especially a substance (such as a pheromone) that attracts insects or other animals |
| au.. | AU4 | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| au... | AU5 | Alternative spelling of auntie |
| ca.... | CA6 | A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ca... | CA5 | Careful, prudent, cautious. |
| ca.. | CA4 | An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music. |
| ca... | CA5 | A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud). |
| cr.... | CR6 | A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance. |
| cu..... | CU7 | A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4 mm in diameter when dried. |
| cy.. | CY4 | A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na.. | NA4 | A police officer assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control. |
| na.. | NA4 | Not, never. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| nu....... | NU9 | That provides nourishment; nurturing. |
| nu... | NU5 | Containing nuts. |
| ra.. | RA4 | To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus. |
| ru... | RU5 | Fluid; capable of flowing. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| ru... | RU5 | Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted. |
| ta..... | TA7 | a flourish on a trumpet |
| ta.... | TA6 | A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns. |
| ta... | TA5 | to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. |
| tr..... † | TR7 | The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Absent without permission, especially from school. |
| tu.. | TU4 | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| tu.. | TU4 | To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. |
| ty..... | TY7 | A government in which a single ruler has absolute power; this system of government. |
| ty.... | TY6 | A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession. |
| un... | UN5 | Consisting of or involving a single element or component. |
| un..... | UN7 | Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird. |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving. |
| yu.. | YU4 | The basic unit of money in China. |
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.
- arcana (AR6)
- arrant (AR6)
- attractant (AT10)
- aunt (AU4)
- aunty (AU5)
- canary (CA6)
- cancan (CA6)
- canny (CA5)
- cant (CA4)
- cantata (CA7)
- carny (CA5)
- cranny (CR6)
- currant (CU7)
- cyan (CY4)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- narc (NA4)
- nary (NA4)
- natant (NA6)
- natty (NA5)
- nurturant (NU9)
- nutty (NU5)
- rant (RA4)
- rattan (RA6)
- runny (RU5)
- runt (RU4)
- runty (RU5)
- tantara (TA7)
- tantra (TA6)
- tartan (TA6)
- taunt (TA5)
- truancy† (TR7)
- truant (TR6)
- tuna (TU4)
- turn (TU4)
- tyranny (TY7)
- tyrant (TY6)
- unary (UN5)
- uncanny (UN7)
- uncut (UN5)
- yarn (YA4)
- yuan (YU4)
Answer Definitions
- arcana (noun): Specialized knowledge that is mysterious to the uninitiated.
- arrant (adjective): Complete; downright; utter.
- attractant (noun): Anything that attracts, but especially a substance (such as a pheromone) that attracts insects or other animals
- aunt (noun): The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- aunty (noun): Alternative spelling of auntie
- canary (noun): A small, usually yellow, finch (genus Serinus), a songbird native to the Canary Islands.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- canny (adjective): Careful, prudent, cautious.
- cant (noun): An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- cantata (noun): A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
- carny (noun): A person who works in a carnival (often one who uses exaggerated showmanship or fraud).
- cranny (noun): A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in a wall, or other substance.
- currant (noun): A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4 mm in diameter when dried.
- cyan (noun): A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- narc (noun): A police officer assigned to or engaging in illegal narcotics control.
- nary (adverb): Not, never.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- nurturant (adjective): That provides nourishment; nurturing.
- nutty (adjective): Containing nuts.
- rant (verb): To speak or shout at length in uncontrollable anger.
- rattan (noun): Any of several species of climbing palm of the genus Calamus.
- runny (adjective): Fluid; capable of flowing.
- runt (noun): The smallest animal of a litter.
- runty (adjective): Having the characteristics of a runt; small and stunted.
- tantara (noun): a flourish on a trumpet
- tantra (noun): A Hindu or Buddhist religious or esoteric text.
- tartan (noun): A kind of woven woollen cloth with a distinctive pattern of coloured stripes intersecting at right angles, associated with Scottish Highlanders, different clans and some Scottish families and institutions having their own distinctive patterns.
- taunt (verb): to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- truancy† (noun): The act of shirking from responsibilities and duties, especially from attending school.
- truant (adjective): Absent without permission, especially from school.
- tuna (noun): Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- turn (verb): To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- tyranny (noun): A government in which a single ruler has absolute power; this system of government.
- tyrant (noun): A usurper; one who gains power and rules extralegally, distinguished from kings elevated by election or succession.
- unary (adjective): Consisting of or involving a single element or component.
- uncanny (adjective): Strange, and mysteriously unsettling (as if supernatural); weird.
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- yarn (noun): A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.
- yuan (noun): The basic unit of money in China.