NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 29, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, l, o, t, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 89 points |
| Genius Level | 62 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| N | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| O | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 5 |
| T | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | Σ | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| G | GL×2 GO×2 |
|---|---|
| L | LO×4 LU×1 |
| N | NO×2 NU×2 NY×1 |
| O | ON×3 OO×1 OU×1 |
| T | TO×3 |
| U | UN×1 |
| Y | YO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| G | GLU×2 GON×1 GOO×1 |
|---|---|
| L | LON×1 LOO×2 LOU×1 LUN×1 |
| N | NOO×1 NOU×1 NUL×1 NUT×1 NYL×1 |
| O | ONL×1 ONT×2 OOL×1 OUT×1 |
| T | TON×2 TOO×1 |
| U | UNT×1 |
| Y | YOU×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) |
|---|---|---|
| gl..... | GL7 | Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing. |
| gl...... † | GL8 | The vice of eating to excess. |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo... | LO5 | Insane. |
| lo.... | LO6 | characteristic of a lounge; informally comfortable |
| lu.. | LU4 | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| nu... | NU5 | Containing nuts. |
| ny... | NY5 | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. |
| on.. | ON4 | Alone in a category. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| on...... | ON8 | The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
| ou.... | OU6 | To defeat in terms of firepower. |
| to.. | TO4 | An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. |
| to.. | TO4 | Stylish, high-toned, upscale. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
| yo... | YO5 | In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago. |
| yo..... | YO7 | Like a young person or thing; young; youthful. |
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.
- glutton (GL7)
- gluttony† (GL8)
- gong (GO4)
- goon (GO4)
- long (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loony (LO5)
- loungy (LO6)
- lung (LU4)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- null (NU4)
- nutty (NU5)
- nylon (NY5)
- only (ON4)
- onto (ON4)
- ontology (ON8)
- oolong (OO6)
- outgun (OU6)
- tong (TO4)
- tony (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- unto (UN4)
- young (YO5)
- youngly (YO7)
Answer Definitions
- glutton (adjective): Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing.
- gluttony† (noun): The vice of eating to excess.
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loony (adjective): Insane.
- loungy (adjective): characteristic of a lounge; informally comfortable
- lung (noun): A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- nutty (adjective): Containing nuts.
- nylon (noun): Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- only (adjective): Alone in a category.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- ontology (noun): The branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
- outgun (verb): To defeat in terms of firepower.
- tong (noun): An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
- tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.
- young (adjective): In the early part of growth or life; born not long ago.
- youngly (adjective): Like a young person or thing; young; youthful.