NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 3, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, f, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 91 points |
| Genius Level | 64 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| D | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| F | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| L | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 27 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BL×5 BO×4 BU×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×3 DU×1 |
| F | FL×4 FO×4 FU×1 |
| L | LO×7 LU×2 |
| O | |
| T | TO×3 TU×1 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BLO×4 BLU×1 BOL×4 BUL×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DOL×2 DOU×1 DUL×1 |
| F | FLO×2 FLU×2 FOL×2 FOO×1 FOU×1 FUL×1 |
| L | LOB×1 LOF×1 LOL×1 LOO×1 LOT×1 LOU×2 LUL×2 |
| O | |
| T | TOL×2 TOO×1 TUB×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl... | BL5 | A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. |
| bl.... | BL6 | (Very) drunk or intoxicated. |
| bl... | BL5 | An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A dwelling; habitation; building. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. |
| bu.. | BU4 | An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.. | DO4 | A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard. |
| do...... † | DO8 | Subject to, or causing doubt. |
| du.. | DU4 | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| fl... | FL5 | An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| fl... | FL5 | To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action. |
| fl.. | FL4 | An error; a mistake in the performance of an action. |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fo.. | FO4 | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| fo..... | FO7 | An overlarge page that is folded into a book or magazine. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo.. | LO4 | air, the air; the sky, the heavens. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| lo.. | LO4 | Of great intensity. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense and past participle of tell |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| tu.... | TU6 | an amount that would fill a tub |
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.
- blob (BL4)
- blood (BL5)
- blot (BL4)
- blotto (BL6)
- bluff (BL5)
- bold (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- bolt (BO4)
- bulb (BU4)
- bull (BU4)
- doll (DO4)
- dolt (DO4)
- doubtful† (DO8)
- dull (DU4)
- flood (FL5)
- flout (FL5)
- flub (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- fold (FO4)
- foldout (FO7)
- fool (FO4)
- foul (FO4)
- full (FU4)
- lobo (LO4)
- loft (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- loud (LO4)
- lout (LO4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- told (TO4)
- toll (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- tubful (TU6)
Answer Definitions
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- blood (noun): A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
- blot (noun): A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
- blotto (adjective): (Very) drunk or intoxicated.
- bluff (noun): An act of bluffing; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate; braggadocio.
- bold (noun): A dwelling; habitation; building.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- bolt (noun): A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- bulb (noun): Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
- bull (noun): An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolt (noun): A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
- doubtful† (adjective): Subject to, or causing doubt.
- dull (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- flood (noun): An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- flout (verb): To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.
- flub (noun): An error; a mistake in the performance of an action.
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- fold (verb): To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- foldout (noun): An overlarge page that is folded into a book or magazine.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- foul (adjective): Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- loft (noun): air, the air; the sky, the heavens.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- loud (adjective): Of great intensity.
- lout (noun): A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- told (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tell
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- tubful (noun): an amount that would fill a tub