NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 6, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, g, h, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 60 points |
| Genius Level | 42 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| F | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| G | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| H | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AU×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FR×2 FU×1 |
| G | GR×1 GU×3 |
| H | HU×3 |
| R | RU×1 |
| T | TA×2 TH×1 TR×1 TU×3 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AUG×2 AUR×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FRA×1 FRU×1 FUG×1 |
| G | GRU×1 GUA×1 GUF×1 GUR×1 |
| H | HUF×1 HUR×2 |
| R | RUF×1 |
| T | TAU×2 THU×1 TRU×1 TUF×1 TUR×1 TUT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| au... | AU5 | anything whatsoever, any part. |
| au... | AU5 | A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences. |
| au.. | AU4 | Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something. |
| fr..... † | FR7 | The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo. |
| fr.. | FR4 | A dance derived from the twist, popular in the 1960s. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins. |
| gr... | GR5 | having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature. |
| gu.. | GU4 | An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans. |
| gu.. | GU4 | Nonsensical talk or thinking. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. |
| hu.. | HU4 | A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh. |
| hu.... | HU6 | Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness. |
| hu.. | HU4 | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| ru.. | RU4 | A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s). |
| ta.... | TA6 | simple past tense and past participle of teach |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| th.. | TH4 | Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire. |
| tr... | TR5 | True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A layer of earth covered with grass; sod. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
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.
- aught (AU5)
- augur (AU5)
- aura (AU4)
- fraught† (FR7)
- frug (FR4)
- fugu (FU4)
- gruff (GR5)
- guar (GU4)
- guff (GU4)
- guru (GU4)
- huff (HU4)
- hurrah (HU6)
- hurt (HU4)
- ruff (RU4)
- taught (TA6)
- taut (TA4)
- thug (TH4)
- truth (TR5)
- tuft (TU4)
- turf (TU4)
- tutu (TU4)
Answer Definitions
- aught (pronoun): anything whatsoever, any part.
- augur (noun): A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
- aura (noun): Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
- fraught† (noun): The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.
- frug (noun): A dance derived from the twist, popular in the 1960s.
- fugu (noun): Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
- gruff (adjective): having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
- guar (noun): An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.
- guff (noun): Nonsensical talk or thinking.
- guru (noun): A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
- huff (noun): A heavy breath; a grunt or sigh.
- hurrah (interjection): Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
- hurt (verb): To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
- ruff (noun): A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
- taught (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teach
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- thug (noun): Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
- truth (noun): True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
- tuft (noun): A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- turf (noun): A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.