NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 8, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, k, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 72 points |
| Genius Level | 50 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| C | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| D | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 13 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 6 | 2 | - | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CO×2 |
| D | DA×2 DO×8 DR×2 DY×1 |
| K | |
| O | OD×1 |
| R | RA×1 RO×2 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×1 ARD×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAD×1 CAR×1 COD×1 COR×1 |
| D | DAD×1 DAR×1 DOC×2 DOD×1 DOO×2 DOR×3 DRA×1 DRY×1 DYA×1 |
| K | |
| O | ODO×1 |
| R | RAD×1 ROA×1 ROO×1 |
| Y | YAR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.... | AC6 | Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action. |
| ar... | AR5 | Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. |
| ca... | CA5 | One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf. |
| ca.. | CA4 | cardinality |
| co.. | CO4 | A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. |
| co.. | CO4 | A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da.. | DA4 | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| do.. | DO4 | Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash. |
| do...... † | DO8 | A place where ships are repaired or outfitted. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| do.. | DO4 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| do.. | DO4 | A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends. Often confused with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence. |
| do... | DO5 | Like a dork. |
| do.. | DO4 | A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads. |
| dr... | DR5 | A female tree spirit. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ro.. | RO4 | A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. |
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.
- accord (AC6)
- ardor (AR5)
- caddy (CA5)
- card (CA4)
- coda (CO4)
- cord (CO4)
- daddy (DA5)
- dark (DA4)
- dock (DO4)
- dockyard† (DO8)
- dodo (DO4)
- doodad (DO6)
- door (DO4)
- dork (DO4)
- dorky (DO5)
- dory (DO4)
- dray (DR4)
- dryad (DR5)
- dyad (DY4)
- odor (OD4)
- radar (RA5)
- road (RO4)
- rood (RO4)
- yard (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- accord (noun): Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
- ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
- caddy (noun): One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf.
- card (symbol): cardinality
- coda (noun): A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- cord (noun): A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- dark (adjective): Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- dock (noun): Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.
- dockyard† (noun): A place where ships are repaired or outfitted.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- dork (noun): A quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends. Often confused with nerd and geek, but does not imply the same level of intelligence.
- dorky (adjective): Like a dork.
- dory (noun): A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
- dray (noun): A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- dryad (noun): A female tree spirit.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- yard (noun): A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.