NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 10, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, f, o, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 74 points |
| Genius Level | 52 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| B | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| F | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| R | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 16 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×3 AR×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×3 BO×2 BR×1 |
| F | FA×1 FO×2 FR×1 |
| O | |
| P | PA×1 PO×1 PR×3 PY×1 |
| R | RO×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFA×1 AFF×1 AFR×1 ARB×1 ARR×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAR×2 BOA×1 BOO×1 BRA×1 |
| F | FAR×1 FOR×2 FRA×1 |
| O | |
| P | PAR×1 POO×1 PRA×1 PRO×2 PYR×1 |
| R | ROA×1 ROO×1 ROP×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| af.... | AF6 | To startle from quiet; to alarm. |
| af.. | AF4 | hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. |
| ar... | AR5 | A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). |
| ba....... † | BA9 | Resistant to damage caused by babies, or unable to harm them; childproof. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Vomit. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| br.. | BR4 | Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry. |
| fa... | FA5 | Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of forum (alternative form of forums). |
| fo... | FO5 | A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. |
| fr.. | FR4 | To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction. |
| pa... | PA5 | To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.). |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| pr.. | PR4 | To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc. |
| pr... | PR5 | An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| py.. | PY4 | A pyromaniac. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch. |
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.
- afar (AF4)
- affray (AF6)
- afro (AF4)
- arbor (AR5)
- array (AR5)
- arroyo (AR6)
- babyproof† (BA9)
- barb (BA4)
- barf (BA4)
- boar (BO4)
- boor (BO4)
- bray (BR4)
- farro (FA5)
- fora (FO4)
- foray (FO5)
- fray (FR4)
- parry (PA5)
- poor (PO4)
- pray (PR4)
- proof (PR5)
- prop (PR4)
- pyro (PY4)
- roar (RO4)
- roof (RO4)
- ropy (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- affray (verb): To startle from quiet; to alarm.
- afro (noun): hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- arbor (noun): A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arroyo (noun): A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
- babyproof† (adjective): Resistant to damage caused by babies, or unable to harm them; childproof.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- barf (noun): Vomit.
- boar (noun): A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- bray (verb): Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
- farro (noun): Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
- fora (noun): plural of forum (alternative form of forums).
- foray (noun): A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
- fray (verb): To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction.
- parry (verb): To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- pray (verb): To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to God or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
- proof (noun): An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- pyro (noun): A pyromaniac.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- ropy (adjective): Resembling rope in appearance or texture, used especially of muscles that are thick or hard to the touch.