NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 20, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, e, h, i, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 150 points |
| Genius Level | 105 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| E | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| N | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| T | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| V | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 16 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×2 BI×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×1 EV×2 |
| H | HE×1 HI×1 |
| I | IN×8 |
| N | NE×1 NI×6 |
| T | TE×4 TH×3 TI×2 |
| V | VE×2 VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×1 BEN×1 BIT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ENT×1 EVE×2 |
| H | HEI×1 HIN×1 |
| I | INH×2 INN×1 INT×1 INV×4 |
| N | NEN×1 NIN×5 NIT×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×3 THE×1 THI×2 TIN×2 |
| V | VEI×1 VEN×1 VIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be.. | BE4 | past participle of be. |
| be.. | BE4 | simple past tense and past participle of bend |
| bi.... | BI6 | past participle of bite |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| in..... | IN7 | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. |
| in........ † | IN10 | that inhibits |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| in.... | IN6 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| in....... | IN9 | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. |
| in.... | IN6 | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| in..... | IN7 | a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni........ | NI10 | The ordinal form of the number nineteen. |
| ni....... | NI9 | The ordinal form of the number ninety. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| th... | TH5 | Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy). |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
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.
- been (BE4)
- bent (BE4)
- bitten (BI6)
- entente (EN7)
- even (EV4)
- event (EV5)
- heinie (HE6)
- hint (HI4)
- inhibit (IN7)
- inhibitive† (IN10)
- innie (IN5)
- intent (IN6)
- invent (IN6)
- inventive (IN9)
- invite (IN6)
- invitee (IN7)
- nene (NE4)
- nine (NI4)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nineteenth (NI10)
- ninetieth (NI9)
- ninth (NI5)
- nite (NI4)
- teen (TE4)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tenth (TE5)
- then (TH4)
- thin (TH4)
- thine (TH5)
- tine (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
- vein (VE4)
- vent (VE4)
- vine (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- been (verb): past participle of be.
- bent (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bend
- bitten (verb): past participle of bite
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- hint (noun): A clue.
- inhibit (verb): To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- inhibitive† (adjective): that inhibits
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- invent (verb): To design a new process or mechanism.
- inventive (adjective): Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- invite (verb): To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- invitee (noun): a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nineteenth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nineteen.
- ninetieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number ninety.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thine (determiner): Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.