NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 1, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, k, l, m, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 128 points |
| Genius Level | 90 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| D | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| K | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| M | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | 11 |
| N | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AL×1 AN×2 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×4 DR×3 |
| K | KA×1 |
| L | LA×6 LL×1 |
| M | MA×11 |
| N | NA×3 |
| R | RA×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADM×1 ALA×1 ANA×1 ANN×1 ARM×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAM×1 DAN×1 DAR×2 DRA×3 |
| K | KAR×1 |
| L | LAM×1 LAN×3 LAR×2 LLA×1 |
| M | MAD×2 MAL×2 MAM×3 MAN×2 MAR×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 |
| R | RAD×1 RAM×1 RAN×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad... | AD5 | A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements. |
| al... | AL5 | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada. |
| da.. | DA4 | To condemn to hell. |
| da.. | DA4 | Dark, damp and humid. |
| da.. | DA4 | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g). |
| dr... | DR5 | A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue |
| dr... | DR5 | Dextromethorphan. |
| ka... | KA5 | The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. |
| la.. | LA4 | A master of Tibetan Buddhism. |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| la...... † | LA8 | An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree). |
| la.. | LA4 | Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| la.. | LA4 | Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. |
| ll... | LL5 | A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. |
| ma... | MA5 | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A male who is insane or mentally disturbed. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. |
| ma..... | MA7 | A common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos, whose male has a distinctive dark green head. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young. |
| ma..... | MA7 | A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Boundary, land within a boundary. A boundary; a border or frontier. A boundary-post or fence. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. A type of small region or principality. A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| 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 |
| ra.... | RA6 | A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The symbol for rank. |
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.
- adman (AD5)
- alarm (AL5)
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- armada (AR6)
- damn (DA4)
- dank (DA4)
- dark (DA4)
- darn (DA4)
- dram (DR4)
- drama (DR5)
- drank (DR5)
- karma (KA5)
- lama (LA4)
- land (LA4)
- landmark† (LA8)
- lank (LA4)
- lard (LA4)
- lark (LA4)
- llama (LL5)
- madam (MA5)
- madman (MA6)
- mall (MA4)
- mallard (MA7)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mammal (MA6)
- mandala (MA7)
- manna (MA5)
- mark (MA4)
- marm (MA4)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- radar (RA5)
- ramada (RA6)
- rand (RA4)
- rank (RA4)
Answer Definitions
- adman (noun): A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
- alarm (noun): A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- armada (noun): A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
- damn (verb): To condemn to hell.
- dank (adjective): Dark, damp and humid.
- dark (adjective): Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- dram (noun): A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
- drama (noun): A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- drank (noun): Dextromethorphan.
- karma (noun): The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
- lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- landmark† (noun): An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
- lank (adjective): Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- lark (noun): Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
- llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
- madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- madman (noun): A male who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
- mallard (noun): A common and widespread dabbling duck, Anas platyrhynchos, whose male has a distinctive dark green head.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
- mandala (noun): A graphic depiction of the spiritual universe and its myriad realms and deities.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- mark (noun): Boundary, land within a boundary. A boundary; a border or frontier. A boundary-post or fence. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. A type of small region or principality. A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- 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
- ramada (noun): A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- rank (symbol): The symbol for rank.