NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 6, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, f, h, i, l, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 97 points |
| Genius Level | 68 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | 9 |
| H | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| Y | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CH×4 CL×2 CY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EE×1 |
| F | FE×2 FI×4 FL×3 |
| H | HE×2 |
| I | IC×1 |
| L | LE×2 LI×2 LY×1 |
| Y | YE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×2 CHE×1 CHI×3 CLE×1 CLI×1 CYC×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EEL×1 |
| F | FEE×1 FEL×1 FIC×1 FIE×1 FIF×1 FIL×1 FLE×3 |
| H | HEE×1 HEL×1 |
| I | ICI×1 |
| L | LEC×1 LEE×1 LIC×1 LIF×1 LYC×1 |
| Y | YEC×2 YEL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | plural of cello |
| ch.. | CH4 | The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. |
| ch.... | CH6 | The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum |
| ch... | CH5 | A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc. |
| ch..... † | CH7 | Especially or primarily; above all. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff |
| cl.... | CL6 | Alternative form of cliché |
| cy... | CY5 | An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fi... | FI5 | a microfiche |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi.. | FI4 | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal |
| fl.... | FL6 | Resembling or covered in fleece. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| ic.... | IC6 | A drooping, tapering shape of ice. |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
| li.. | LI4 | plural of louse |
| li.. | LI4 | The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. |
| ly.... | LY6 | The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yech |
| ye.. | YE4 | An exclamation of disgust. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
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.
- cell (CE4)
- celli (CE5)
- chef (CH4)
- chicle (CH6)
- chief (CH5)
- chiefly† (CH7)
- clef (CL4)
- cliche (CL6)
- cycle (CY5)
- eely (EE4)
- feel (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- fiche (FI5)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- file (FI4)
- flee (FL4)
- fleece (FL6)
- fleecy (FL6)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- icicle (IC6)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
- lice (LI4)
- life (LI4)
- lychee (LY6)
- yecch (YE5)
- yech (YE4)
- yell (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- celli (noun): plural of cello
- chef (noun): The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household.
- chicle (noun): The milky latex of the sapodilla tree, used after coagulation as the principal ingredient of chewing gum
- chief (noun): A leader or head of a group of people, organisation, etc.
- chiefly† (adverb): Especially or primarily; above all.
- clef (noun): A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff
- cliche (noun): Alternative form of cliché
- cycle (noun): An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- fiche (noun): a microfiche
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- file (noun): A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- fleece (noun): Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- fleecy (adjective): Resembling or covered in fleece.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- icicle (noun): A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.
- lice (noun): plural of louse
- life (noun): The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- lychee (noun): The Chinese tropical fruit tree Litchi chinensis, of the soapberry family.
- yecch (interjection): Alternative spelling of yech
- yech (interjection): An exclamation of disgust.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.