NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 10, 2020

Jul 10, 2020 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for July 10, 2020

Game Summary

Center Letter	A
Outer Letters	c, i, p, r, v, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	31 words
Total Points	127 points
Genius Level	89 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
A	3	1	3	-	7
C	3	3	2	-	8
I	-	-	-	-	-
P	4	2	4	2	12
R	1	-	-	-	1
V	1	1	-	-	2
Y	-	1	-	-	1
Σ	12	8	9	2	31

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A	AC×2 AI×1 AP×1 AR×2 AV×1
C	CA×5 CI×1 CR×2
I
P	PA×7 PI×2 PR×3
R	RA×1
V	VA×1 VI×1
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	ACA×2 AIR×1 API×1 ARI×1 ARR×1 AVI×1
C	CAR×3 CAV×2 CIR×1 CRA×2
I
P	PAI×1 PAP×5 PAR×1 PIC×1 PIR×1 PRA×1 PRI×2
R	RAC×1
V	VAR×1 VIC×1
Y	YAP×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	A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
ac..	AC4	Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
ai..	AI4	(of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
ap....	AP6	A place where bees and their hives are kept.
ar..	AR4	A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
ar...	AR5	an ordered series or arrangement.
av....	AV6	A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
ca..	CA4	Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
ca...	CA5	plural of carpus
ca...	CA5	To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
ca..	CA4	Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine.
ca....	CA6	Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
ci...	CI5	Approximately, about, around
cr..	CR4	The husk of grain; chaff.
cr....	CR6	Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
pa..	PA4	Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
pa..	PA4	Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
pa....	PA6	The office of the pope.
pa....	PA6	A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
pa...	PA5	Like pap; soft; mushy.
pa....	PA6	plural of papyrus
pa...	PA5	To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
pi..	PI4	A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
pi....	PI6	Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
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.....	PR7	Phallic.
pr..... ^†	PR7	The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
ra..	RA4	Mildly risqué.
va..	VA4	To change with time or a similar parameter.
vi...	VI5	In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
ya...	YA5	Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.

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.

acacia (AC6)
acai (AC4)
airy (AI4)
apiary (AP6)
aria (AR4)
array (AR5)
aviary (AV6)
carp (CA4)
carpi (CA5)
carry (CA5)
cava (CA4)
caviar (CA6)
circa (CI5)
crap (CR4)
crappy (CR6)
pair (PA4)
papa (PA4)
papacy (PA6)
papaya (PA6)
pappy (PA5)
papyri (PA6)
parry (PA5)
pica (PI4)
piracy (PI6)
pray (PR4)
priapic (PR7)
privacy^† (PR7)
racy (RA4)
vary (VA4)
vicar (VI5)
yappy (YA5)

Answer Definitions

acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
apiary (noun): A place where bees and their hives are kept.
aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
aviary (noun): A house, enclosure, large cage, or other place for keeping birds confined; a birdhouse.
carp (noun): Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
carpi (noun): plural of carpus
carry (verb): To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
cava (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine.
caviar (noun): Roe of the sturgeon or of certain other large fish, considered a delicacy.
circa (preposition): Approximately, about, around
crap (noun): The husk of grain; chaff.
crappy (adjective): Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
pair (noun): Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
papacy (noun): The office of the pope.
papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
papyri (noun): plural of papyrus
parry (verb): To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).
pica (noun): A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
piracy (noun): Robbery at sea, a violation of international law; taking a ship away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it.
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.
priapic (adjective): Phallic.
privacy^† (noun): The state of being secluded from the presence, sight, or knowledge of others.
racy (adjective): Mildly risqué.
vary (verb): To change with time or a similar parameter.
vicar (noun): In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.