NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 16, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, g, h, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 113 points |
| Genius Level | 79 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 |
| D | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| G | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| H | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×9 BU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×7 |
| G | GO×4 |
| H | HO×4 |
| O | |
| U | |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOD×1 BOG×1 BOH×1 BOO×4 BOU×1 BOY×1 BUO×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DOD×2 DOG×2 DOU×3 |
| G | GOB×1 GOD×1 GOO×2 |
| H | HOB×2 HOO×2 |
| O | |
| U | |
| Y | YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo.. | BO4 | Physical frame. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism. |
| bo... | BO5 | Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A bohemian. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo... | BO5 | A stupid person. |
| bo.... | BO6 | To cry, weep. |
| bo... | BO5 | A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk. |
| bo..... | BO7 | The state or period of being a boy. |
| bu.. | BU4 | A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes |
| do... | DO5 | evasive and shifty |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do... | DO5 | Only used in lie doggo. |
| do... | DO5 | A dog, especially a small one. |
| do... | DO5 | A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked. |
| do...... † | DO8 | An American infantryman, especially one from World War I. |
| do.... | DO6 | Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as pale and flabby soft and heavy |
| go.. | GO4 | Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker. |
| go..... | GO7 | Synonym of divinity: the state of being a god or God. |
| go.. | GO4 | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. |
| go... | GO5 | Used to indicate pleasure or delight. |
| ho... | HO5 | An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- body (BO4)
- boggy (BO5)
- boho (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- booby (BO5)
- boohoo (BO6)
- bough (BO5)
- boyhood (BO7)
- buoy (BU4)
- dodgy (DO5)
- dodo (DO4)
- doggo (DO5)
- doggy (DO5)
- dough (DO5)
- doughboy† (DO8)
- doughy (DO6)
- goby (GO4)
- godhood (GO7)
- good (GO4)
- goody (GO5)
- hobby (HO5)
- hobo (HO4)
- hood (HO4)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- body (noun): Physical frame. The physical structure of a human or animal seen as one single organism.
- boggy (adjective): Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
- boho (noun): A bohemian.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- booby (noun): A stupid person.
- boohoo (verb): To cry, weep.
- bough (noun): A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.
- boyhood (noun): The state or period of being a boy.
- buoy (noun): A float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes
- dodgy (adjective): evasive and shifty
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doggo (adverb): Only used in lie doggo.
- doggy (noun): A dog, especially a small one.
- dough (noun): A thick, malleable substance made by mixing flour with other ingredients such as water, eggs, and/or butter, that is made into a particular form and then baked.
- doughboy† (noun): An American infantryman, especially one from World War I.
- doughy (adjective): Having the characteristics of dough especially in appearance or consistency: as pale and flabby soft and heavy
- goby (noun): Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
- godhood (noun): Synonym of divinity: the state of being a god or God.
- good (adjective): Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- goody (interjection): Used to indicate pleasure or delight.
- hobby (noun): An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
- hobo (noun): A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.