NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 23, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, h, m, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 93 points |
| Genius Level | 65 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| H | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| M | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| P | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 14 | 8 | 4 | - | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×2 AH×1 AM×1 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| G | GA×5 |
| H | HE×1 HO×2 |
| M | MA×4 ME×1 MO×1 |
| O | OH×1 OM×1 OO×1 OP×1 |
| P | PA×3 PO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AGO×1 AHE×1 AMM×1 APO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| G | GAG×2 GAM×2 GAP×1 |
| H | HEA×1 HOM×2 |
| M | MAG×2 MAM×2 MEG×1 MOM×1 |
| O | OHM×1 OME×1 OOM×1 OPA×1 |
| P | PAG×1 PAM×1 PAP×1 POP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag... | AG5 | In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| ah.. | AH4 | the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| ap.... | AP6 | The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.. | GA4 | A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime. |
| ga... | GA5 | The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). |
| ga.. | GA4 | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. |
| he.. | HE4 | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death |
| ho...... † | HO8 | Alternative form of home page |
| ma.. | MA4 | A magician, wizard or sorcerer. |
| ma... | MA5 | The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| 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. |
| me.. | ME4 | Very large. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| oh.... | OH6 | An amount of electrical resistance measured in ohms. |
| om... | OM5 | The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω. |
| oo.... | OO6 | Alternative spelling of oom-pah |
| op.. | OP4 | Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae. |
| pa.. | PA4 | One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. |
| pa... | PA5 | singular of pampas |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
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.
- agape (AG5)
- agog (AG4)
- ahem (AH4)
- ammo (AM4)
- apogee (AP6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- game (GA4)
- gamma (GA5)
- gape (GA4)
- heap (HE4)
- homage (HO6)
- homepage† (HO8)
- mage (MA4)
- magma (MA5)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mega (ME4)
- momma (MO5)
- ohmage (OH6)
- omega (OM5)
- oompah (OO6)
- opah (OP4)
- page (PA4)
- pampa (PA5)
- papa (PA4)
- poppa (PO5)
Answer Definitions
- agape (adjective): In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- ahem (interjection): the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- apogee (noun): The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- game (noun): A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
- gamma (noun): The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- gape (verb): To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- heap (noun): A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- homage (noun): A demonstration of respect, such as towards an individual after their retirement or death
- homepage† (noun): Alternative form of home page
- mage (noun): A magician, wizard or sorcerer.
- magma (noun): The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
- 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.
- mega (adjective): Very large.
- momma (noun): mother
- ohmage (noun): An amount of electrical resistance measured in ohms.
- omega (noun): The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω.
- oompah (noun): Alternative spelling of oom-pah
- opah (noun): Any of various large, colourful, deep-bodied pelagic fish of the family Lamprididae.
- page (noun): One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
- pampa (noun): singular of pampas
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.