NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 27, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, i, k, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 92 points |
| Genius Level | 64 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | - | 3 | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| K | 3 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| L | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 10 | - | - | 1 | 11 | Σ | 22 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×1 BL×2 BO×3 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×2 |
| K | KI×3 KN×2 |
| L | LI×2 LO×3 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OB×1 ON×1 |
| T | TI×4 TO×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIO×1 BLO×2 BOL×1 BON×1 BOO×1 |
|---|---|
| I | INK×1 INT×1 |
| K | KIL×3 KNI×1 KNO×1 |
| L | LIL×1 LIN×1 LOO×1 LOT×2 |
| N | NOT×1 |
| O | OBI×1 ONT×1 |
| T | TIK×1 TIL×2 TIN×1 TOI×1 TOL×1 TOO×5 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi.... | BI6 | A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance. |
| bl.... | BL6 | (Very) drunk or intoxicated. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football. |
| in..... † | IN7 | A blot of ink. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| ki..... | KI7 | 1000 bits (binary digits) |
| ki..... | KI7 | A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To gather up (skirts) around the body. |
| kn.. | KN4 | To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. |
| kn.. | KN4 | A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo.... | LO6 | A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| ob.. | OB4 | Death of a person. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to..... | TO7 | A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
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.
- biotin (BI6)
- blot (BL4)
- blotto (BL6)
- bolt (BO4)
- bonito (BO6)
- boot (BO4)
- inkblot† (IN7)
- into (IN4)
- kilobit (KI7)
- kiloton (KI7)
- kilt (KI4)
- knit (KN4)
- knot (KN4)
- lilt (LI4)
- lint (LI4)
- loot (LO4)
- lotion (LO6)
- lotto (LO5)
- notion (NO6)
- obit (OB4)
- onto (ON4)
- tiki (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
- toil (TO4)
- toll (TO4)
- took (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- toolkit (TO7)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- biotin (noun): A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.
- blot (noun): A blemish, spot or stain made by a coloured substance.
- blotto (adjective): (Very) drunk or intoxicated.
- bolt (noun): A (usually) metal fastener consisting of a cylindrical body that is threaded, with a larger head on one end. It can be inserted into an unthreaded hole up to the head, with a nut then threaded on the other end; a heavy machine screw.
- bonito (noun): Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna.
- boot (noun): A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.
- inkblot† (noun): A blot of ink.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- kilobit (noun): 1000 bits (binary digits)
- kiloton (noun): A measure of the strength of an explosion or a bomb based on how many thousand tons of TNT would be needed to produce the same energy.
- kilt (verb): To gather up (skirts) around the body.
- knit (verb): To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
- knot (noun): A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotion (noun): A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- obit (noun): Death of a person.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- tiki (noun): Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- took (verb): simple past tense of take
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toolkit (noun): A set of tools kept together, especially comprising all the tools suitable for some particular type of work.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.