NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 29, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, i, l, r, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 155 points |
| Genius Level | 109 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 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| F | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 4 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| W | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Σ | 18 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×1 AI×3 AL×2 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×4 FL×4 FO×8 |
| I | |
| L | LO×3 |
| O | OF×1 OL×1 OR×1 |
| R | RO×4 |
| W | WA×3 WI×1 WO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFR×1 AIO×1 AIR×2 ALL×1 ALO×1 ARR×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FAL×2 FAR×2 FLO×4 FOA×1 FOI×1 FOL×2 FOO×2 FOR×1 FOW×1 |
| I | |
| L | LOA×1 LOL×1 LOO×1 |
| O | OFF×1 OLI×1 ORA×1 |
| R | ROA×1 ROI×1 ROL×1 ROO×1 |
| W | WAL×2 WAR×1 WIL×1 WOL×1 WOO×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| af.. | AF4 | hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. |
| ai... | AI5 | A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil. |
| ai..... † | AI7 | Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil. |
| ai..... | AI7 | A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air. |
| al... | AL5 | To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. |
| al... | AL5 | At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. |
| ar... | AR5 | A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. |
| fa..... | FA7 | A reduction or decline. |
| fa.... | FA6 | Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year. |
| fa... | FA5 | Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). |
| fa.... | FA6 | A litter of piglets. |
| fl... | FL5 | The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
| fl... | FL5 | Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.... | FO6 | To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching. |
| fo...... | FO8 | Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of forum (alternative form of forums). |
| fo.. | FO4 | A bird. |
| lo.. | LO4 | (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo... | LO5 | Alternative form of loofah |
| of... | OF5 | The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| or.. | OR4 | Relating to the mouth. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| wa...... | WA8 | Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. |
| wa.... | WA6 | To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud. |
| wa..... | WA7 | A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant. |
| wi.... | WI6 | Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
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.
- afro (AF4)
- aioli (AI5)
- airflow† (AI7)
- airfoil (AI7)
- allow (AL5)
- aloof (AL5)
- arrow (AR5)
- falloff (FA7)
- fallow (FA6)
- farro (FA5)
- farrow (FA6)
- floor (FL5)
- flora (FL5)
- floral (FL6)
- flow (FL4)
- foal (FO4)
- foil (FO4)
- folio (FO5)
- follow (FO6)
- foofaraw (FO8)
- fool (FO4)
- fora (FO4)
- fowl (FO4)
- loaf (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loofa (LO5)
- offal (OF5)
- olio (OL4)
- oral (OR4)
- roar (RO4)
- roil (RO4)
- roll (RO4)
- roof (RO4)
- wallaroo (WA8)
- wallow (WA6)
- warrior (WA7)
- willow (WI6)
- wolf (WO4)
- woof (WO4)
- wool (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- afro (noun): hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- aioli (noun): A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
- airflow† (noun): Any flow of air, especially the motion of air around a moving aircraft or aerofoil.
- airfoil (noun): A structure shaped to produce lift when moving in air.
- allow (verb): To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
- aloof (adverb): At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- arrow (noun): A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- falloff (noun): A reduction or decline.
- fallow (noun): Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.
- farro (noun): Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
- farrow (noun): A litter of piglets.
- floor (noun): The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
- flora (noun): Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
- floral (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
- flow (noun): Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
- foal (noun): A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- follow (verb): To go after; to pursue; to move behind in the same path or direction, especially with the intent of catching.
- foofaraw (noun): Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fora (noun): plural of forum (alternative form of forums).
- fowl (noun): A bird.
- loaf (noun): (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loofa (noun): Alternative form of loofah
- offal (noun): The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- roil (verb): To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- wallaroo (noun): Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.
- wallow (verb): To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
- warrior (noun): A person who is actively engaged in battle, conflict or warfare; a soldier or combatant.
- willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
- wolf (noun): Canis lupus; the largest wild member of the canine subfamily.
- woof (noun): The set of yarns placed crosswise in a loom, interlaced with the warp, carried by the shuttle; weft.
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.