NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 6, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, n, o, p, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 55 words |
| Total Points | 216 points |
| Genius Level | 151 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| L | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| P | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 21 |
| R | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | Σ | 24 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 55 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×5 AP×2 AU×2 |
|---|---|
| L | LA×1 LL×1 LO×5 LU×7 |
| N | NO×1 NU×1 |
| O | OP×1 OR×2 |
| P | PA×6 PL×4 PO×6 PR×1 PU×4 |
| R | RO×1 RU×1 |
| U | UL×2 UN×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×1 ANN×4 APO×1 APP×1 AUR×2 |
|---|---|
| L | LAR×1 LLA×1 LOA×1 LOL×2 LOO×2 LUA×1 LUL×2 LUN×4 |
| N | NON×1 NUL×1 |
| O | OPA×1 ORA×1 ORL×1 |
| P | PAL×3 PAP×1 PAR×2 PLA×2 PLO×1 PLU×1 POL×3 POO×1 POP×2 PRO×1 PUL×2 PUP×1 PUR×1 |
| R | ROL×1 RUR×1 |
| U | ULN×2 UNP×1 UNR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.... | AN6 | Happening once every year. |
| an... | AN5 | To formally revoke the validity of. |
| an..... | AN7 | Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus. |
| ap.... | AP6 | A very handsome young man. |
| ap.... | AP6 | To fill with horror; to dismay. |
| au... | AU5 | Of or pertaining to the ear. |
| au..... | AU7 | Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning. |
| la.... | LA6 | to beat or thrash |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.... | LO6 | To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. |
| lu.. | LU4 | An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna. |
| lu... | LU5 | Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon). |
| lu.... | LU6 | Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail. |
| lu..... | LU7 | Having a form like that of the new moon; crescent-shaped. |
| no...... | NO8 | Not containing a dipole. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| op.. | OP4 | A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch) |
| or.. | OR4 | Relating to the mouth. |
| or... | OR5 | The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”). |
| pa.... | PA6 | Paleness; want of color; pallidity; wanness. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Synonym of pedipalp. |
| pa... | PA5 | Having to do with the pope or the papacy. |
| pa.... | PA6 | The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room |
| pa... | PA5 | Word of mouth. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. |
| pl.... | PL6 | Of or pertaining to a plane. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. |
| pl.... | PL6 | Consisting of or containing more than one of something. |
| po... | PO5 | Of or having a pole or polarity. |
| po.. | PO4 | A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. |
| po.. | PO4 | A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| po.... | PO6 | Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus. |
| po..... | PO7 | Common among the general public; generally accepted. |
| pr...... | PR8 | Either of two isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C3H7-OH 1-propanol, n-propanol, propyl alcohol, propan-1-ol, n-propyl alcohol or 1-propyl alcohol - CH3CH2CH2OH isopropanol, isopropyl alcohol or propan-2-ol - (CH3)2CH-OH |
| pu.. | PU4 | To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation. The soft center of a fruit. |
| pu... | PU5 | Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance. |
| 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. |
| ru... | RU5 | Relating to the countryside or to agriculture. |
| ul.. | UL4 | The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. |
| ul... | UL5 | Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow |
| un....... † | UN9 | Lacking popularity. |
| un.... | UN6 | To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled. |
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.
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- annual (AN6)
- annul (AN5)
- annular (AN7)
- apollo (AP6)
- appall (AP6)
- aural (AU5)
- auroral (AU7)
- larrup (LA6)
- llano (LL5)
- loan (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lollop (LO6)
- loon (LO4)
- loop (LO4)
- luau (LU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- luna (LU4)
- lunar (LU5)
- lunula (LU6)
- lunular (LU7)
- nonpolar (NO8)
- null (NU4)
- opal (OP4)
- oral (OR4)
- orlop (OR5)
- pall (PA4)
- pallor (PA6)
- palp (PA4)
- papal (PA5)
- parlor (PA6)
- parol (PA5)
- plan (PL4)
- planar (PL6)
- plop (PL4)
- plural (PL6)
- polar (PO5)
- poll (PO4)
- polo (PO4)
- pool (PO4)
- poplar (PO6)
- popular (PO7)
- propanol (PR8)
- pull (PU4)
- pulp (PU4)
- pupal (PU5)
- purl (PU4)
- roll (RO4)
- rural (RU5)
- ulna (UL4)
- ulnar (UL5)
- unpopular† (UN9)
- unroll (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- annual (adjective): Happening once every year.
- annul (verb): To formally revoke the validity of.
- annular (adjective): Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.
- apollo (noun): A very handsome young man.
- appall (verb): To fill with horror; to dismay.
- aural (adjective): Of or pertaining to the ear.
- auroral (adjective): Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning.
- larrup (verb): to beat or thrash
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lollop (verb): To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loop (noun): A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- luna (noun): A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
- lunar (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon (that is, Luna, the Earth's moon).
- lunula (noun): Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- lunular (adjective): Having a form like that of the new moon; crescent-shaped.
- nonpolar (adjective): Not containing a dipole.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- opal (noun): A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. A precious gem, an iridescent gemstone found in the opal-silica mineral substrate (potch)
- oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
- orlop (noun): The platform over the hold of a ship that makes up the fourth or lowest deck, hence in full called orlop deck, especially of a warship.
- pall (noun): Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”).
- pallor (noun): Paleness; want of color; pallidity; wanness.
- palp (noun): Synonym of pedipalp.
- papal (adjective): Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
- parlor (noun): The living room of a house, or a room for entertaining guests; a room for talking; a sitting-room or drawing room
- parol (adjective): Word of mouth.
- plan (noun): A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
- planar (adjective): Of or pertaining to a plane.
- plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
- plural (adjective): Consisting of or containing more than one of something.
- polar (adjective): Of or having a pole or polarity.
- poll (noun): A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- polo (noun): A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
- pool (noun): A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
- poplar (noun): Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.
- popular (adjective): Common among the general public; generally accepted.
- propanol (noun): Either of two isomeric aliphatic alcohols, C3H7-OH 1-propanol, n-propanol, propyl alcohol, propan-1-ol, n-propyl alcohol or 1-propyl alcohol - CH3CH2CH2OH isopropanol, isopropyl alcohol or propan-2-ol - (CH3)2CH-OH
- pull (verb): To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- pulp (noun): A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation. The soft center of a fruit.
- pupal (adjective): Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis.
- purl (noun): A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance.
- 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.
- rural (adjective): Relating to the countryside or to agriculture.
- ulna (noun): The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
- ulnar (adjective): Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow
- unpopular† (adjective): Lacking popularity.
- unroll (verb): To straighten something that has been rolled, twisted or curled.