NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 1, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, l, p, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 202 points |
| Genius Level | 141 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 19 |
| I | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| P | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| R | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×5 DI×7 DR×6 DY×1 |
| I | ID×3 IL×1 |
| L | LA×4 LI×1 |
| P | PA×5 PI×1 PL×1 |
| R | RA×7 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARI×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAD×1 DAI×2 DAL×1 DAY×1 DIA×2 DID×1 DIL×3 DIP×1 DRA×1 DRI×3 DRY×2 DYA×1 |
| I | IDL×1 IDY×2 ILI×1 |
| L | LAD×1 LAI×1 LAP×1 LAR×1 LIP×1 |
| P | PAD×1 PAI×1 PAL×2 PAY×1 PID×1 PLA×1 |
| R | RAD×4 RAI×1 RAP×2 |
| Y | YAR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar.. | AR4 | Very dry. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da... | DA5 | That occurs every day, or at least every working day |
| da... | DA5 | A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese. |
| da... | DA5 | To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. |
| da..... | DA7 | Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day. |
| di.. | DI4 | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |
| di... | DI5 | A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer. |
| di.... | DI6 | A small amount of no worth. |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| di... | DI5 | Redolent of dill (the herb). |
| di........ | DI10 | Alternative spelling of dilly-dally |
| di... | DI5 | Lacking common sense. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads. |
| dr... | DR5 | To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool). |
| dr.. | DR4 | To fall one drop at a time. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Dripping or tending to drip. |
| dr... | DR5 | A female tree spirit. |
| dr... | DR5 | In a dry manner. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| id.. | ID4 | Without specific purpose, intent or effort. |
| id.. | ID4 | Alternative spelling of idyll |
| id... | ID5 | Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls. |
| il... | IL5 | a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic |
| la.. | LA4 | The mistress of a household. |
| la.. | LA4 | simple past tense and past participle of lay |
| la...... † | LA8 | A person who cuts, polishes, engraves, or deals in gems. |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| li... | LI5 | Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body. |
| pa... | PA5 | Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested. |
| pa.. | PA4 | simple past tense and past participle of pay |
| pa.... | PA6 | Appearing weak, pale, or wan. |
| pa...... | PA8 | In a pallid manner. |
| pa.... | PA6 | The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on. |
| pl... | PL5 | A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra.... | RA6 | Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre. |
| ra...... | RA8 | In a radial manner, outward from a center. |
| ra... | RA5 | plural of radius |
| ra.. | RA4 | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
| ra... | RA5 | Very swift or quick. |
| ra..... † | RA7 | With speed; in a rapid manner. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. |
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.
- arid (AR4)
- daddy (DA5)
- daily (DA5)
- dairy (DA5)
- dally (DA5)
- daylily (DA7)
- dial (DI4)
- diary (DI5)
- diddly (DI6)
- dill (DI4)
- dilly (DI5)
- dillydally (DI10)
- dippy (DI5)
- dray (DR4)
- drill (DR5)
- drip (DR4)
- drippy (DR6)
- dryad (DR5)
- dryly (DR5)
- dyad (DY4)
- idly (ID4)
- idyl (ID4)
- idyll (ID5)
- iliad (IL5)
- lady (LA4)
- laid (LA4)
- lapidary† (LA8)
- lard (LA4)
- lipid (LI5)
- paddy (PA5)
- paid (PA4)
- pallid (PA6)
- pallidly (PA8)
- payday (PA6)
- piddly (PI6)
- plaid (PL5)
- radar (RA5)
- radial (RA6)
- radially (RA8)
- radii (RA5)
- raid (RA4)
- rapid (RA5)
- rapidly† (RA7)
- yard (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- arid (adjective): Very dry.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- daily (adjective): That occurs every day, or at least every working day
- dairy (noun): A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
- dally (verb): To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- daylily (noun): Any of several perennial plants, of the genus Hemerocallis, that have fleshy roots, grasslike leaves and colourful flowers that bloom for just one day.
- dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- diary (noun): A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
- diddly (noun): A small amount of no worth.
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- dilly (adjective): Redolent of dill (the herb).
- dillydally (verb): Alternative spelling of dilly-dally
- dippy (adjective): Lacking common sense.
- dray (noun): A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- drill (verb): To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
- drip (verb): To fall one drop at a time.
- drippy (adjective): Dripping or tending to drip.
- dryad (noun): A female tree spirit.
- dryly (adverb): In a dry manner.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- idly (adverb): Without specific purpose, intent or effort.
- idyl (noun): Alternative spelling of idyll
- idyll (noun): Any poem or short written piece composed in the style of Theocritus' short pastoral poems, the Idylls.
- iliad (noun): a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic
- lady (noun): The mistress of a household.
- laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
- lapidary† (noun): A person who cuts, polishes, engraves, or deals in gems.
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- lipid (noun): Any of a group of organic compounds including the fats, oils, waxes, sterols, and triglycerides. Lipids are characterized by being insoluble in water, and account for most of the fat present in the human body.
- paddy (noun): Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
- paid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pay
- pallid (adjective): Appearing weak, pale, or wan.
- pallidly (adverb): In a pallid manner.
- payday (noun): The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
- piddly (adjective): Small, inconsequential, or not worth spending time on.
- plaid (noun): A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- radial (adjective): Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
- radially (adverb): In a radial manner, outward from a center.
- radii (noun): plural of radius
- raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- rapid (adjective): Very swift or quick.
- rapidly† (adverb): With speed; in a rapid manner.
- yard (noun): A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.