NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 5, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, m, o, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 107 points |
| Genius Level | 75 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| D | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| M | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CO×5 |
|---|---|
| D | DI×2 |
| I | ID×4 IT×1 |
| M | MI×3 |
| O | OD×1 OM×1 |
| T | TI×3 TO×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIT×1 COC×1 COM×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DIT×2 |
| I | IDI×4 ITT×1 |
| M | MID×1 MIM×1 MIT×1 |
| O | ODD×1 OMI×1 |
| T | TID×1 TIM×2 TOM×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co.... | CO6 | Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| co....... † | CO9 | Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| di... | DI5 | A short, simple verse or song. |
| id.... | ID6 | The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation; intellectual disability. |
| id... | ID5 | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| id..... | ID7 | Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| od.... | OD6 | An odd or strange thing or opinion. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Arranged neatly and in order. |
| ti... | TI5 | Lacking in courage or confidence. |
| ti...... | TI8 | The state of being timid; shyness. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
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.
- city (CI4)
- cocci (CO5)
- comic (CO5)
- comity (CO6)
- commit (CO6)
- commodity† (CO9)
- ditto (DI5)
- ditty (DI5)
- idiocy (ID6)
- idiom (ID5)
- idiot (ID5)
- idiotic (ID7)
- itty (IT4)
- midi (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mitt (MI4)
- oddity (OD6)
- omit (OM4)
- tidy (TI4)
- timid (TI5)
- timidity (TI8)
- tomtit (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- comity (noun): Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- commodity† (noun): Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- ditty (noun): A short, simple verse or song.
- idiocy (noun): The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation; intellectual disability.
- idiom (noun): A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- idiotic (adjective): Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- oddity (noun): An odd or strange thing or opinion.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- tidy (adjective): Arranged neatly and in order.
- timid (adjective): Lacking in courage or confidence.
- timidity (noun): The state of being timid; shyness.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit