NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 9, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, i, l, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 75 points |
| Genius Level | 53 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| H | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| W | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | Σ | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| F | FA×1 FI×2 |
| H | HA×9 HI×3 |
| I | |
| L | LA×1 |
| T | TH×2 TI×1 |
| W | WH×3 WI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×1 FIF×1 FIL×1 |
| H | HAF×1 HAI×1 HAL×5 HAT×2 HIA×1 HIL×2 |
| I | |
| L | LAT×1 |
| T | THA×2 TIL×1 |
| W | WHA×1 WHI×2 WIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fa... | FA5 | A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence. |
| fi... | FI5 | The ordinal form of the number five. |
| fi... | FI5 | Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The handle of a tool or weapon. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. |
| ha..... † | HA7 | Someone lacking in intelligence. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To limp; move with a limping gait. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| hi.... | HI6 | Relating to a hiatus. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi.. | HI4 | The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. |
| la.. | LA4 | A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen |
| ti... | TI5 | Agricultural labour; husbandry. |
| wh.. | WH4 | Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities. |
| wh... | WH5 | A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Against. |
| wi.... | WI6 | All things considered; nevertheless; besides. |
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.
- faith (FA5)
- fifth (FI5)
- filth (FI5)
- haft (HA4)
- hail (HA4)
- halal (HA5)
- half (HA4)
- halfwit† (HA7)
- hall (HA4)
- halt (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- hiatal (HI6)
- hill (HI4)
- hilt (HI4)
- lath (LA4)
- that (TH4)
- thaw (TH4)
- tilth (TI5)
- what (WH4)
- whiff (WH5)
- whit (WH4)
- with (WI4)
- withal (WI6)
Answer Definitions
- faith (noun): A trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.
- fifth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number five.
- filth (noun): Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
- haft (noun): The handle of a tool or weapon.
- hail (noun): Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- half (noun): One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
- halfwit† (noun): Someone lacking in intelligence.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- hiatal (adjective): Relating to a hiatus.
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hilt (noun): The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
- lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thaw (verb): To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
- tilth (noun): Agricultural labour; husbandry.
- what (determiner): Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- whiff (noun): A brief, gentle breeze; a light gust of air; a waft.
- whit (noun): The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
- with (preposition): Against.
- withal (adverb): All things considered; nevertheless; besides.