NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 14, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, c, i, l, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 114 points |
| Genius Level | 80 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| B | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| C | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 13 |
| I | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AL×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BI×2 BL×1 BO×1 |
| C | CL×1 |
| G | GA×3 GI×2 GL×6 GO×2 |
| I | IG×1 IL×2 |
| L | LO×3 |
| O |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×1 ALG×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BIO×2 BLO×1 BOO×1 |
| C | CLO×1 |
| G | GAG×1 GAL×2 GIG×1 GIL×1 GLA×1 GLI×3 GLO×2 GOA×1 GOO×1 |
| I | IGL×1 ILL×2 |
| L | LOG×3 |
| O |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| al.. | AL4 | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. |
| al... | AL5 | Pertaining to, or like, algae. |
| bi...... | BI8 | Biological; pertaining to biology or to a living organism. |
| bi........ † | BI10 | Of or relating to biology. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.) |
| bo...... | BO8 | A genre of music that blends rhythm and blues and soul music with Cuban-style rhythms, originating in the United States in the 1960s. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Celebratory; festive. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. |
| gi.... | GI6 | A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment. |
| gi.. | GI4 | a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals |
| gl..... | GL7 | Of, or relating to glaciers. |
| gl.. | GL4 | The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue. |
| gl... | GL5 | Of or pertaining to glia. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance. |
| gl.... | GL6 | Concerning all parts of the world. |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| ig... | IG5 | A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. |
| il..... | IL7 | Synonym of illogical |
| il....... | IL9 | Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning. |
| lo... | LO5 | logical |
| lo..... | LO7 | In agreement with the principles of logic. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
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.
- agog (AG4)
- alga (AL4)
- algal (AL5)
- biologic (BI8)
- biological† (BI10)
- blog (BL4)
- boogaloo (BO8)
- clog (CL4)
- gaga (GA4)
- gala (GA4)
- gall (GA4)
- gigolo (GI6)
- gill (GI4)
- glacial (GL7)
- glia (GL4)
- glial (GL5)
- glib (GL4)
- glob (GL4)
- global (GL6)
- goal (GO4)
- googol (GO6)
- igloo (IG5)
- illogic (IL7)
- illogical (IL9)
- logic (LO5)
- logical (LO7)
- logo (LO4)
Answer Definitions
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- alga (noun): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
- algal (adjective): Pertaining to, or like, algae.
- biologic (adjective): Biological; pertaining to biology or to a living organism.
- biological† (adjective): Of or relating to biology.
- blog (noun): A website that allows users to reflect, share opinions, and discuss various topics in the form of an online journal, sometimes letting readers comment on their posts. Most blogs are written in a slightly informal tone (personal journals, news, businesses, etc.)
- boogaloo (noun): A genre of music that blends rhythm and blues and soul music with Cuban-style rhythms, originating in the United States in the 1960s.
- clog (noun): A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
- gall (noun): Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- gigolo (noun): A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
- gill (noun): a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
- glacial (adjective): Of, or relating to glaciers.
- glia (noun): The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.
- glial (adjective): Of or pertaining to glia.
- glib (adjective): Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
- glob (noun): A round, shapeless or amorphous lump, as of a semisolid substance.
- global (adjective): Concerning all parts of the world.
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- igloo (noun): A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- illogic (adjective): Synonym of illogical
- illogical (adjective): Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
- logic (adjective): logical
- logical (adjective): In agreement with the principles of logic.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.