NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 7, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, o, t, u, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 182 points |
| Genius Level | 127 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 17 |
| E | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| F | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| O | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 | 10 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×5 DO×7 DU×5 |
|---|---|
| E | ET×1 EX×2 |
| F | FE×4 FO×3 |
| O | OF×1 OU×3 |
| T | TE×2 TO×4 TU×4 |
| U | |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEE×2 DEF×1 DET×2 DOD×1 DOF×2 DOT×3 DOX×1 DUD×2 DUE×2 DUF×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ETU×1 EXU×2 |
| F | FEE×1 FET×1 FEU×2 FOO×2 FOX×1 |
| O | OFF×1 OUT×3 |
| T | TEE×1 TEX×1 TOE×1 TOO×1 TOT×1 TOU×1 TUF×1 TUT×1 TUX×2 |
| U | |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.. | DE4 | An action or act; something that is done. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deed |
| de.. | DE4 | Quick and neat in action; skillful. |
| de... | DE5 | Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of detox |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doff |
| do.. | DO4 | To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dote |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dot |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dox |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du... | DU5 | simple past tense and past participle of dude. |
| du.. | DU4 | A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). |
| du..... | DU7 | simple past tense and past participle of duet |
| du.. | DU4 | Dough. |
| et... | ET5 | A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill. |
| ex... | EX5 | To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out. |
| ex.... | EX6 | simple past tense and past participle of exude |
| fe.. | FE4 | To give (someone or something) food to eat. |
| fe... | FE5 | simple past tense and past participle of fete |
| fe.. | FE4 | A state of long-standing mutual hostility. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of feud |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of foot |
| fo... | FO5 | simple past tense and past participle of fox; baffled; outwitted. |
| of... | OF5 | simple past tense and past participle of off |
| ou... | OU5 | To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. |
| ou... | OU5 | simple past tense and past participle of out |
| ou...... † | OU8 | simple past tense and past participle of outfox |
| te.. | TE4 | past participle of tee |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of text |
| to.. | TO4 | Having (a specified number or type of) toes. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of toot |
| to... | TO5 | simple past tense and past participle of tote |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of tout |
| tu.... | TU6 | Having tufts. |
| tu.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tut |
| tu.... | TU6 | A typically black formal jacket worn by men. |
| tu...... | TU8 | Dressed in a tuxedo. |
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.
- deed (DE4)
- deeded (DE6)
- deft (DE4)
- detox (DE5)
- detoxed (DE7)
- dodo (DO4)
- doff (DO4)
- doffed (DO6)
- dote (DO4)
- doted (DO5)
- dotted (DO6)
- doxed (DO5)
- dude (DU4)
- duded (DU5)
- duet (DU4)
- duetted (DU7)
- duff (DU4)
- etude (ET5)
- exude (EX5)
- exuded (EX6)
- feed (FE4)
- feted (FE5)
- feud (FE4)
- feuded (FE6)
- food (FO4)
- footed (FO6)
- foxed (FO5)
- offed (OF5)
- outdo (OU5)
- outed (OU5)
- outfoxed† (OU8)
- teed (TE4)
- texted (TE6)
- toed (TO4)
- tooted (TO6)
- toted (TO5)
- touted (TO6)
- tufted (TU6)
- tutted (TU6)
- tuxedo (TU6)
- tuxedoed (TU8)
Answer Definitions
- deed (noun): An action or act; something that is done.
- deeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deed
- deft (adjective): Quick and neat in action; skillful.
- detox (noun): Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.
- detoxed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of detox
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- doffed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doff
- dote (verb): To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- doted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dote
- dotted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dot
- doxed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dox
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- duded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dude.
- duet (noun): A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- duetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duet
- duff (noun): Dough.
- etude (noun): A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- exude (verb): To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.
- exuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of exude
- feed (verb): To give (someone or something) food to eat.
- feted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fete
- feud (noun): A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
- feuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of feud
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- footed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of foot
- foxed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fox; baffled; outwitted.
- offed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of off
- outdo (verb): To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- outed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of out
- outfoxed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of outfox
- teed (verb): past participle of tee
- texted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of text
- toed (adjective): Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
- tooted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toot
- toted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tote
- touted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tout
- tufted (adjective): Having tufts.
- tutted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tut
- tuxedo (noun): A typically black formal jacket worn by men.
- tuxedoed (adjective): Dressed in a tuxedo.