NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 11, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, i, l, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 187 points |
| Genius Level | 131 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| E | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| F | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
| I | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| L | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 17 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EF×3 EL×1 |
| F | FE×10 FI×9 FL×5 |
| I | IN×6 |
| L | LE×2 LI×3 |
| N | |
| T | TI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLE×2 CLI×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EFF×3 ELF×1 |
| F | FEE×2 FEI×1 FEL×3 FEN×2 FET×2 FIE×1 FIF×2 FIL×4 FIN×2 FLE×3 FLI×2 |
| I | INE×1 INF×5 |
| L | LEF×2 LIF×3 |
| N | |
| T | TIF×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl.. | CL4 | A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff |
| cl... | CL5 | An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting. |
| cl... | CL5 | A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. |
| ef.... | EF6 | The result or outcome of a cause. |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| ef....... | EF9 | making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy |
| el... | EL5 | An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe... | FE5 | To make a feint, or mock attack. |
| fe.... | FE6 | Of or pertaining to cats. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving. |
| fe... | FE5 | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi..... | FI7 | The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). |
| fi.. | FI4 | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| fi... | FI5 | Alternative form of fillet |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi.... | FI6 | A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration. |
| fi.. | FI4 | Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal |
| fl... | FL5 | A group of vessels or vehicles. |
| fl... | FL5 | A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A fluttering or darting movement. |
| in......... | IN11 | Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious |
| in.... | IN6 | To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in...... | IN8 | Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. |
| in..... † | IN7 | To cause to curve inwards. |
| in..... | IN7 | To thrust upon; to impose. |
| le.. | LE4 | Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ← |
| le.... | LE6 | Alternative form of lefty |
| li.. | LI4 | The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. |
| li...... | LI8 | A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling. |
| li.. | LI4 | To raise or rise. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
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.
- clef (CL4)
- cleft (CL5)
- cliff (CL5)
- effect (EF6)
- effete (EF6)
- efficient (EF9)
- elfin (EL5)
- feel (FE4)
- feet (FE4)
- feint (FE5)
- feline (FE6)
- fell (FE4)
- felt (FE4)
- fence (FE5)
- fennel (FE6)
- fete (FE4)
- fettle (FE6)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- fifteen (FI7)
- file (FI4)
- filet (FI5)
- fill (FI4)
- fillet (FI6)
- fine (FI4)
- finite (FI6)
- flee (FL4)
- fleece (FL6)
- fleet (FL5)
- flint (FL5)
- flit (FL4)
- inefficient (IN11)
- infect (IN6)
- infill (IN6)
- infinite (IN8)
- inflect† (IN7)
- inflict (IN7)
- left (LE4)
- leftie (LE6)
- life (LI4)
- lifeline (LI8)
- lift (LI4)
- tiff (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- clef (noun): A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff
- cleft (noun): An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- cliff (noun): A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
- effect (noun): The result or outcome of a cause.
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- efficient (adjective): making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
- elfin (noun): An elf; an inhabitant of fairy-land.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- feint (verb): To make a feint, or mock attack.
- feline (adjective): Of or pertaining to cats.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felt (noun): A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
- fence (noun): A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- fettle (noun): A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- fifteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).
- file (noun): A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- filet (noun): Alternative form of fillet
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- fillet (noun): A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.
- fine (adjective): Senses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality.
- finite (adjective): Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- fleece (noun): Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- fleet (noun): A group of vessels or vehicles.
- flint (noun): A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.
- flit (noun): A fluttering or darting movement.
- inefficient (adjective): Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious
- infect (verb): To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- infinite (adjective): Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.
- inflect† (verb): To cause to curve inwards.
- inflict (verb): To thrust upon; to impose.
- left (adjective): Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
- leftie (noun): Alternative form of lefty
- life (noun): The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- lifeline (noun): A line to which a drowning or falling victim may cling.
- lift (verb): To raise or rise.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.