NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 23, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, k, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 113 points |
| Genius Level | 79 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 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| H | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 9 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| T | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | Σ | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×7 CO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×3 HO×6 |
| I | IT×1 |
| K | KI×1 |
| O | |
| P | PH×3 PI×2 PO×3 |
| T | TH×1 TO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHI×5 CHO×2 COH×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIC×1 HIP×1 HIT×1 HOC×1 HOO×4 HOT×1 |
| I | ITC×1 |
| K | KIT×1 |
| O | |
| P | PHO×3 PIT×2 POO×2 POT×1 |
| T | THI×1 TOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch... | CH5 | A young bird. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. |
| ch... | CH5 | Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. |
| hi... | HI5 | Clipping of hippopotamus. |
| hi... | HI5 | A sudden pull. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative spelling of hot pot. |
| it.. | IT4 | A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. |
| ki.. | KI4 | Friends and acquaintances. |
| ph.... | PH6 | Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible. |
| ph... | PH5 | A photograph. |
| ph...... | PH8 | used in normal daylight |
| pi... | PI5 | A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap. |
| pi.. | PI4 | The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees. |
| po... | PO5 | A dog. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| po..... | PO7 | An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire. |
| th... | TH5 | Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to....... † | TO9 | A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth. |
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.
- chic (CH4)
- chichi (CH6)
- chick (CH5)
- chip (CH4)
- chit (CH4)
- chock (CH5)
- chop (CH4)
- coho (CO4)
- hick (HI4)
- hippo (HI5)
- hitch (HI5)
- hock (HO4)
- hooch (HO5)
- hook (HO4)
- hoop (HO4)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotpot (HO6)
- itch (IT4)
- kith (KI4)
- photic (PH6)
- photo (PH5)
- photopic (PH8)
- pitch (PI5)
- pith (PI4)
- pooch (PO5)
- pooh (PO4)
- pothook (PO7)
- thick (TH5)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothpick† (TO9)
Answer Definitions
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chick (noun): A young bird.
- chip (noun): A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
- chit (noun): A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- chock (noun): Any object used as a wedge or filler, especially when placed behind a wheel to prevent it from rolling.
- chop (noun): A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- hick (noun): An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person.
- hippo (noun): Clipping of hippopotamus.
- hitch (noun): A sudden pull.
- hock (noun): A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or still, from the Hochheim region; often applied to all Rhenish wines.
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- hook (noun): A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotpot (noun): Alternative spelling of hot pot.
- itch (noun): A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- kith (noun): Friends and acquaintances.
- photic (adjective): Of, related to, or irradiated by light; especially describing that part of the near-surface ocean is which photosynthesis is possible.
- photo (noun): A photograph.
- photopic (adjective): used in normal daylight
- pitch (noun): A sticky, gummy substance secreted by trees; sap.
- pith (noun): The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
- pooch (noun): A dog.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- pothook (noun): An S-shaped iron hook used to suspend a cooking pot over a fire.
- thick (adjective): Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothpick† (noun): A small, usually wooden, stick, often pointed at both ends, for removing food residue from between the teeth.