NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 24, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, n, p, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 134 points |
| Genius Level | 94 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| P | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 12 |
| U | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| V | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | Σ | 19 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EN×1 EV×1 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LE×2 LI×7 LU×4 |
| N | NI×1 NU×1 |
| P | PE×2 PI×4 PL×1 PU×5 |
| U | UN×3 |
| V | VE×2 VI×1 VU×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELE×1 ENL×1 EVI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LEV×2 LIE×2 LIN×3 LIV×2 LUL×2 LUN×1 LUP×1 |
| N | NIP×1 NUL×1 |
| P | PEE×1 PEN×1 PIL×3 PIP×1 PLI×1 PUL×4 PUP×1 |
| U | UNL×1 UNP×1 UNV×1 |
| V | VEI×1 VEN×1 VIL×1 VUL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| li.. | LI4 | A tendon. |
| li.. | LI4 | A place or stead; See in lieu or in lieu of |
| li.. | LI4 | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| li... | LI5 | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| li.... | LI6 | a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| li... | LI5 | To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Of, or pertaining to, the wolf. |
| ni.... | NI6 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Pertaining to the penis. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Alternative spelling of pile-up |
| pi.. | PI4 | A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. |
| pi...... | PI8 | A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum etc. |
| pl.. | PL4 | Alternative spelling of plié |
| pu.. | PU4 | A plaintive melancholy whine. |
| pu.. | PU4 | One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat. |
| pu.. | PU4 | To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation. The soft center of a fruit. |
| pu... | PU5 | A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher. |
| un..... | UN7 | Not level. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove from a pile or stack. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
| vu..... † | VU7 | Pertaining to a fox. |
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.
- eleven (EL6)
- enliven (EN7)
- evil (EV4)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- lien (LI4)
- lieu (LI4)
- line (LI4)
- linen (LI5)
- lineup (LI6)
- live (LI4)
- liven (LI5)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- lune (LU4)
- lupine (LU6)
- nipple (NI6)
- null (NU4)
- peel (PE4)
- penile (PE6)
- pile (PI4)
- pileup (PI6)
- pill (PI4)
- pipeline (PI8)
- plie (PL4)
- pule (PU4)
- puli (PU4)
- pull (PU4)
- pulp (PU4)
- pupil (PU5)
- unlevel (UN7)
- unpile (UN6)
- unveil (UN6)
- veil (VE4)
- venule (VE6)
- vile (VI4)
- vulpine† (VU7)
Answer Definitions
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- enliven (verb): To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- lien (noun): A tendon.
- lieu (noun): A place or stead; See in lieu or in lieu of
- line (noun): A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- linen (noun): Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- lineup (noun): a physical or photographic queue of people allegedly involved in a crime, allowing a witness to identify them
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- liven (verb): To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- lupine (adjective): Of, or pertaining to, the wolf.
- nipple (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- penile (adjective): Pertaining to the penis.
- pile (noun): A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- pileup (noun): Alternative spelling of pile-up
- pill (noun): A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- pipeline (noun): A conduit made of pipes used to convey water, gas or petroleum etc.
- plie (noun): Alternative spelling of plié
- pule (noun): A plaintive melancholy whine.
- puli (noun): One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat.
- pull (verb): To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- pulp (noun): A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation. The soft center of a fruit.
- pupil (noun): A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
- unlevel (adjective): Not level.
- unpile (verb): To remove from a pile or stack.
- unveil (verb): To remove a veil from; to uncover; to reveal something hidden.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- venule (noun): A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
- vulpine† (adjective): Pertaining to a fox.