NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 25, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, f, m, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 104 points |
| Genius Level | 73 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| C | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 8 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| M | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 7 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×1 AM×1 AT×1 AU×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CO×6 |
| F | FA×2 FO×1 |
| M | MA×2 MO×2 |
| O | |
| T | TA×4 TO×3 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFO×1 AMM×1 ATO×1 AUT×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAM×1 COA×2 COC×2 COM×2 |
| F | FAC×2 FOA×1 |
| M | MAM×2 MOA×1 MOM×1 |
| O | |
| T | TAC×2 TAT×1 TAU×1 TOC×1 TOM×2 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| af... | AF5 | On foot. (means of locomotion, walking) |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| at.. | AT4 | The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. |
| au.. | AU4 | Clipping of automatic. |
| au..... | AU7 | A vending machine for food. |
| au...... | AU8 | plural of automaton |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. |
| co... | CO5 | To compel, constrain, force. |
| co.. | CO4 | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co.. | CO4 | A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. |
| co... | CO5 | English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Something actual as opposed to invented. |
| fa...... † | FA8 | A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially: |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| ta.. | TA4 | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| to..... | TO7 | A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. |
| to.... | TO6 | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| to.... | TO6 | A tom, an intact male cat. |
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.
- afoot (AF5)
- ammo (AM4)
- atom (AT4)
- auto (AU4)
- automat (AU7)
- automata (AU8)
- cacao (CA5)
- camo (CA4)
- coact (CO5)
- coat (CO4)
- coca (CO4)
- cocoa (CO5)
- coma (CO4)
- comma (CO5)
- fact (FA4)
- factotum† (FA8)
- foam (FO4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- moat (MO4)
- momma (MO5)
- taco (TA4)
- tact (TA4)
- tattoo (TA6)
- taut (TA4)
- toccata (TO7)
- tomato (TO6)
- tomcat (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- afoot (adverb): On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- auto (adjective): Clipping of automatic.
- automat (noun): A vending machine for food.
- automata (noun): plural of automaton
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- camo (noun): A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- coact (verb): To compel, constrain, force.
- coat (noun): An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- coma (noun): A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
- comma (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
- fact (noun): Something actual as opposed to invented.
- factotum† (noun): A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
- foam (noun): A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
- momma (noun): mother
- taco (noun): A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- toccata (noun): A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
- tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- tomcat (noun): A tom, an intact male cat.