NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 28, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, i, n, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 66 words |
| Total Points | 350 points |
| Genius Level | 245 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| F | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| I | - | - | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| T | 9 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| V | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 18 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 66 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×7 DI×5 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×2 EF×1 EN×1 EV×3 |
| F | FE×6 FI×3 |
| I | ID×1 IN×14 |
| N | NE×1 NI×2 |
| T | TE×7 TI×10 |
| V | VE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×3 DEN×3 DET×1 DIE×2 DIF×1 DIN×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EDI×2 EFF×1 ENT×1 EVE×2 EVI×1 |
| F | FEE×1 FEI×2 FET×3 FIF×1 FIN×1 FIT×1 |
| I | IDE×1 IND×3 INF×2 INT×3 INV×6 |
| N | NET×1 NIN×1 NIT×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEN×5 TID×3 TIE×1 TIF×1 TIN×5 |
| V | VEN×2 VET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| de...... | DE8 | Having distinct limits. |
| de........ † | DE10 | explicitly defined |
| de.. | DE4 | Quick and neat in action; skillful. |
| de.. | DE4 | A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of dent |
| de.... | DE6 | The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth |
| de..... | DE7 | Alternative form of détente |
| di.. | DI4 | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of diet |
| di....... | DI9 | Lacking confidence in others; distrustful. |
| di..... | DI7 | A small space within a dwelling, usually alongside a kitchen, used for informal dining; a dining alcove or nook. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| ed.. | ED4 | A change to the text of a document. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of edit |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| ev...... | EV8 | evening |
| ev..... | EV7 | Obviously true by simple observation. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe... | FE5 | To make a feint, or mock attack. |
| fe..... | FE7 | simple past tense and past participle of feint |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fe... | FE5 | simple past tense and past participle of fete |
| fe... | FE5 | Foul-smelling, stinking. |
| fi..... | FI7 | The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). |
| fi.... | FI6 | Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number. |
| fi.... | FI6 | simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size") |
| id........ | ID10 | simple past tense and past participle of identify |
| in........ | IN10 | Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite. |
| in.... | IN6 | A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch. |
| in...... | IN8 | Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in. |
| in...... | IN8 | Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. |
| in........ | IN10 | The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood). |
| in.... | IN6 | To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon |
| in...... | IN8 | Planned. |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| in.... | IN6 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| in...... | IN8 | fictional, made up, imaginary. |
| in....... | IN9 | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. |
| in.... | IN6 | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| in..... | IN7 | simple past tense and past participle of invite |
| in..... | IN7 | a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises |
| ne.... | NE6 | simple past tense and past participle of net |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| te.. | TE4 | past participle of tee |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te.. | TE4 | To make a tender of; to offer or tender. |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of tend |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of tent |
| ti.. | TI4 | The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. |
| ti... | TI5 | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tidy |
| ti.. | TI4 | Closely connected or associated. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti... | TI5 | Furnished with tines. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tin |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.... | TI6 | Slightly colored, having tint. |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vent |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vet |
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.
- definite (DE8)
- definitive† (DE10)
- deft (DE4)
- dent (DE4)
- dented (DE6)
- dentin (DE6)
- detente (DE7)
- diet (DI4)
- dieted (DI6)
- diffident (DI9)
- dinette (DI7)
- dint (DI4)
- edit (ED4)
- edited (ED6)
- effete (EF6)
- entente (EN7)
- event (EV5)
- eventide (EV8)
- evident (EV7)
- feet (FE4)
- feint (FE5)
- feinted (FE7)
- fete (FE4)
- feted (FE5)
- fetid (FE5)
- fifteen (FI7)
- finite (FI6)
- fitted (FI6)
- identified (ID10)
- indefinite (IN10)
- indent (IN6)
- indented (IN8)
- infinite (IN8)
- infinitive (IN10)
- intend (IN6)
- intended (IN8)
- intent (IN6)
- invent (IN6)
- invented (IN8)
- inventive (IN9)
- invite (IN6)
- invited (IN7)
- invitee (IN7)
- netted (NE6)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nite (NI4)
- teed (TE4)
- teen (TE4)
- tend (TE4)
- tended (TE6)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tented (TE6)
- tide (TI4)
- tided (TI5)
- tidied (TI6)
- tied (TI4)
- tiff (TI4)
- tine (TI4)
- tined (TI5)
- tinned (TI6)
- tint (TI4)
- tinted (TI6)
- vent (VE4)
- vented (VE6)
- vetted (VE6)
Answer Definitions
- definite (adjective): Having distinct limits.
- definitive† (adjective): explicitly defined
- deft (adjective): Quick and neat in action; skillful.
- dent (noun): A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
- dented (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dent
- dentin (noun): The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth
- detente (noun): Alternative form of détente
- diet (noun): The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
- dieted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diet
- diffident (adjective): Lacking confidence in others; distrustful.
- dinette (noun): A small space within a dwelling, usually alongside a kitchen, used for informal dining; a dining alcove or nook.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- edit (noun): A change to the text of a document.
- edited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edit
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- eventide (noun): evening
- evident (adjective): Obviously true by simple observation.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- feint (verb): To make a feint, or mock attack.
- feinted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of feint
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- feted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fete
- fetid (adjective): Foul-smelling, stinking.
- fifteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).
- finite (adjective): Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.
- fitted (verb): simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size")
- identified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of identify
- indefinite (adjective): Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
- indent (noun): A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
- indented (adjective): Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in.
- infinite (adjective): Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.
- infinitive (noun): The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood).
- intend (verb): To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon
- intended (adjective): Planned.
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- invent (verb): To design a new process or mechanism.
- invented (adjective): fictional, made up, imaginary.
- inventive (adjective): Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- invite (verb): To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- invited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of invite
- invitee (noun): a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises
- netted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of net
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- teed (verb): past participle of tee
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- tend (verb): To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
- tended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tend
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tented (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tent
- tide (noun): The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
- tided (adjective): Affected by the tide; having a tide.
- tidied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tidy
- tied (adjective): Closely connected or associated.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tined (adjective): Furnished with tines.
- tinned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tin
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tinted (adjective): Slightly colored, having tint.
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- vented (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vent
- vetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vet