NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 6, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, g, i, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 215 points |
| Genius Level | 151 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</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| D | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×7 |
|---|---|
| D | DI×11 DO×9 |
| G | GO×1 |
| I | ID×2 IN×3 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | |
| 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 | COD×2 COI×1 CON×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DIC×2 DIG×2 DIN×6 DIT×1 DOD×2 DOG×2 DOI×1 DON×2 DOT×2 |
| G | GOO×1 |
| I | IDI×2 IND×3 |
| N | NOD×1 NOO×1 |
| O | |
| T | TID×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co.... | CO6 | The process of encoding or decoding. |
| co... | CO5 | A handbell used for summoning monks. |
| co........ | CO10 | present participle of coincide |
| co....... | CO9 | A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false. |
| co.......... † | CO12 | The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour. |
| co... | CO5 | Clipping of condominium. |
| co....... | CO9 | present participle of condone |
| di.... | DI6 | present participle of dice |
| di..... | DI7 | Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication. |
| di..... | DI7 | The action performed by a person or thing that digs. |
| di... | DI5 | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. |
| di.. | DI4 | Very minor damage, a small dent or chip. |
| di..... | DI7 | present participle of ding |
| di... | DI5 | A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo). |
| di.... | DI6 | Eating dinner as a social function. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of dodge |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do..... | DO7 | The act of one who dogs or harasses. |
| do... | DO5 | Only used in lie doggo. |
| do... | DO5 | A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it. |
| do.. | DO4 | The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫ |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of don |
| do.... | DO6 | present participle of dote |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of dot |
| go.. | GO4 | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| id..... | ID7 | Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy. |
| in.... | IN6 | To accuse of wrongdoing; charge. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of indict |
| in.... | IN6 | A purplish-blue colour |
| no..... | NO7 | present participle of nod |
| no...... | NO8 | present participle of noodge |
| ti.... | TI6 | news; new information |
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.
- coding (CO6)
- codon (CO5)
- coinciding (CO10)
- condition (CO9)
- conditioning† (CO12)
- condo (CO5)
- condoning (CO9)
- dicing (DI6)
- diction (DI7)
- digging (DI7)
- digit (DI5)
- ding (DI4)
- dinging (DI7)
- dingo (DI5)
- dining (DI6)
- dino (DI4)
- dint (DI4)
- ditto (DI5)
- dodging (DO7)
- dodo (DO4)
- dogging (DO7)
- doggo (DO5)
- doing (DO5)
- dong (DO4)
- donning (DO7)
- doting (DO6)
- dotting (DO7)
- good (GO4)
- idiot (ID5)
- idiotic (ID7)
- indict (IN6)
- indicting (IN9)
- indigo (IN6)
- nodding (NO7)
- noodging (NO8)
- tiding (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- coding (noun): The process of encoding or decoding.
- codon (noun): A handbell used for summoning monks.
- coinciding (verb): present participle of coincide
- condition (noun): A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- conditioning† (noun): The process of modifying a person or animal's behaviour.
- condo (noun): Clipping of condominium.
- condoning (verb): present participle of condone
- dicing (verb): present participle of dice
- diction (noun): Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.
- digging (noun): The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
- digit (noun): The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
- ding (noun): Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
- dinging (verb): present participle of ding
- dingo (noun): A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
- dining (noun): Eating dinner as a social function.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- dodging (verb): present participle of dodge
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- dogging (noun): The act of one who dogs or harasses.
- doggo (adverb): Only used in lie doggo.
- doing (noun): A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
- dong (noun): The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
- donning (verb): present participle of don
- doting (verb): present participle of dote
- dotting (verb): present participle of dot
- good (adjective): Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- idiotic (adjective): Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
- indict (verb): To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
- indicting (verb): present participle of indict
- indigo (noun): A purplish-blue colour
- nodding (verb): present participle of nod
- noodging (verb): present participle of noodge
- tiding (noun): news; new information