NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 9, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, c, e, i, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 75 points |
| Genius Level | 53 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 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| B | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| C | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| E | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| F | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | 11 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | Σ | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AF×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BE×3 BI×1 |
| C | CA×1 |
| E | EF×3 |
| F | FA×4 FE×4 FI×3 |
| I | |
| T | TA×1 TI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 AFF×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BEA×1 BEE×1 BEF×1 BIF×1 |
| C | CAF×1 |
| E | EFF×3 |
| F | FAC×3 FAT×1 FEA×1 FEE×1 FET×2 FIA×1 FIE×1 FIF×1 |
| I | |
| T | TAF×1 TIF×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab... | AB5 | Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position. |
| af.... | AF6 | To influence or alter. |
| be...... † | BE8 | Blessed, blissful, heavenly. |
| be.. | BE4 | The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine. |
| be... | BE5 | to be fit for |
| bi.. | BI4 | A sudden, sharp blow or punch. |
| ca.. | CA4 | Alternative form of café |
| ef.... | EF6 | To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. |
| ef.... | EF6 | The result or outcome of a cause. |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| fa.. | FA4 | The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area. |
| fa... | FA5 | Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Something actual as opposed to invented. |
| fa.. | FA4 | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe.. | FE4 | A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| ta..... | TA7 | A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
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.
- abaft (AB5)
- affect (AF6)
- beatific† (BE8)
- beef (BE4)
- befit (BE5)
- biff (BI4)
- cafe (CA4)
- efface (EF6)
- effect (EF6)
- effete (EF6)
- face (FA4)
- facet (FA5)
- fact (FA4)
- fate (FA4)
- feat (FE4)
- feet (FE4)
- feta (FE4)
- fete (FE4)
- fiat (FI4)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- taffeta (TA7)
- tiff (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- abaft (preposition): Behind; toward the stern relative to some other object or position.
- affect (verb): To influence or alter.
- beatific† (adjective): Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
- beef (noun): The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine.
- befit (verb): to be fit for
- biff (noun): A sudden, sharp blow or punch.
- cafe (noun): Alternative form of café
- efface (verb): To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
- effect (noun): The result or outcome of a cause.
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- face (noun): The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- facet (noun): Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
- fact (noun): Something actual as opposed to invented.
- fate (noun): The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- feat (noun): A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- feta (noun): A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- fiat (noun): An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- taffeta (noun): A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.