NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 11, 2020

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for November 11, 2020
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for November 11, 2020

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for November 11, 2020
Center LetterO
Outer Lettersa, d, g, n, p, r
# of Pangrams2 (Perfect: none)
Total Words59 words
Total Points227 points
Genius Level159 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for November 11, 2020

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>10Σ
A251----8
D4331---11
G731-1--12
N1--1---2
O12-----3
P83221-117
R42-----6
Σ2718742-159

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AD×1
AG×2
AN×2
AP×1
AR×2
D
DO×7
DR×4
G
GO×9
GR×3
N
NO×2
O
OD×1
OR×2
P
PA×5
PO×8
PR×4
R
RA×1
RO×5

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
ADO×1
AGO×2
ANG×1
ANO×1
APR×1
ARD×1
ARG×1
D
DOD×1
DOG×2
DON×2
DOO×2
DRA×2
DRO×2
G
GOA×1
GON×3
GOO×3
GOR×2
GRA×1
GRO×2
N
NON×1
NOO×1
O
ODO×1
ORA×1
ORG×1
P
PAG×1
PAR×4
POG×1
PON×2
POO×2
POP×1
POR×2
PRO×4
R
RAD×1
ROA×3
RON×1
ROO×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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ad...AD5To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
ag..AG4In eager desire, eager, astir.
ag...AG5A place for gathering.
an....AN6An angora cat.
an..AN4Straight away; at once.
ap...AP5An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.
ar...AR5Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
ar...AR5The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
do..DO4A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
do...DO5Only used in lie doggo.
do....DO6To abduct (a dog).
do..DO4The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
do...DO5One who makes a donation.
do....DO6Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
do..DO4A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
dr....DR6A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature. In Western mythology, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath. In Eastern mythology, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent.
dr.....DR7A horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted.
dr...DR5To hang downward; to sag.
dr..DR4A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
go..GO4A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
go...GO5A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary. A testicle.
go..GO4A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
go...GO5Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.
go..GO4Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
go..GO4A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
go..GO4A thick, slimy substance; goo.
go....GO6A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
go..GO4A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
gr...... †GR8grandfather
gr...GR5A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
gr..GR4An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
no.....NO7A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon.
no..NO4The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
od..OD4Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
or...OR5An orangutan.
or...OR5The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
pa....PA6A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.
pa.....PA7a usually government-operated hostelry found especially in Spain.
pa......PA8A delivery of goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute
pa.....PA7A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
pa....PA6Forgiveness for an offence.
po..PO4To use a pogo stick.
po..PO4An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
po..PO4A stench, a bad smell.
po..PO4To make a short blast on a horn.
po..PO4With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
po...PO5father, papa.
po..PO4Pornography.
po...PO5Pornographic
pr..PR4To poke, to push, to touch.
pr...PR5A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
pr..PR4An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
pr........ †PR10A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.
ra...RA5The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
ro..RO4A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
ro..RO4Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
ro..RO4To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
ro...RO5A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
ro..RO4A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.

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.

  • adorn  (AD5)
  • agog  (AG4)
  • agora  (AG5)
  • angora  (AN6)
  • anon  (AN4)
  • apron  (AP5)
  • ardor  (AR5)
  • argon  (AR5)
  • dodo  (DO4)
  • doggo  (DO5)
  • dognap  (DO6)
  • dong  (DO4)
  • donor  (DO5)
  • doodad  (DO6)
  • door  (DO4)
  • dragon  (DR6)
  • dragoon  (DR7)
  • droop  (DR5)
  • drop  (DR4)
  • goad  (GO4)
  • gonad  (GO5)
  • gong  (GO4)
  • gonna  (GO5)
  • good  (GO4)
  • goon  (GO4)
  • goop  (GO4)
  • gorgon  (GO6)
  • gorp  (GO4)
  • grandpop†  (GR8)
  • groan  (GR5)
  • grog  (GR4)
  • nonagon  (NO7)
  • noon  (NO4)
  • odor  (OD4)
  • orang  (OR5)
  • organ  (OR5)
  • pagoda  (PA6)
  • parador  (PA7)
  • paradrop  (PA8)
  • paragon  (PA7)
  • pardon  (PA6)
  • pogo  (PO4)
  • pond  (PO4)
  • pong  (PO4)
  • poop  (PO4)
  • poor  (PO4)
  • poppa  (PO5)
  • porn  (PO4)
  • porno  (PO5)
  • prod  (PR4)
  • prong  (PR5)
  • prop  (PR4)
  • propaganda†  (PR10)
  • radon  (RA5)
  • road  (RO4)
  • roan  (RO4)
  • roar  (RO4)
  • rondo  (RO5)
  • rood  (RO4)

Answer Definitions

  • adorn (verb): To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
  • agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
  • agora (noun): A place for gathering.
  • angora (noun): An angora cat.
  • anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
  • apron (noun): An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.
  • ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
  • argon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
  • dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
  • doggo (adverb): Only used in lie doggo.
  • dognap (verb): To abduct (a dog).
  • dong (noun): The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
  • donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
  • doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
  • door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
  • dragon (noun): A legendary serpentine or reptilian creature. In Western mythology, a gigantic beast, typically reptilian with leathery bat-like wings, lion-like claws, scaly skin and a serpent-like body, often a monster with fiery breath. In Eastern mythology, a large, snake-like monster with the eyes of a hare, the horns of a stag and the claws of a tiger, usually beneficent.
  • dragoon (noun): A horse soldier; a cavalryman, who uses a horse for mobility, but fights dismounted.
  • droop (verb): To hang downward; to sag.
  • drop (noun): A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
  • goad (noun): A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
  • gonad (noun): A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary. A testicle.
  • gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
  • gonna (contraction): Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.
  • good (adjective): Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
  • goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
  • goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
  • gorgon (noun): A vicious female monster from Greek mythology with sharp fangs and hair of living, venomous snakes. One of the three sisters: Medusa, Stheno and Euryale
  • gorp (noun): A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.
  • grandpop† (noun): grandfather
  • groan (noun): A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
  • grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
  • nonagon (noun): A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon.
  • noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
  • odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
  • orang (noun): An orangutan.
  • organ (noun): The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
  • pagoda (noun): A religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple.
  • parador (noun): a usually government-operated hostelry found especially in Spain.
  • paradrop (noun): A delivery of goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute
  • paragon (noun): A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
  • pardon (noun): Forgiveness for an offence.
  • pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
  • pond (noun): An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
  • pong (noun): A stench, a bad smell.
  • poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
  • poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
  • poppa (noun): father, papa.
  • porn (noun): Pornography.
  • porno (adjective): Pornographic
  • prod (verb): To poke, to push, to touch.
  • prong (noun): A thin, pointed, projecting part, as of an antler or a fork or similar tool. A tine.
  • prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
  • propaganda† (noun): A concerted set of messages aimed at influencing the opinions or behavior of large numbers of people.
  • radon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
  • road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
  • roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
  • roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
  • rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
  • rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.