NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 15, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Z |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, g, i, l |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 153 points |
| Genius Level | 107 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| E | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| G | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Z | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 5 | Σ | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
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×1 AZ×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×4 DI×1 |
| E | EL×2 |
| G | GA×3 GE×1 GL×2 |
| I | ID×2 |
| L | LA×2 LE×2 |
| Z | ZA×1 ZE×1 ZI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADZ×1 AGA×1 AZA×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAZ×4 DIZ×1 |
| E | ELE×2 |
| G | GAZ×3 GEE×1 GLA×2 |
| I | IDE×2 |
| L | LAZ×2 LEG×2 |
| Z | ZAG×1 ZEA×1 ZIG×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad.. | AD4 | A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood. |
| ag... | AG5 | Gazing. |
| az.... | AZ6 | A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea. |
| da.. | DA4 | The state of being dazed |
| da... | DA5 | In a state of shock or confusion. |
| da.... | DA6 | To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness. |
| da..... | DA7 | simple past tense and past participle of dazzle |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of dizzy |
| el..... | EL7 | To compose an elegy for. |
| el...... | EL8 | simple past tense and past participle of elegize |
| ga.. | GA4 | To stare intently or earnestly. |
| ga... | GA5 | simple past tense and past participle of gaze |
| ga..... | GA7 | An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa) or Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods. |
| ge.. | GE4 | An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration. |
| gl... | GL5 | The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb). |
| gl.... | GL6 | Of eyes, glistening but not focusing on anything in particular; showing no liveliness. |
| id...... | ID8 | To regard something as ideal. |
| id....... | ID9 | Regarded as ideal. |
| la.. | LA4 | To be lazy, waste time. |
| la... | LA5 | simple past tense and past participle of laze |
| le...... | LE8 | To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it. |
| le....... † | LE9 | simple past tense and past participle of legalize |
| za.... | ZA6 | simple past tense and past participle of zag |
| ze.. | ZE4 | The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest. |
| zi.... | ZI6 | simple past tense and past participle of zig |
| zi.... | ZI6 | A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions. |
| zi....... | ZI9 | simple past tense and past participle of zigzag |
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.
- adze (AD4)
- agaze (AG5)
- azalea (AZ6)
- daze (DA4)
- dazed (DA5)
- dazzle (DA6)
- dazzled (DA7)
- dizzied (DI7)
- elegize (EL7)
- elegized (EL8)
- gaze (GA4)
- gazed (GA5)
- gazelle (GA7)
- geez (GE4)
- glaze (GL5)
- glazed (GL6)
- idealize (ID8)
- idealized (ID9)
- laze (LA4)
- lazed (LA5)
- legalize (LE8)
- legalized† (LE9)
- zagged (ZA6)
- zeal (ZE4)
- zigged (ZI6)
- zigzag (ZI6)
- zigzagged (ZI9)
Answer Definitions
- adze (noun): A cutting tool that has a curved blade set at a right angle to the handle and is used in shaping wood.
- agaze (adjective): Gazing.
- azalea (noun): A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.
- daze (noun): The state of being dazed
- dazed (adjective): In a state of shock or confusion.
- dazzle (verb): To confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.
- dazzled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dazzle
- dizzied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dizzy
- elegize (verb): To compose an elegy for.
- elegized (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elegize
- gaze (verb): To stare intently or earnestly.
- gazed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gaze
- gazelle (noun): An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa) or Procapra (native to Asia), capable of running at high speeds for long periods.
- geez (interjection): An exclamation denoting surprise or frustration.
- glaze (noun): The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing. See glaze (transitive verb).
- glazed (adjective): Of eyes, glistening but not focusing on anything in particular; showing no liveliness.
- idealize (verb): To regard something as ideal.
- idealized (adjective): Regarded as ideal.
- laze (verb): To be lazy, waste time.
- lazed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of laze
- legalize (verb): To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically permitting it.
- legalized† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of legalize
- zagged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of zag
- zeal (noun): The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.
- zigged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of zig
- zigzag (noun): A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
- zigzagged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of zigzag