NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 17, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, l, n, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 132 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| C | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| E | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| H | 6 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 16 |
| L | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×1 CH×4 CL×1 |
| E | EA×1 EN×1 |
| H | HA×8 HE×8 |
| L | LE×3 |
| N | |
| V |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×1 AVA×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CHA×4 CLE×1 |
| E | EAC×1 ENH×1 |
| H | HAL×6 HAV×2 HEA×3 HEE×1 HEL×2 HEN×2 |
| L | LEA×1 LEC×1 LEE×1 |
| N | |
| V |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.. | AC4 | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| av....... † | AV9 | A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice. |
| ca... | CA5 | A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. |
| ch..... | CH7 | A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov. |
| ch.... | CH6 | An opportunity or possibility. |
| ch..... | CH7 | The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen. |
| ch..... | CH7 | The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks. |
| cl.... | CL6 | To grip or hold fast. |
| ea.. | EA4 | All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). |
| en..... | EN7 | To lift, raise up. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha... | HA5 | A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. |
| ha.... | HA6 | Alternative spelling of halva |
| ha... | HA5 | To reduce to half the original amount. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To possess, own. |
| ha... | HA5 | A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea. |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he... | HE5 | To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing). |
| he.... | HE6 | The sky, specifically: The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres. The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; the atmosphere; the climate. A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he... | HE5 | The handle or haft of a tool or weapon. |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| le... | LE5 | A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
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.
- ache (AC4)
- avalanche† (AV9)
- cache (CA5)
- challah (CH7)
- chance (CH6)
- chancel (CH7)
- channel (CH7)
- clench (CL6)
- each (EA4)
- enhance (EN7)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- halva (HA5)
- halvah (HA6)
- halve (HA5)
- have (HA4)
- haven (HA5)
- heal (HE4)
- heave (HE5)
- heaven (HE6)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- helve (HE5)
- hence (HE5)
- henna (HE5)
- leach (LE5)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
Answer Definitions
- ache (verb): To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- avalanche† (noun): A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.
- cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- challah (noun): A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- chance (noun): An opportunity or possibility.
- chancel (noun): The space around the altar in a church, often enclosed, for use by the clergy and the choir. In medieval cathedrals the chancel was usually enclosed or blocked off from the nave by an altar screen.
- channel (noun): The physical confine of a river or slough, consisting of a bed and banks.
- clench (verb): To grip or hold fast.
- each (determiner): All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- enhance (verb): To lift, raise up.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- halva (noun): A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
- halvah (noun): Alternative spelling of halva
- halve (verb): To reduce to half the original amount.
- have (verb): To possess, own.
- haven (noun): A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- heave (verb): To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
- heaven (noun): The sky, specifically: The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres. The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; the atmosphere; the climate. A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- helve (noun): The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- leach (noun): A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.