NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 23, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, o, p, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 187 points |
| Genius Level | 131 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| C | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | 17 |
| N | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| P | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| U | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 14 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 1 | - | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AN×1 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×10 CO×7 |
| N | NA×3 NO×2 |
| O | OC×2 ON×1 |
| P | PA×1 PO×1 PU×1 |
| T | TA×1 TO×2 TU×1 |
| U | UN×4 UP×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×2 ANO×1 AUN×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×8 CAP×1 CAT×1 COC×2 CON×2 COT×1 COU×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×1 NAT×1 NOO×1 NOU×1 |
| O | OCC×1 OCT×1 ONT×1 |
| P | PAN×1 PON×1 PUN×1 |
| T | TAU×1 TOO×1 TOU×1 TUN×1 |
| U | UNA×1 UNC×2 UNT×1 UPO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac..... | AC7 | A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. |
| ac........ | AC10 | One who renders account; one accountable. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| au.. | AU4 | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ca... | CA5 | Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Can not (be unable to). |
| ca... | CA5 | A generally accepted principle; a rule. |
| ca.. | CA4 | An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A division of a political unit. One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation. A subdivision of an arrondissement of France. A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc. A subdivision of a county, of Quebec, Canada; equivalent to a township. |
| ca... | CA5 | A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime. |
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co..... | CO7 | The act of touching physically; being in close association. |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| co.... | CO6 | A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| oc...... † | OC8 | A person who occupies an office or a position. |
| oc.... | OC6 | The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation. |
| po..... | PO7 | A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole. |
| ta... | TA5 | to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.... | TO6 | Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak. |
| tu.. | TU4 | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| un... | UN5 | Not apt, inappropriate, unsuited. |
| un... | UN5 | To remove a cap or cover from. |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
| up.. | UP4 | Physically above and in contact with. |
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.
- account (AC7)
- accountant (AC10)
- anon (AN4)
- aunt (AU4)
- cancan (CA6)
- canna (CA5)
- cannon (CA6)
- cannot (CA6)
- canon (CA5)
- cant (CA4)
- cantata (CA7)
- canton (CA6)
- capon (CA5)
- catnap (CA6)
- coconut (CO7)
- cocoon (CO6)
- concoct (CO7)
- contact (CO7)
- cotton (CO6)
- count (CO5)
- coupon (CO6)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- natant (NA6)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- occupant† (OC8)
- octant (OC6)
- onto (ON4)
- pant (PA4)
- pontoon (PO7)
- punt (PU4)
- taunt (TA5)
- toon (TO4)
- toucan (TO6)
- tuna (TU4)
- unapt (UN5)
- uncap (UN5)
- uncut (UN5)
- unto (UN4)
- upon (UP4)
Answer Definitions
- account (noun): A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
- accountant (noun): One who renders account; one accountable.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- aunt (noun): The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- canna (noun): Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
- cannon (noun): A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages.
- cannot (verb): Can not (be unable to).
- canon (noun): A generally accepted principle; a rule.
- cant (noun): An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup.
- cantata (noun): A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.
- canton (noun): A division of a political unit. One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation. A subdivision of an arrondissement of France. A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc. A subdivision of a county, of Quebec, Canada; equivalent to a township.
- capon (noun): A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
- catnap (noun): A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime.
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- contact (noun): The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- coupon (noun): A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- occupant† (noun): A person who occupies an office or a position.
- octant (noun): The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- pant (noun): A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
- pontoon (noun): A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.
- punt (noun): A pontoon; a narrow shallow boat propelled by a pole.
- taunt (verb): to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toucan (noun): Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.
- tuna (noun): Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- unapt (adjective): Not apt, inappropriate, unsuited.
- uncap (verb): To remove a cap or cover from.
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.
- upon (preposition): Physically above and in contact with.