NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 27, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, l, o, p, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 196 points |
| Genius Level | 137 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| L | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
| O | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| P | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 |
| V | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 21 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DO×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 EN×4 EV×2 |
| L | LE×1 LO×2 |
| N | NE×6 NO×9 |
| O | OD×1 OL×1 OP×2 OV×1 |
| P | PE×6 PO×3 |
| V | VE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEE×2 DEP×2 DON×3 |
|---|---|
| E | ELE×1 END×1 ENV×3 EVE×2 |
| L | LEN×1 LON×1 LOO×1 |
| N | NEE×4 NEN×1 NEO×1 NOD×2 NOE×1 NON×1 NOO×3 NOP×1 NOV×1 |
| O | ODE×1 OLD×1 OPE×2 OVE×1 |
| P | PEE×1 PEN×4 PEO×1 POL×1 PON×2 |
| V | VEN×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.... | DE6 | To make deep or deeper |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deepen |
| de.... | DE6 | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of depend |
| do.. | DO4 | Having completed or finished an activity. |
| do... | DO5 | Someone who receives a gift from a donor. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of don |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en..... | EN7 | To surround or enclose. |
| en...... | EN8 | A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing. |
| en....... † | EN9 | simple past tense and past participle of envelop |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of even |
| le.. | LE4 | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Covered or armored with needles. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.... | NO6 | simple past tense and past participle of nod |
| no.. | NO4 | A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.... | NO6 | a string or strip of pasta |
| no..... | NO7 | simple past tense and past participle of noodle |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | No. |
| no... | NO5 | Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new. |
| od... | OD5 | An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. |
| ol... | OL5 | From or relating to a previous era. |
| op.. | OP4 | Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it. |
| op.... | OP6 | simple past tense and past participle of open |
| ov.. | OV4 | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To hang down; to cause something to hang down |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pend |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pen |
| pe.. | PE4 | A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. |
| po.... | PO6 | A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants. (This specific usage dating from mid 18th century.) |
| po.. | PO4 | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| po.. | PO4 | A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts. |
| ve.. | VE4 | To hawk or to peddle merchandise. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vend |
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.
- deepen (DE6)
- deepened (DE8)
- depend (DE6)
- depended (DE8)
- done (DO4)
- donee (DO5)
- donned (DO6)
- eleven (EL6)
- ended (EN5)
- envelop (EN7)
- envelope (EN8)
- enveloped† (EN9)
- even (EV4)
- evened (EV6)
- lend (LE4)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- needle (NE6)
- needled (NE7)
- nene (NE4)
- neon (NE4)
- nodded (NO6)
- node (NO4)
- noel (NO4)
- none (NO4)
- noodle (NO6)
- noodled (NO7)
- noon (NO4)
- nope (NO4)
- novel (NO5)
- odeon (OD5)
- olden (OL5)
- open (OP4)
- opened (OP6)
- oven (OV4)
- peen (PE4)
- pend (PE4)
- pended (PE6)
- penne (PE5)
- penned (PE6)
- peon (PE4)
- pollen (PO6)
- pond (PO4)
- pone (PO4)
- vend (VE4)
- vended (VE6)
Answer Definitions
- deepen (verb): To make deep or deeper
- deepened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deepen
- depend (verb): To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
- depended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of depend
- done (adjective): Having completed or finished an activity.
- donee (noun): Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
- donned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of don
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- envelop (verb): To surround or enclose.
- envelope (noun): A paper or cardboard wrapper used to enclose small, flat items, especially letters, for mailing.
- enveloped† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of envelop
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of even
- lend (verb): To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- needle (noun): A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
- needled (adjective): Covered or armored with needles.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nodded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nod
- node (noun): A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noodle (noun): a string or strip of pasta
- noodled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of noodle
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nope (particle): No.
- novel (adjective): Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
- odeon (noun): An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
- olden (adjective): From or relating to a previous era.
- open (adjective): Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it.
- opened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of open
- oven (noun): A chamber used for baking or heating.
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- pend (verb): To hang down; to cause something to hang down
- pended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pend
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- penned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pen
- peon (noun): A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
- pollen (noun): A fine granular substance produced in flowers. Technically a collective term for pollen grains (microspores) produced in the anthers of flowering plants. (This specific usage dating from mid 18th century.)
- pond (noun): An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
- pone (noun): A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
- vend (verb): To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
- vended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vend