NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 2, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, f, i, l, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 129 points |
| Genius Level | 90 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| F | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - | 12 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DU×7 |
|---|---|
| F | FI×2 FL×6 FU×4 |
| I | |
| L | LU×2 |
| T | TU×3 |
| U | UT×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DUF×1 DUL×3 DUT×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FIT×2 FLU×6 FUL×3 FUT×1 |
| I | |
| L | LUL×2 |
| T | TUF×1 TUT×2 |
| U | UTI×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| du.. | DU4 | Dough. |
| du.. | DU4 | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| du... | DU5 | In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre. |
| du.. | DU4 | In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly. |
| du..... | DU7 | Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint. |
| du....... † | DU9 | With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner. |
| du.. | DU4 | That which one is morally or legally obligated to do. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures). |
| fi...... | FI8 | In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily. |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fl...... | FL8 | In a fluffy way. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Covered with fluff. |
| fl... | FL5 | Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma. |
| fl...... † | FL8 | The state of being fluid rather than viscous |
| fl..... | FL7 | In a fluid manner; smoothly. |
| fu..... | FU7 | To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.). |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| fu... | FU5 | In a full manner; without lack or defect. |
| fu...... | FU8 | The quality of being futile or useless. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ut..... | UT7 | The state or condition of being useful; usefulness. |
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.
- duff (DU4)
- dull (DU4)
- dully (DU5)
- duly (DU4)
- dutiful (DU7)
- dutifully† (DU9)
- duty (DU4)
- fitful (FI6)
- fitfully (FI8)
- fluff (FL5)
- fluffily (FL8)
- fluffy (FL6)
- fluid (FL5)
- fluidity† (FL8)
- fluidly (FL7)
- fulfill (FU7)
- full (FU4)
- fully (FU5)
- futility (FU8)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- tuft (TU4)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- utility (UT7)
Answer Definitions
- duff (noun): Dough.
- dull (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- dully (adverb): In a dull manner; without liveliness; without lustre.
- duly (adverb): In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it ought to be; properly.
- dutiful (adjective): Accepting of one's legal or moral obligations and willing to do them well, and without complaint.
- dutifully† (adverb): With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
- duty (noun): That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- fitful (adjective): Characterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
- fitfully (adverb): In a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily.
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- fluffily (adverb): In a fluffy way.
- fluffy (adjective): Covered with fluff.
- fluid (noun): Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
- fluidity† (noun): The state of being fluid rather than viscous
- fluidly (adverb): In a fluid manner; smoothly.
- fulfill (verb): To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- fully (adverb): In a full manner; without lack or defect.
- futility (noun): The quality of being futile or useless.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- tuft (noun): A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- utility (noun): The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.