NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 5, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, i, n, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 156 points |
| Genius Level | 109 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| E | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| N | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| P | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| Y | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EP×3 EY×1 |
| H | HE×2 HI×1 HY×2 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NE×1 NI×5 |
| P | PE×6 PI×5 |
| Y | YE×2 YI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHE×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EPE×1 EPI×2 EYE×1 |
| H | HEI×1 HEN×1 HIP×1 HYP×2 |
| I | INC×2 |
| N | NEN×1 NIC×2 NIE×1 NIN×2 |
| P | PEE×2 PEN×3 PEP×1 PIE×1 PIN×3 PIP×1 |
| Y | YEC×2 YIP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch... | CH5 | Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ep.. | EP4 | An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. |
| ep..... | EP7 | Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.). |
| ey...... | EY8 | The lens (or combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed. |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| hi.... | HI6 | A teenager who imitated the beatniks. |
| hy.. | HY4 | Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims. |
| hy.... | HY6 | The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. |
| in........ | IN10 | A beginning, or first stage. |
| in........ | IN10 | A state of nascency; a quality of incipience. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni..... | NI7 | The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe... | PE5 | plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound). |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe... | PE5 | In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| pi... | PI5 | A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. |
| pi........ † | PI10 | One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. |
| pi... | PI5 | Alternative spelling of piny |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yech |
| ye.. | YE4 | An exclamation of disgust. |
| yi.. | YI4 | Used to express surprise, fear, or dismay. |
| yi.... | YI6 | Used to express joy or elation. |
| yi.... | YI6 | A member of the Youth International Party, a group of politically active hippies. |
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.
- cheep (CH5)
- epee (EP4)
- epic (EP4)
- epicene (EP7)
- eyepiece (EY8)
- heinie (HE6)
- hence (HE5)
- hippie (HI6)
- hype (HY4)
- hyphen (HY6)
- incipience (IN10)
- incipiency (IN10)
- nene (NE4)
- nice (NI4)
- niche (NI5)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- ninepin (NI7)
- peen (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- pence (PE5)
- penne (PE5)
- penny (PE5)
- peppy (PE5)
- piece (PI5)
- pinchpenny† (PI10)
- pine (PI4)
- piney (PI5)
- pipe (PI4)
- yecch (YE5)
- yech (YE4)
- yipe (YI4)
- yippee (YI6)
- yippie (YI6)
Answer Definitions
- cheep (verb): Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- epic (noun): An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- epicene (adjective): Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
- eyepiece (noun): The lens (or combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed.
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- hippie (noun): A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
- hype (noun): Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.
- hyphen (noun): The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
- incipience (noun): A beginning, or first stage.
- incipiency (noun): A state of nascency; a quality of incipience.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niche (noun): A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- ninepin (noun): The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- pence (noun): plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- penny (noun): In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- piece (noun): A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- pinchpenny† (noun): One who spends little money; one who is very frugal or cautious with money.
- pine (noun): Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
- piney (adjective): Alternative spelling of piny
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- yecch (interjection): Alternative spelling of yech
- yech (interjection): An exclamation of disgust.
- yipe (interjection): Used to express surprise, fear, or dismay.
- yippee (interjection): Used to express joy or elation.
- yippie (noun): A member of the Youth International Party, a group of politically active hippies.