NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 11, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, h, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 95 points |
| Genius Level | 67 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 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| G | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 6 | Σ | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×3 DU×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×2 |
| H | HO×1 HU×2 |
| N | NO×3 NU×1 |
| O | ON×1 OU×1 |
| T | TH×1 TO×2 |
| U | UD×1 UN×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DON×2 DOU×1 DUG×1 DUN×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GON×1 GOO×1 |
| H | HOU×1 HUN×2 |
| N | NOO×1 NOU×2 NUN×1 |
| O | ONT×1 OUT×1 |
| T | THO×1 TON×1 TOO×1 |
| U | UDO×1 UND×1 UNH×2 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| do.. | DO4 | The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫ |
| do... | DO5 | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream. |
| do...... † | DO8 | A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream. |
| du.... | DU6 | A plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions. |
| du.. | DU4 | Manure; animal excrement. |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| ho... | HO5 | A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals. |
| hu.. | HU4 | simple past tense and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead) |
| hu.. | HU4 | To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.... | NO6 | Nothing; something which does not exist. |
| 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. |
| nu..... | NU7 | The status or condition of being a nun. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ou.... | OU6 | To defeat in terms of firepower. |
| th... | TH5 | A strip of leather. |
| to.. | TO4 | An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove the hood from. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged. |
| un....... | UN9 | That which has not been (yet) thought; that which has yet to enter into the mind; a non-existent thought. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
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.
- dong (DO4)
- donut (DO5)
- doughnut† (DO8)
- dugong (DU6)
- dung (DU4)
- dunno (DU5)
- gong (GO4)
- goon (GO4)
- hound (HO5)
- hung (HU4)
- hunt (HU4)
- noon (NO4)
- nought (NO6)
- noun (NO4)
- nunhood (NU7)
- onto (ON4)
- outgun (OU6)
- thong (TH5)
- tong (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- udon (UD4)
- undo (UN4)
- unhood (UN6)
- unhung (UN6)
- unthought (UN9)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- dong (noun): The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
- donut (noun): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
- doughnut† (noun): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly of a toroidal (a ring doughnut) shape, often mixed with various sweeteners and flavourings; or flattened sphere (a filled doughnut) shape filled with jam, custard or cream.
- dugong (noun): A plant-eating aquatic marine mammal, of the genus Dugong, found in tropical regions.
- dung (noun): Manure; animal excrement.
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- hound (noun): A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
- hung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
- hunt (verb): To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nought (noun): Nothing; something which does not exist.
- 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.
- nunhood (noun): The status or condition of being a nun.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- outgun (verb): To defeat in terms of firepower.
- thong (noun): A strip of leather.
- tong (noun): An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- unhood (verb): To remove the hood from.
- unhung (adjective): Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.
- unthought (noun): That which has not been (yet) thought; that which has yet to enter into the mind; a non-existent thought.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.