NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 18, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, l, m, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 157 points |
| Genius Level | 110 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| I | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| L | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 17 |
| T | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×3 CO×5 |
|---|---|
| I | IM×2 |
| L | LI×2 LO×3 |
| M | |
| O | OC×1 OP×1 |
| P | PI×6 PL×2 PO×9 |
| T | TI×1 TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLI×1 CLO×2 COM×2 COO×2 COP×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IMP×2 |
| L | LIM×1 LIP×1 LOL×2 LOO×1 |
| M | |
| O | OCT×1 OPT×1 |
| P | PIC×2 PIL×2 PIM×1 PIP×1 PLO×2 POL×5 POM×2 POO×2 |
| T | TIP×1 TOP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl.. | CL4 | To grip tightly. |
| cl... | CL5 | The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly. |
| cl.. | CL4 | The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground. |
| co.. | CO4 | Clipping of complimentary. |
| co....... † | CO9 | Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co..... | CO7 | A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft. |
| im...... | IM8 | Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed |
| im....... † | IM9 | Not in accordance with good policy. |
| li.. | LI4 | To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of liposuction. |
| lo...... | LO8 | An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick. |
| lo.... | LO6 | To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. |
| oc.... | OC6 | plural of octopus |
| op... | OP5 | Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. |
| pi..... | PI7 | A piccolo piano. |
| pi... | PI5 | An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. |
| pi... | PI5 | A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. |
| pl.. | PL4 | The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. |
| po... | PO5 | Abbreviation of poliomyelitis. |
| po..... | PO7 | Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political. |
| po...... | PO8 | A politician. |
| po.. | PO4 | A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. |
| po.. | PO4 | A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal. |
| po.. | PO4 | Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. |
| po.... | PO6 | A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| ti.... | TI6 | The very topmost point. |
| to... | TO5 | topical |
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.
- clip (CL4)
- clomp (CL5)
- clop (CL4)
- comp (CO4)
- complicit† (CO9)
- coop (CO4)
- coopt (CO5)
- copilot (CO7)
- implicit (IM8)
- impolitic† (IM9)
- limp (LI4)
- lipo (LI4)
- lollipop (LO8)
- lollop (LO6)
- loop (LO4)
- octopi (OC6)
- optic (OP5)
- piccolo (PI7)
- picot (PI5)
- pill (PI4)
- pilot (PI5)
- pimp (PI4)
- pipit (PI5)
- plop (PL4)
- plot (PL4)
- polio (PO5)
- politic (PO7)
- politico (PO8)
- poll (PO4)
- polo (PO4)
- pomp (PO4)
- pompom (PO6)
- pool (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- tiptop (TI6)
- topic (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- clip (verb): To grip tightly.
- clomp (noun): The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
- clop (noun): The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
- comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
- complicit† (adjective): Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- copilot (noun): A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.
- implicit (adjective): Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
- impolitic† (adjective): Not in accordance with good policy.
- limp (verb): To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
- lipo (noun): Clipping of liposuction.
- lollipop (noun): An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.
- lollop (verb): To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.
- loop (noun): A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- octopi (noun): plural of octopus
- optic (adjective): Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
- piccolo (noun): A piccolo piano.
- picot (noun): An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- pill (noun): A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- pilot (noun): A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- pimp (noun): Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
- pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
- plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
- plot (noun): The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- polio (noun): Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
- politic (adjective): Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
- politico (noun): A politician.
- poll (noun): A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- polo (noun): A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
- pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
- pool (noun): A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- tiptop (noun): The very topmost point.
- topic (adjective): topical