NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 21, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, h, l, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 155 points |
| Genius Level | 109 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| B | 8 | 8 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 21 |
| C | - | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| E | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| H | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×4 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×7 BE×9 BL×5 |
| C | CA×5 CE×1 |
| E | EY×1 |
| H | HE×1 |
| L | LA×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABB×2 ABL×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×5 BAL×2 BEA×2 BEE×1 BEL×6 BLA×3 BLE×2 |
| C | CAB×4 CAL×1 CEL×1 |
| E | EYE×1 |
| H | HEA×1 |
| L | LAB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab.... | AB6 | The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. |
| ab... | AB5 | the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns. |
| ab.. | AB4 | Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task. |
| ab.. | AB4 | In an able manner; with great ability. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.... | BA6 | To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds |
| ba.. | BA4 | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| ba... | BA5 | Alternative form of Babel |
| ba.. | BA4 | A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| be... | BE5 | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| be.... | BE6 | Pertaining to the material making up the edge of a seashore, as with pebbles, gravel, and sand. |
| be... | BE5 | A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches. |
| be... | BE5 | To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton. |
| be... | BE5 | To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth. |
| be.. | BE4 | A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. |
| be... | BE5 | An attractive woman. |
| be... | BE5 | The abdomen, especially a fat one. |
| be....... † | BE9 | Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Tending to blab or gossip a lot. |
| bl.. | BL4 | Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Pale; bleak. |
| bl... | BL5 | An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain. |
| ca... | CA5 | A secret political clique or faction. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Alternative spelling of Kabballah |
| ca... | CA5 | A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi. |
| ca... | CA5 | A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship. |
| ca...... | CA8 | That can be called. |
| ce... | CE5 | A celebrity; a famous person. |
| ey..... | EY7 | The ball of the eye. |
| he...... | HE8 | Receptive to treatment or cure. |
| la... | LA5 | A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached. |
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.
- abbacy (AB6)
- abbey (AB5)
- able (AB4)
- ably (AB4)
- baba (BA4)
- babble (BA6)
- babe (BA4)
- babel (BA5)
- baby (BA4)
- bale (BA4)
- ball (BA4)
- beach (BE5)
- beachy (BE6)
- beech (BE5)
- belay (BE5)
- belch (BE5)
- bell (BE4)
- belle (BE5)
- belly (BE5)
- bellyache† (BE9)
- blab (BL4)
- blabby (BL6)
- blah (BL4)
- bleach (BL6)
- blech (BL5)
- cabal (CA5)
- cabala (CA6)
- cabby (CA5)
- cable (CA5)
- callable (CA8)
- celeb (CE5)
- eyeball (EY7)
- healable (HE8)
- label (LA5)
Answer Definitions
- abbacy (noun): The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
- abbey (noun): the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns.
- able (adjective): Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
- ably (adverb): In an able manner; with great ability.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babble (verb): To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter inarticulate sounds
- babe (noun): A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
- babel (noun): Alternative form of Babel
- baby (noun): A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- bale (noun): Evil, especially considered as an active force for destruction or death.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- beach (noun): The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
- beachy (adjective): Pertaining to the material making up the edge of a seashore, as with pebbles, gravel, and sand.
- beech (noun): A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
- belay (verb): To make (a rope) fast by turning it around a fastening point such as a cleat or piton.
- belch (verb): To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth.
- bell (noun): A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
- belle (noun): An attractive woman.
- belly (noun): The abdomen, especially a fat one.
- bellyache† (noun): Any pain in the belly, stomach, or abdomen.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blabby (adjective): Tending to blab or gossip a lot.
- blah (noun): Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
- bleach (adjective): Pale; bleak.
- blech (interjection): An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
- cabal (noun): A secret political clique or faction.
- cabala (proper noun): Alternative spelling of Kabballah
- cabby (noun): A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.
- cable (noun): A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- callable (adjective): That can be called.
- celeb (noun): A celebrity; a famous person.
- eyeball (noun): The ball of the eye.
- healable (adjective): Receptive to treatment or cure.
- label (noun): A small ticket or sign giving information about something to which it is attached or intended to be attached.