NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 22, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, i, l, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 140 points |
| Genius Level | 98 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| E | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| F | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| T | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CI×3 CL×3 CY×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×1 EF×1 EL×3 |
| F | FE×1 FL×2 |
| I | IC×2 IL×2 |
| L | LI×3 |
| T | TE×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×2 CIT×3 CLE×2 CLI×1 CYC×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ECL×1 EFF×1 ELE×2 ELI×1 |
| F | FEL×1 FLE×2 |
| I | ICI×2 ILL×2 |
| L | LIC×3 |
| T | TEL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | plural of cello |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| ci.... | CI6 | To become more like or more in the character of a city. |
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff |
| cl... | CL5 | An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting. |
| cl... | CL5 | A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face. |
| cy... | CY5 | An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed. |
| cy.... | CY6 | Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals. |
| ec...... | EC8 | Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles. |
| ef.... | EF6 | The result or outcome of a cause. |
| el... | EL5 | One chosen or set apart. |
| el..... | EL7 | Someone who is elected. |
| el.... | EL6 | To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. |
| fe...... † | FE8 | Happiness; an instance of this. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal |
| fl.... | FL6 | Resembling or covered in fleece. |
| ic.... | IC6 | A drooping, tapering shape of ice. |
| ic... | IC5 | In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| il....... | IL9 | In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally or inappropriately. |
| li.. | LI4 | plural of louse |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| li..... | LI7 | In a licit manner, legally, in a manner compatible with law. |
| te... | TE5 | Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end. |
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.
- cell (CE4)
- celli (CE5)
- cite (CI4)
- citify (CI6)
- city (CI4)
- clef (CL4)
- cleft (CL5)
- cliff (CL5)
- cycle (CY5)
- cyclic (CY6)
- eclectic (EC8)
- effect (EF6)
- elect (EL5)
- electee (EL7)
- elicit (EL6)
- felicity† (FE8)
- fleece (FL6)
- fleecy (FL6)
- icicle (IC6)
- icily (IC5)
- illicit (IL7)
- illicitly (IL9)
- lice (LI4)
- licit (LI5)
- licitly (LI7)
- telic (TE5)
Answer Definitions
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- celli (noun): plural of cello
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- citify (verb): To become more like or more in the character of a city.
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- clef (noun): A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff
- cleft (noun): An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.
- cliff (noun): A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.
- cycle (noun): An interval of space or time in which one set of events or phenomena is completed.
- cyclic (adjective): Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
- eclectic (adjective): Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
- effect (noun): The result or outcome of a cause.
- elect (noun): One chosen or set apart.
- electee (noun): Someone who is elected.
- elicit (verb): To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
- felicity† (noun): Happiness; an instance of this.
- fleece (noun): Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- fleecy (adjective): Resembling or covered in fleece.
- icicle (noun): A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- icily (adverb): In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- illicitly (adverb): In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally or inappropriately.
- lice (noun): plural of louse
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- licitly (adverb): In a licit manner, legally, in a manner compatible with law.
- telic (adjective): Tending or directed towards a goal or specific end.