NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 25, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, f, l, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 194 points |
| Genius Level | 136 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| C | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| E | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| F | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| L | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| P | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| T | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | - | 1 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×3 AF×1 AL×1 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×9 CE×1 CL×4 |
| E | EC×1 EF×2 EL×2 |
| F | FA×4 FE×1 FL×1 |
| L | LA×3 |
| P | PA×3 PE×1 PL×2 |
| T | TA×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×1 ACE×2 AFF×1 ALP×1 APA×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAF×1 CAL×3 CAP×2 CAT×3 CEL×1 CLA×1 CLE×3 |
| E | ECL×1 EFF×2 ELE×2 |
| F | FAC×4 FEC×1 FLE×1 |
| L | LAC×3 |
| P | PAC×2 PAL×1 PEA×1 PLA×2 |
| T | TAC×2 TAL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.... | AC6 | To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H). |
| ac..... | AC7 | Any salt or ester of acetic acid. |
| af.... | AF6 | To influence or alter. |
| al.... | AL6 | A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña. |
| ap... | AP5 | Quickly, rapidly, with speed. |
| ca.. | CA4 | Alternative form of café |
| ca.. | CA4 | A young cow or bull. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A telephone conversation; a phone call. |
| ca... | CA5 | A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A smooth-coated tablet (pill, as in medicine) shaped like a capsule, used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to regular tablets. |
| ca..... | CA7 | Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc). |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| cl.. | CL4 | The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. |
| cl... | CL5 | A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc. |
| 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. |
| ec... | EC5 | Alternative spelling of éclat |
| ef.... | EF6 | To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible. |
| ef.... | EF6 | The result or outcome of a cause. |
| el... | EL5 | One chosen or set apart. |
| el..... | EL7 | Someone who is elected. |
| fa.. | FA4 | The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area. |
| fa....... † | FA9 | A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer. |
| fa... | FA5 | Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Something actual as opposed to invented. |
| fe... | FE5 | Of or relating to feces. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal |
| la.. | LA4 | A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. |
| la..... | LA7 | To secrete or produce milk |
| la..... | LA7 | Relating to milk. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Step. A step taken with the foot. The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An agreement; a compact; a covenant. |
| pa.... | PA6 | Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system. |
| pe... | PE5 | A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance. |
| pl..... | PL7 | To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate. |
| pl... | PL5 | An area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name. |
| ta... | TA5 | An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic. |
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.
- accept (AC6)
- acetal (AC6)
- acetate (AC7)
- affect (AF6)
- alpaca (AL6)
- apace (AP5)
- cafe (CA4)
- calf (CA4)
- call (CA4)
- calla (CA5)
- cape (CA4)
- caplet (CA6)
- catalpa (CA7)
- catcall (CA7)
- cattle (CA6)
- cell (CE4)
- clap (CL4)
- cleat (CL5)
- clef (CL4)
- cleft (CL5)
- eclat (EC5)
- efface (EF6)
- effect (EF6)
- elect (EL5)
- electee (EL7)
- face (FA4)
- faceplate† (FA9)
- facet (FA5)
- fact (FA4)
- fecal (FE5)
- fleece (FL6)
- lace (LA4)
- lactate (LA7)
- lacteal (LA7)
- pace (PA4)
- pact (PA4)
- palace (PA6)
- peace (PE5)
- placate (PL7)
- place (PL5)
- tacet (TA5)
- tact (TA4)
- talc (TA4)
Answer Definitions
- accept (verb): To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
- acetal (noun): Any diether of a geminal diol, R2C(OR')2 (where R' is not H).
- acetate (noun): Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
- affect (verb): To influence or alter.
- alpaca (noun): A sheep-like animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely related to the llama, guanaco, and vicuña.
- apace (adverb): Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
- cafe (noun): Alternative form of café
- calf (noun): A young cow or bull.
- call (noun): A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- calla (noun): A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
- cape (noun): A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into a sea or lake; a promontory; a headland.
- caplet (noun): A smooth-coated tablet (pill, as in medicine) shaped like a capsule, used as a tamper-resistant alternative to a capsule, or an easy-to-swallow alternative to regular tablets.
- catalpa (noun): Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.
- catcall (noun): A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
- cattle (noun): Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- clap (noun): The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
- cleat (noun): A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely to something in order to give strength, prevent warping, hold position, etc.
- 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.
- eclat (noun): Alternative spelling of éclat
- efface (verb): To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
- effect (noun): The result or outcome of a cause.
- elect (noun): One chosen or set apart.
- electee (noun): Someone who is elected.
- face (noun): The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.
- faceplate† (noun): A removable protective shield separating the inner workings of a machine from operator and observer.
- facet (noun): Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
- fact (noun): Something actual as opposed to invented.
- fecal (adjective): Of or relating to feces.
- fleece (noun): Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- lace (noun): A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
- lactate (verb): To secrete or produce milk
- lacteal (adjective): Relating to milk.
- pace (noun): Step. A step taken with the foot. The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), either vaguely or according to various specific set measurements.
- pact (noun): An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
- palace (noun): Official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system.
- peace (noun): A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony; absence of violence. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
- placate (verb): To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
- place (noun): An area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
- tacet (verb): An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- talc (noun): Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.