NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 28, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, i, r, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 106 points |
| Genius Level | 74 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| C | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 |
| D | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| R | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 7 |
| W | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | Σ | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CI×1 CL×2 CR×1 |
| D | DI×2 DR×2 |
| I | IL×2 |
| L | LA×5 LI×3 |
| R | RA×5 RI×2 |
| W | WA×2 WI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAL×2 CIL×1 CLA×2 CRA×1 |
| D | DIA×1 DIL×1 DRA×1 DRI×1 |
| I | ILI×2 |
| L | LAI×4 LAR×1 LIA×1 LIL×1 LIR×1 |
| R | RAC×1 RAD×2 RAI×2 RIA×1 RIL×1 |
| W | WAI×1 WAL×1 WIL×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar.. | AR4 | A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates. |
| 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. |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cilium |
| cl.. | CL4 | simple past tense and past participle of clothe |
| cl.. | CL4 | A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird. |
| cr... | CR5 | To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground. |
| di.. | DI4 | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| dr... | DR5 | To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently. |
| dr... | DR5 | To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool). |
| il... | IL5 | Relating to the ilium. |
| il... | IL5 | a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic |
| la.. | LA4 | A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy. |
| la.... | LA6 | Of or pertaining to a layperson, layman, laywoman, or laypeople (laity). |
| la.. | LA4 | simple past tense and past participle of lay |
| la.. | LA4 | A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground. |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| li.. | LI4 | One who frequently tells lies. |
| li... | LI5 | A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers. |
| li.. | LI4 | The basic unit of currency in Turkey. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Of or relating to a race (or a people). |
| ra.... | RA6 | Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre. |
| ra..... | RA7 | Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus. |
| ri.. | RI4 | The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated). |
| wi...... † | WI8 | A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
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.
- aril (AR4)
- call (CA4)
- calla (CA5)
- cilia (CI5)
- clad (CL4)
- claw (CL4)
- crawl (CR5)
- dial (DI4)
- dill (DI4)
- drawl (DR5)
- drill (DR5)
- iliac (IL5)
- iliad (IL5)
- laic (LA4)
- laical (LA6)
- laid (LA4)
- lair (LA4)
- lard (LA4)
- liar (LI4)
- lilac (LI5)
- lira (LI4)
- racial (RA6)
- radial (RA6)
- radical (RA7)
- rail (RA4)
- railcar (RA7)
- rial (RI4)
- rill (RI4)
- wail (WA4)
- wall (WA4)
- wild (WI4)
- wildcard† (WI8)
- will (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- aril (noun): A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
- 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.
- cilia (noun): plural of cilium
- clad (verb): simple past tense and past participle of clothe
- claw (noun): A curved, pointed horny nail on each digit of the foot of a mammal, reptile, or bird.
- crawl (verb): To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
- dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- drawl (verb): To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently.
- drill (verb): To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).
- iliac (adjective): Relating to the ilium.
- iliad (noun): a series of exploits regarded as suitable for an epic
- laic (noun): A layperson, as opposed to a member of the clergy.
- laical (adjective): Of or pertaining to a layperson, layman, laywoman, or laypeople (laity).
- laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
- lair (noun): A place inhabited by a wild animal, often a cave or a hole in the ground.
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- liar (noun): One who frequently tells lies.
- lilac (noun): A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers.
- lira (noun): The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- racial (adjective): Of or relating to a race (or a people).
- radial (adjective): Arranged like rays that radiate from, or converge to a common centre.
- radical (adjective): Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
- rail (noun): A horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- railcar (noun): A self-propelled railway vehicle for passengers, similar to a bus.
- rial (noun): The official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- rill (noun): A very small brook; a streamlet; a creek, rivulet.
- wail (verb): To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- wild (adjective): Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).
- wildcard† (noun): A character that takes the place of any other character or string that is not known or specified.
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.