NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 2, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, l, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 146 points |
| Genius Level | 102 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 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| B | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 11 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 4 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 11 |
| L | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | Σ | 16 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×2 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×5 BE×3 BL×3 |
| E | |
| K | KA×2 KE×5 KN×4 |
| L | LA×3 LE×2 |
| N | |
| T | TA×4 TE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALK×2 ANK×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAK×1 BAL×1 BAN×2 BEA×1 BET×2 BLA×2 BLE×1 |
| E | |
| K | KAL×1 KAT×1 KEB×1 KEE×2 KEN×1 KET×1 KNE×4 |
| L | LAK×1 LAN×1 LAT×1 LEA×1 LEE×1 |
| N | |
| T | TAK×2 TAL×1 TAN×1 TEA×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| al.... | AL6 | Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.). |
| al.... | AL6 | An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds. |
| an... | AN5 | The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint. |
| an.... | AN6 | A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle. |
| ba... | BA5 | A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). |
| ba.. | BA4 | An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. |
| ba.. | BA4 | An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. |
| ba...... | BA8 | Acceptable to a bank. |
| be.. | BE4 | Anatomical uses. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. |
| be.... | BE6 | To beteach. |
| be..... | BE7 | past participle of betake |
| bl... | BL5 | White or pale; without colour. |
| bl..... † | BL7 | A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting. |
| bl... | BL5 | Without color; pale; pallid. |
| ka.. | KA4 | An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) |
| ka.... | KA6 | A type of Japanese longsword or 日本刀 (nihontō), having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja. |
| ke... | KE5 | A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.. | KE4 | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| ke.... | KE6 | A house or shelter for a dog. |
| ke.... | KE6 | A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. |
| kn.. | KN4 | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| kn... | KN5 | To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position. |
| kn... | KN5 | To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll. |
| kn... | KN5 | simple past tense and past participle of kneel. |
| la.. | LA4 | A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. |
| la.. | LA4 | Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. |
| la... | LA5 | A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah. |
| le.. | LE4 | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. |
| ta... | TA5 | Infatuated; fond of or attracted to. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To communicate, usually by means of speech. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A closed container for liquids or gases. |
| te.. | TE4 | An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). |
| te....... | TE9 | A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages. |
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.
- alkane (AL6)
- alkene (AL6)
- ankle (AN5)
- anklet (AN6)
- babka (BA5)
- bake (BA4)
- balk (BA4)
- bank (BA4)
- bankable (BA8)
- beak (BE4)
- betake (BE6)
- betaken (BE7)
- blank (BL5)
- blanket† (BL7)
- bleak (BL5)
- kale (KA4)
- katana (KA6)
- kebab (KE5)
- keel (KE4)
- keen (KE4)
- kennel (KE6)
- kettle (KE6)
- knee (KN4)
- kneel (KN5)
- knell (KN5)
- knelt (KN5)
- lake (LA4)
- lank (LA4)
- latke (LA5)
- leak (LE4)
- leek (LE4)
- take (TA4)
- taken (TA5)
- talk (TA4)
- tank (TA4)
- teak (TE4)
- teakettle (TE9)
Answer Definitions
- alkane (noun): Any acyclic saturated hydrocarbon (methane, ethane, etc.).
- alkene (noun): An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds.
- ankle (noun): The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
- anklet (noun): A piece of jewelry/jewellery, resembling a bracelet but worn around the ankle.
- babka (noun): A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.
- bake (verb): To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
- balk (noun): An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
- bank (noun): An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
- bankable (adjective): Acceptable to a bank.
- beak (noun): Anatomical uses. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
- betake (verb): To beteach.
- betaken (verb): past participle of betake
- blank (adjective): White or pale; without colour.
- blanket† (noun): A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
- bleak (adjective): Without color; pale; pallid.
- kale (noun): An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- katana (noun): A type of Japanese longsword or 日本刀 (nihontō), having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.
- kebab (noun): A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- kennel (noun): A house or shelter for a dog.
- kettle (noun): A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- knee (noun): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- kneel (verb): To rest on one's bent knees, sometimes only one; to move to such a position.
- knell (verb): To ring a bell slowly, especially for a funeral; to toll.
- knelt (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kneel.
- lake (noun): A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
- lank (adjective): Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
- latke (noun): A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
- leak (noun): A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- take (verb): To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- taken (adjective): Infatuated; fond of or attracted to.
- talk (verb): To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- tank (noun): A closed container for liquids or gases.
- teak (noun): An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- teakettle (noun): A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.