NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 3, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, i, l, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 98 points |
| Genius Level | 69 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 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| D | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| U | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CU×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DI×1 DU×3 |
| I | IL×2 IT×1 |
| L | LI×3 LU×1 |
| T | TI×4 TU×2 |
| U | UT×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIT×1 CUL×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DIT×1 DUC×2 DUT×1 |
| I | ILL×2 ITT×1 |
| L | LIC×2 LIL×1 LUC×1 |
| T | TID×2 TIL×2 TUT×2 |
| U | UTI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| cu.. | CU4 | A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Of or relating to a cult or the methods of cults. |
| di... | DI5 | A short, simple verse or song. |
| du.. | DU4 | a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another |
| du....... † | DU9 | Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force. |
| du.. | DU4 | That which one is morally or legally obligated to do. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| il....... | IL9 | In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally or inappropriately. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| li..... | LI7 | In a licit manner, legally, in a manner compatible with law. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| lu...... † | LU8 | The property of being lucid, lucidness. |
| ti.... | TI6 | In a tidy manner; neatly; cleanly. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Arranged neatly and in order. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ut..... | UT7 | The state or condition of being useful; usefulness. |
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.
- city (CI4)
- cult (CU4)
- cultic (CU6)
- ditty (DI5)
- duct (DU4)
- ductility† (DU9)
- duty (DU4)
- illicit (IL7)
- illicitly (IL9)
- itty (IT4)
- licit (LI5)
- licitly (LI7)
- lilt (LI4)
- lucidity† (LU8)
- tidily (TI6)
- tidy (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- utility (UT7)
Answer Definitions
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- cult (noun): A group, sect or movement following an unorthodox religious or philosophical system of beliefs, especially one in which members remove and exclude themselves from greater society, including family members not part of the cult, and show extreme devotion to a charismatic leader.
- cultic (adjective): Of or relating to a cult or the methods of cults.
- ditty (noun): A short, simple verse or song.
- duct (noun): a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
- ductility† (noun): Ability of a material to be drawn out longitudinally to a reduced section without fracture under the action of a tensile force.
- duty (noun): That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- illicitly (adverb): In an illicit manner; illegally, immorally or inappropriately.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- licitly (adverb): In a licit manner, legally, in a manner compatible with law.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lucidity† (noun): The property of being lucid, lucidness.
- tidily (adverb): In a tidy manner; neatly; cleanly.
- tidy (adjective): Arranged neatly and in order.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- utility (noun): The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.