NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 24, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | n, o, p, r, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 110 points |
| Genius Level | 77 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | 5 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| R | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| M | MO×11 |
|---|---|
| N | NO×1 |
| O | |
| P | PO×2 PR×4 |
| R | RO×3 |
| T | TO×3 TR×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| M | MOM×1 MON×2 MOO×4 MOR×2 MOT×2 |
|---|---|
| N | NOR×1 |
| O | |
| P | POM×2 PRO×4 |
| R | ROM×1 ROO×2 |
| T | TOM×1 TOP×2 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| mo... | MO5 | Mother. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo...... | MO8 | Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo... | MO5 | Resembling the moon. |
| mo.. | MO4 | An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Morning. |
| mo... | MO5 | A stupid person; an idiot; a fool. |
| mo... | MO5 | A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| no.. | NO4 | That which is normal or typical. |
| po.. | PO4 | Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. |
| po.... | PO6 | A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A promenade concert. |
| pr... | PR5 | Clipping of promotion. |
| pr........ † | PR10 | A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff. |
| pr.... | PR6 | Quick; acting without delay. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Opportunity or scope (to do something). |
| ro... | RO5 | Spacious, expansive, comfortable. |
| to...... | TO8 | Nonsense, rot. |
| to..... | TO7 | A placename. |
| to...... | TO8 | Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics. |
| tr... | TR5 | To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot. |
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.
- mommy (MO5)
- mono (MO4)
- monotony (MO8)
- moon (MO4)
- moony (MO5)
- moor (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- morn (MO4)
- moron (MO5)
- motor (MO5)
- motto (MO5)
- norm (NO4)
- pomp (PO4)
- pompom (PO6)
- prom (PR4)
- promo (PR5)
- promontory† (PR10)
- prompt (PR6)
- romp (RO4)
- room (RO4)
- roomy (RO5)
- tommyrot (TO8)
- toponym (TO7)
- toponymy (TO8)
- tromp (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- mommy (noun): Mother.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- monotony (noun): Tedium as a result of repetition or a lack of variety.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- moony (adjective): Resembling the moon.
- moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- morn (noun): Morning.
- moron (noun): A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
- motor (noun): A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- norm (noun): That which is normal or typical.
- pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
- prom (noun): A promenade concert.
- promo (noun): Clipping of promotion.
- promontory† (noun): A high point of land extending into a body of water, headland; cliff.
- prompt (adjective): Quick; acting without delay.
- romp (verb): To play about roughly, energetically or boisterously.
- room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).
- roomy (adjective): Spacious, expansive, comfortable.
- tommyrot (noun): Nonsense, rot.
- toponym (noun): A placename.
- toponymy (noun): Lexicological study of place names; a branch of onomastics.
- tromp (verb): To tread heavily, especially to crush underfoot.