NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 30, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, d, h, k, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 83 points |
| Genius Level | 58 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| C | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| D | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| K | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×10 |
| C | CA×2 CH×1 |
| D | DA×2 |
| H | HA×3 |
| K | KH×1 KN×1 |
| N | NA×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 ANK×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×2 BAC×2 BAN×6 |
| C | CAB×1 CAN×1 CHA×1 |
| D | DAC×1 DAN×1 |
| H | HAC×1 HAN×2 |
| K | KHA×1 KNA×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab... | AB5 | Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'. |
| an.. | AN4 | A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba... | BA5 | A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins. |
| ba.. | BA4 | At or near the rear. |
| ba...... † | BA8 | a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. A belt or strap that is part of a machine. |
| ba..... | BA7 | A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband. |
| ba...... | BA8 | Alternative spelling of bandana |
| ba.. | BA4 | An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A cabin or hut for relaxing. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc. |
| da... | DA5 | A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside. |
| da.. | DA4 | Dark, damp and humid. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To chop or cut down in a rough manner. |
| ha.. | HA4 | The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. |
| kh.. | KH4 | A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. |
| kn... | KN5 | A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
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.
- aback (AB5)
- ankh (AN4)
- baba (BA4)
- babka (BA5)
- back (BA4)
- backhand† (BA8)
- banana (BA6)
- banc (BA4)
- band (BA4)
- bandana (BA7)
- bandanna (BA8)
- bank (BA4)
- cabana (CA6)
- cancan (CA6)
- chad (CH4)
- dacha (DA5)
- dank (DA4)
- hack (HA4)
- hand (HA4)
- hank (HA4)
- khan (KH4)
- knack (KN5)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
Answer Definitions
- aback (adverb): Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'.
- ankh (noun): A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babka (noun): A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.
- back (adjective): At or near the rear.
- backhand† (noun): a stroke made across the chest from the off-hand side to the racquet hand side; a stroke during which the back of the hand faces the shot.
- banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- banc (noun): A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment.
- band (noun): A strip of material used for strengthening or coupling. A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on clothing, to bind, strengthen, or ornament it. A strip along the spine of a book where the pages are attached. A belt or strap that is part of a machine.
- bandana (noun): A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.
- bandanna (noun): Alternative spelling of bandana
- bank (noun): An institution where one can place and borrow money and take care of financial affairs.
- cabana (noun): A cabin or hut for relaxing.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- chad (noun): Small pieces of paper punched out from the edges of continuous stationery, or from ballot papers, paper tape, punched cards, etc.
- dacha (noun): A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
- dank (adjective): Dark, damp and humid.
- hack (verb): To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
- hank (noun): A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
- khan (noun): A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
- knack (noun): A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.