NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 2, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | i, m, n, p, r, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 158 points |
| Genius Level | 111 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 11 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 12 |
| R | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| Z | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 16 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×1 AN×1 AP×1 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IM×2 |
| M | MA×10 MI×1 |
| N | NA×2 |
| P | PA×7 PI×4 PR×1 |
| R | RA×5 RI×1 |
| Z | ZI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×1 ANI×1 API×1 ARI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IMA×1 IMP×1 |
| M | MAI×2 MAM×2 MAN×2 MAR×4 MIN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×1 |
| P | PAI×2 PAM×1 PAN×2 PAP×2 PIA×1 PIZ×3 PRA×1 |
| R | RAI×1 RAM×1 RAN×1 RAP×1 RAZ×1 RIP×1 |
| Z | ZIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai.... | AI6 | A pilot of an aircraft. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| ap... | AP5 | Relating to bees. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| im.... | IM6 | To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A harbour for small boats. |
| ma...... | MA8 | Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma...... † | MA8 | A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. |
| pa... | PA5 | singular of pampas |
| pa.... | PA6 | a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa |
| pa.... | PA6 | A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa....... | PA9 | A paparazzo. |
| pi.... | PI6 | A public square, especially in Italian cities. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Alternative spelling of pizzazz. |
| pi... | PI5 | A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread dough crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat, vegetables or fruit |
| pi..... | PI7 | Flair, vitality, or zest; energy; vigor. |
| pr.. | PR4 | A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra.. | RA4 | An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A version of seven card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball). |
| ri...... | RI8 | Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream. |
| zi.... | ZI6 | Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid |
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.
- airman (AI6)
- anima (AN5)
- apian (AP5)
- aria (AR4)
- imam (IM4)
- impair (IM6)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mania (MA5)
- manna (MA5)
- marina (MA6)
- marinara (MA8)
- marm (MA4)
- marzipan† (MA8)
- minima (MI6)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- pain (PA4)
- pair (PA4)
- pampa (PA5)
- panama (PA6)
- panini (PA6)
- papa (PA4)
- paparazzi (PA9)
- piazza (PI6)
- pizazz (PI6)
- pizza (PI5)
- pizzazz (PI7)
- pram (PR4)
- rain (RA4)
- ramp (RA4)
- rani (RA4)
- rapini (RA6)
- razz (RA4)
- riparian (RI8)
- zinnia (ZI6)
Answer Definitions
- airman (noun): A pilot of an aircraft.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- apian (adjective): Relating to bees.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- impair (verb): To weaken; to affect negatively; to have a diminishing effect on.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- marina (noun): A harbour for small boats.
- marinara (adjective): Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- marzipan† (noun): A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- pain (noun): An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
- pair (noun): Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- pampa (noun): singular of pampas
- panama (noun): a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
- panini (noun): A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- paparazzi (noun): A paparazzo.
- piazza (noun): A public square, especially in Italian cities.
- pizazz (noun): Alternative spelling of pizzazz.
- pizza (noun): A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread dough crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat, vegetables or fruit
- pizzazz (noun): Flair, vitality, or zest; energy; vigor.
- pram (noun): A small vehicle, usually covered, in which a newborn baby is pushed around in a lying position.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- ramp (noun): An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- rapini (noun): A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.
- razz (noun): A version of seven card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball).
- riparian (adjective): Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.
- zinnia (noun): Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid