NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 4, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, g, l, m, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 118 points |
| Genius Level | 83 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| E | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| P | 10 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AM×1 AP×5 |
|---|---|
| E | EP×1 EX×4 |
| G | GA×1 |
| L | LA×2 LE×1 |
| M | MA×1 ME×1 |
| P | PA×9 PE×3 PL×1 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AMP×1 APE×1 APP×4 |
|---|---|
| E | EPE×1 EXA×1 EXE×1 EXP×2 |
| G | GAP×1 |
| L | LAM×1 LAP×1 LEA×1 |
| M | MAP×1 MEG×1 |
| P | PAE×1 PAG×1 PAL×4 PAM×1 PAP×2 PEA×1 PEE×2 PLE×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag... | AG5 | In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. |
| am... | AM5 | A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough. |
| ap.. | AP4 | The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. |
| ap.... | AP6 | To fill with horror; to dismay. |
| ap.... | AP6 | An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned. The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued. A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review. |
| ap...... | AP8 | A respondent. |
| ap... | AP5 | A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ex..... | EX7 | Something that is representative of all such things in a group. |
| ex..... | EX7 | plural of exemplum |
| ex... | EX5 | To eject or erupt. |
| ex...... | EX8 | One who is expelled. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. |
| la.. | LA4 | A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. |
| la... | LA5 | Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between. |
| le.. | LE4 | To jump. |
| ma... | MA5 | A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds. |
| me...... † | ME8 | A large, multi-screen cinema |
| pa.... | PA6 | A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish. |
| pa.. | PA4 | One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Light in color. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”). |
| pa.. | PA4 | Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Synonym of pedipalp. |
| pa... | PA5 | singular of pampas |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa... | PA5 | Having to do with the pope or the papacy. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pl.. | PL4 | An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty. |
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.
- agape (AG5)
- ample (AM5)
- apex (AP4)
- appall (AP6)
- appeal (AP6)
- appellee (AP8)
- apple (AP5)
- epee (EP4)
- example (EX7)
- exempla (EX7)
- expel (EX5)
- expellee (EX8)
- gape (GA4)
- lamp (LA4)
- lapel (LA5)
- leap (LE4)
- maple (MA5)
- megaplex† (ME8)
- paella (PA6)
- page (PA4)
- pale (PA4)
- pall (PA4)
- palm (PA4)
- palp (PA4)
- pampa (PA5)
- papa (PA4)
- papal (PA5)
- peal (PE4)
- peel (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- plea (PL4)
Answer Definitions
- agape (adjective): In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
- ample (determiner): A fully sufficient or abundant quantity of; enough or more than enough.
- apex (noun): The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
- appall (verb): To fill with horror; to dismay.
- appeal (noun): An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned. The legal document or form by which such an application is made; also, the court case in which the application is argued. A person's legal right to apply to court for such a review.
- appellee (noun): A respondent.
- apple (noun): A common, round fruit produced by the tree Malus domestica, cultivated in temperate climates.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- example (noun): Something that is representative of all such things in a group.
- exempla (noun): plural of exemplum
- expel (verb): To eject or erupt.
- expellee (noun): One who is expelled.
- gape (verb): To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- lamp (noun): A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
- lapel (noun): Each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on the front of a jacket or coat that are folded back below the throat, leaving a triangular opening between.
- leap (verb): To jump.
- maple (noun): A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.
- megaplex† (noun): A large, multi-screen cinema
- paella (noun): A savory Valencian dish made of rice, cooked in a frying pan with vegetables and meat or shellfish.
- page (noun): One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
- pale (adjective): Light in color.
- pall (noun): Senses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and embroidered on one side, used to cover the chalice during the Eucharist. A cloth used for various purposes on the altar in a church, such as a corporal (“cloth on which elements of the Eucharist are placed”) or frontal (“drapery covering the front of an altar”).
- palm (noun): Any of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
- palp (noun): Synonym of pedipalp.
- pampa (noun): singular of pampas
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papal (adjective): Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
- peal (noun): A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells, thunder, cannon, shouts, laughter, of a multitude, etc.
- peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- plea (noun): An appeal, petition, urgent prayer or entreaty.