NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 4, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, g, i, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 176 points |
| Genius Level | 123 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 7 |
| G | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| U | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | Σ | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×2 CO×1 CU×4 |
|---|---|
| G | GL×2 GO×1 GU×3 |
| I | |
| L | LI×1 LO×1 LU×7 |
| N | NO×1 NU×1 |
| O | OC×1 |
| U | UN×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLU×2 COU×1 CUI×1 CUL×2 CUN×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GLU×2 GOU×1 GUL×2 GUN×1 |
| I | |
| L | LIN×1 LOU×1 LUG×2 LUL×3 LUN×2 |
| N | NOU×1 NUL×1 |
| O | OCU×1 |
| U | UNC×5 UNI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl.... | CL6 | present participle of clue |
| cl... | CL5 | simple past tense and past participle of cling |
| co..... | CO7 | A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council). |
| cu... | CU5 | Alternative spelling of cueing |
| cu.. | CU4 | To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). |
| cu..... | CU7 | present participle of cull |
| cu..... | CU7 | Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour. |
| gl.. | GL4 | The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle. |
| gl.... | GL6 | present participle of glue |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gouge |
| gu.. | GU4 | A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gull |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gun |
| li...... | LI8 | Alternative spelling of linguine |
| lo...... | LO8 | present participle of lounge |
| lu..... | LU7 | present participle of lug |
| lu.... | LU6 | present participle of luge |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu..... | LU7 | present participle of lull |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. |
| lu..... | LU7 | present participle of lunge |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| oc... | OC5 | plural of oculus |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove a blockage from. |
| un........ † | UN10 | present participle of unclog |
| un.... | UN6 | To unwind or untwist (something). |
| un....... † | UN9 | present participle of uncoil |
| un.... | UN6 | Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool. |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
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.
- cluing (CL6)
- clung (CL5)
- council (CO7)
- cuing (CU5)
- cull (CU4)
- culling (CU7)
- cunning (CU7)
- glug (GL4)
- gluing (GL6)
- gouging (GO7)
- gull (GU4)
- gulling (GU7)
- gunning (GU7)
- linguini (LI8)
- lounging (LO8)
- lugging (LU7)
- luging (LU6)
- lull (LU4)
- lulling (LU7)
- lulu (LU4)
- lung (LU4)
- lunging (LU7)
- noun (NO4)
- null (NU4)
- oculi (OC5)
- unclog (UN6)
- unclogging† (UN10)
- uncoil (UN6)
- uncoiling† (UN9)
- uncool (UN6)
- union (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- cluing (verb): present participle of clue
- clung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cling
- council (noun): A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council).
- cuing (verb): Alternative spelling of cueing
- cull (verb): To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- culling (verb): present participle of cull
- cunning (adjective): Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
- glug (noun): The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
- gluing (verb): present participle of glue
- gouging (verb): present participle of gouge
- gull (noun): A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
- gulling (verb): present participle of gull
- gunning (verb): present participle of gun
- linguini (noun): Alternative spelling of linguine
- lounging (verb): present participle of lounge
- lugging (verb): present participle of lug
- luging (verb): present participle of luge
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulling (verb): present participle of lull
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lung (noun): A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
- lunging (verb): present participle of lunge
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- oculi (noun): plural of oculus
- unclog (verb): To remove a blockage from.
- unclogging† (verb): present participle of unclog
- uncoil (verb): To unwind or untwist (something).
- uncoiling† (verb): present participle of uncoil
- uncool (adjective): Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool.
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.