NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 5, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, n, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 195 points |
| Genius Level | 137 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| C | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | 24 |
| T | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×1 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×5 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NI×1 |
| P | PA×13 PI×11 |
| T | TA×1 TI×1 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANT×1 API×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAP×3 CAT×2 |
| I | INA×1 INC×1 |
| N | NIP×1 |
| P | PAC×1 PAI×2 PAN×4 PAP×4 PAT×2 PIC×3 PIN×3 PIP×2 PIT×3 |
| T | TAP×1 TIP×1 |
| Y | YAP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an........ | AN10 | Expectant. |
| ap... | AP5 | Relating to bees. |
| ca...... | CA8 | The ability to hold, receive, or absorb |
| ca..... | CA7 | A chief or leader. |
| ca....... † | CA9 | The rank or status of a captain. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities. |
| in... | IN5 | Unapt |
| in........ † | IN10 | The lack of a capacity; an inability. |
| ni... | NI5 | fast; speedy |
| pa.. | PA4 | An agreement; a compact; a covenant. |
| 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... | PA5 | A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied. |
| pa... | PA5 | Alternative letter-case form of Panic (“pertaining to the Greek god Pan”) |
| 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 | A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation. |
| pa... | PA5 | Short trousers for men, or more usually boys. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa.... | PA6 | The office of the pope. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A paten, flat type of dish. |
| pa... | PA5 | A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand. |
| pi..... | PI7 | Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce. |
| pi.... | PI6 | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Alternative form of piñata |
| pi... | PI5 | A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint) : one half quart 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or approximately 18.62 fluid ounces [551 millilitres] for dry goods (a US dry pint). 1.696 liters 12 fluid ounces |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
| pi.. | PI4 | A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels. |
| pi..... | PI7 | Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat |
| pi.. | PI4 | A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. |
| ti... | TI5 | Fashionable, tip-top. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
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.
- anticipant (AN10)
- apian (AP5)
- capacity (CA8)
- captain (CA7)
- captaincy† (CA9)
- catnap (CA6)
- catnip (CA6)
- inapt (IN5)
- incapacity† (IN10)
- nippy (NI5)
- pact (PA4)
- pain (PA4)
- paint (PA5)
- panic (PA5)
- panini (PA6)
- pant (PA4)
- panty (PA5)
- papa (PA4)
- papacy (PA6)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- patina (PA6)
- patty (PA5)
- pica (PI4)
- piccata (PI7)
- picnic (PI6)
- pinata (PI6)
- pinny (PI5)
- pint (PI4)
- pipit (PI5)
- pippin (PI6)
- pita (PI4)
- pitapat (PI7)
- pity (PI4)
- tapa (TA4)
- tippy (TI5)
- yappy (YA5)
Answer Definitions
- anticipant (adjective): Expectant.
- apian (adjective): Relating to bees.
- capacity (noun): The ability to hold, receive, or absorb
- captain (noun): A chief or leader.
- captaincy† (noun): The rank or status of a captain.
- catnap (noun): A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime.
- catnip (noun): Any of the about 250 species of flowering plant of the genus Nepeta, family Lamiaceae, certain of which are said to have medicinal qualities.
- inapt (adjective): Unapt
- incapacity† (noun): The lack of a capacity; an inability.
- nippy (adjective): fast; speedy
- pact (noun): An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
- 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.
- paint (noun): A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
- panic (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Panic (“pertaining to the Greek god Pan”)
- 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.
- pant (noun): A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp: the panting of animals such as a dog with their tong hung out- as a form of thermoregulation.
- panty (noun): Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papacy (noun): The office of the pope.
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- patina (noun): A paten, flat type of dish.
- patty (noun): A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
- pica (noun): A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
- piccata (adjective): Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce.
- picnic (noun): An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
- pinata (noun): Alternative form of piñata
- pinny (noun): A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes.
- pint (noun): A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint) : one half quart 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or approximately 18.62 fluid ounces [551 millilitres] for dry goods (a US dry pint). 1.696 liters 12 fluid ounces
- pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
- pippin (noun): A seed
- pita (noun): A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
- pitapat (verb): Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat
- pity (noun): A feeling of sympathy at the misfortune or suffering of someone or something.
- tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- tippy (adjective): Fashionable, tip-top.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.