NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 9, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, i, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 187 points |
| Genius Level | 131 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 |
| B | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| D | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 AI×1 AM×1 AN×1 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BR×1 |
| D | DA×1 DR×2 |
| I | IA×2 IM×1 |
| M | MA×15 MI×9 |
| N | NI×1 |
| R | RA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADM×2 AIR×1 AMI×1 ANI×1 ARM×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAR×2 BRI×1 |
| D | DAM×1 DRA×2 |
| I | IAM×2 IMA×1 |
| M | MAD×2 MAI×3 MAM×3 MAN×3 MAR×4 MID×4 MIN×5 |
| N | NIM×1 |
| R | RAM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad... | AD5 | A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements. |
| ad... | AD5 | Administration, or administrative work. |
| ai.... | AI6 | A pilot of an aircraft. |
| am.. | AM4 | In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada. |
| ar..... | AR7 | A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize protest or mourning. |
| ba..... | BA7 | A woman who serves in a bar. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A man who works in a bar. |
| br.. | BR4 | The sea; ocean; water; flood. |
| da.. | DA4 | To condemn to hell. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g). |
| dr... | DR5 | A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue |
| ia.. | IA4 | A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. |
| ia... | IA5 | plural of iambus |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| ma... | MA5 | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A male who is insane or mentally disturbed. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. |
| 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 | Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees. |
| 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...... | MA8 | A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire. |
| 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..... | MA7 | A musical instrument similar to a xylophone but clearer in pitch. |
| 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. |
| mi.... | MI6 | In the act of flight; airborne. |
| mi...... † | MI8 | A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion). |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi.... | MI6 | The strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet. |
| mi.. | MI4 | The ability of rational thought. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi..... | MI7 | A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| ni... | NI5 | plural of nimbus |
| ra.... | RA6 | A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches. |
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.
- adman (AD5)
- admin (AD5)
- airman (AI6)
- amid (AM4)
- anima (AN5)
- armada (AR6)
- armband (AR7)
- barmaid (BA7)
- barman (BA6)
- brim (BR4)
- damn (DA4)
- dram (DR4)
- drama (DR5)
- iamb (IA4)
- iambi (IA5)
- imam (IM4)
- madam (MA5)
- madman (MA6)
- maid (MA4)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamba (MA5)
- mamma (MA5)
- mandarin (MA8)
- mania (MA5)
- manna (MA5)
- marimba (MA7)
- marina (MA6)
- marinara (MA8)
- marm (MA4)
- midair (MI6)
- midbrain† (MI8)
- midi (MI4)
- midrib (MI6)
- mind (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minibar (MI7)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- nimbi (NI5)
- ramada (RA6)
Answer Definitions
- adman (noun): A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
- admin (noun): Administration, or administrative work.
- airman (noun): A pilot of an aircraft.
- amid (preposition): In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- armada (noun): A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
- armband (noun): A band worn around the arm, usually to symbolize protest or mourning.
- barmaid (noun): A woman who serves in a bar.
- barman (noun): A man who works in a bar.
- brim (noun): The sea; ocean; water; flood.
- damn (verb): To condemn to hell.
- dram (noun): A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
- drama (noun): A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- iamb (noun): A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
- iambi (noun): plural of iambus
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- madman (noun): A male who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- maid (noun): A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
- 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.
- mamba (noun): Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
- 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.
- mandarin (noun): A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire.
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- marimba (noun): A musical instrument similar to a xylophone but clearer in pitch.
- 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.
- midair (adjective): In the act of flight; airborne.
- midbrain† (noun): A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- midrib (noun): The strengthened vein down the middle of a flower petal or simple leaf or leaflet.
- mind (noun): The ability of rational thought.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minibar (noun): A small refrigerator in a hotel room, containing drinks and snacks that the guest may choose to purchase during their stay.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- nimbi (noun): plural of nimbus
- ramada (noun): A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.