NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 10, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, i, k, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 55 words |
| Total Points | 267 points |
| Genius Level | 187 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 16 |
| D | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| E | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| G | 4 | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | 12 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| K | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| N | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 9 | Σ | 16 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 55 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×6 AG×5 AI×3 AK×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DE×5 |
| E | EG×1 EN×4 |
| G | GA×12 |
| I | ID×1 IN×1 |
| K | KI×1 KN×3 |
| N | NA×9 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADA×1 ADD×4 ADE×1 AGA×1 AGE×3 AGI×1 AID×3 AKI×1 ANG×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAN×2 DEA×5 |
| E | EGA×1 ENG×3 ENN×1 |
| G | GAD×2 GAG×4 GAI×3 GAN×3 |
| I | IDE×1 INA×1 |
| K | KIN×1 KNE×3 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAG×2 NAI×1 NAK×1 NAN×3 |
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 | An old saying which has obtained credit by long use. |
| ad... | AD5 | simple past tense and past participle of add |
| ad.... | AD6 | Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together. |
| ad..... | AD7 | plural of addendum |
| ad.... | AD6 | present participle of add |
| ad..... | AD7 | A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA. |
| ag... | AG5 | Another time; once more. |
| ag.. | AG4 | Old. |
| ag.... | AG6 | present participle of age |
| ag.... | AG6 | A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. |
| ag... | AG5 | present participle of age |
| ai.. | AI4 | An assistant. |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aid |
| ai.... | AI6 | present participle of aid |
| ak.. | AK4 | Of the same kin; related by blood. |
| an.... | AN6 | An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| da.. | DA4 | Dark, damp and humid. |
| de.. | DE4 | No longer living. |
| de.... | DE6 | To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deaden |
| de....... | DE9 | present participle of deaden |
| de.. | DE4 | A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students). |
| eg.. | EG4 | a mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc. |
| en.... | EN6 | To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone). |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of engage |
| en...... | EN8 | That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling. |
| en.... | EN6 | The number nine. |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past tense and past participle of gad |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gad |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.... | GA6 | past participle of gag |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gag |
| ga.. | GA4 | To acquire possession of. |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past tense and past participle of gain |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gain |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past tense and past participle of gang |
| ga..... | GA7 | a leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing |
| id.. | ID4 | An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. |
| in... | IN5 | Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) |
| ki... | KI5 | kind of; somewhat |
| kn... | KN5 | To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. |
| kn..... | KN7 | simple past tense and past participle of knead |
| kn...... † | KN8 | present participle of knead |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.... | NA6 | simple past tense and past participle of nag |
| na..... | NA7 | present participle of nag |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| na... | NA5 | Bare, not covered by clothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na..... | NA7 | A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China. |
| na..... | NA7 | simple past tense and past participle of nanny |
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.
- adage (AD5)
- added (AD5)
- addend (AD6)
- addenda (AD7)
- adding (AD6)
- adenine (AD7)
- again (AG5)
- aged (AG4)
- ageing (AG6)
- agenda (AG6)
- aging (AG5)
- aide (AI4)
- aided (AI5)
- aiding (AI6)
- akin (AK4)
- angina (AN6)
- dang (DA4)
- dank (DA4)
- dead (DE4)
- deaden (DE6)
- deadened (DE8)
- deadening (DE9)
- dean (DE4)
- egad (EG4)
- engage (EN6)
- engaged (EN7)
- engaging (EN8)
- ennead (EN6)
- gadded (GA6)
- gadding (GA7)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gagged (GA6)
- gagging (GA7)
- gain (GA4)
- gained (GA6)
- gaining (GA7)
- gang (GA4)
- ganged (GA6)
- ganging (GA7)
- idea (ID4)
- inane (IN5)
- kinda (KI5)
- knead (KN5)
- kneaded (KN7)
- kneading† (KN8)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nagged (NA6)
- nagging (NA7)
- naiad (NA5)
- naked (NA5)
- nana (NA4)
- nankeen (NA7)
- nannied (NA7)
Answer Definitions
- adage (noun): An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
- added (verb): simple past tense and past participle of add
- addend (noun): Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
- addenda (noun): plural of addendum
- adding (verb): present participle of add
- adenine (noun): A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
- again (adverb): Another time; once more.
- aged (adjective): Old.
- ageing (verb): present participle of age
- agenda (noun): A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
- aging (verb): present participle of age
- aide (noun): An assistant.
- aided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aid
- aiding (verb): present participle of aid
- akin (adjective): Of the same kin; related by blood.
- angina (noun): An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
- dang (verb): Damn.
- dank (adjective): Dark, damp and humid.
- dead (adjective): No longer living.
- deaden (verb): To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- deadened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deaden
- deadening (verb): present participle of deaden
- dean (noun): A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
- egad (interjection): a mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc.
- engage (verb): To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone).
- engaged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of engage
- engaging (adjective): That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
- ennead (noun): The number nine.
- gadded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gad
- gadding (verb): present participle of gad
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gagged (verb): past participle of gag
- gagging (verb): present participle of gag
- gain (verb): To acquire possession of.
- gained (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gain
- gaining (verb): present participle of gain
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- ganged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gang
- ganging (noun): a leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing
- idea (noun): An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- inane (adjective): Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- kinda (adverb): kind of; somewhat
- knead (verb): To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
- kneaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of knead
- kneading† (verb): present participle of knead
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nagged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nag
- nagging (verb): present participle of nag
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- naked (adjective): Bare, not covered by clothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nankeen (noun): A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.
- nannied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nanny