NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 11, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, f, l, n, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 166 points |
| Genius Level | 116 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 13 |
| L | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×3 CL×3 CO×6 |
|---|---|
| E | EF×1 |
| F | FE×6 FL×5 FU×2 |
| L | LO×1 LU×1 |
| N | NE×3 NO×3 NU×1 |
| O | OL×1 ON×1 OU×1 |
| U | UN×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×3 CLE×1 CLO×1 CLU×1 COF×1 COL×2 CON×2 COU×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EFF×1 |
| F | FEC×1 FEE×1 FEL×2 FEN×2 FLE×2 FLO×2 FLU×1 FUE×1 FUN×1 |
| L | LON×1 LUN×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NEO×2 NOE×1 NON×2 NUC×1 |
| O | OLE×1 ONC×1 OUN×1 |
| U | UNC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. |
| ce..... | CE7 | A small cell. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff |
| cl... | CL5 | A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide. |
| co.... | CO6 | A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. |
| co..... | CO7 | girl |
| co..... | CO7 | A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co........ † | CO10 | The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet. |
| co.... | CO6 | A stream. |
| ef....... | EF9 | The process of flowing out. |
| fe....... | FE9 | The state or quality of being feculent. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe... | FE5 | A person who has committed a felony. |
| fe... | FE5 | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl.... | FL6 | Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fl..... † | FL7 | To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). |
| fu.. | FU4 | Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| fu.... | FU6 | A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| nu..... | NU7 | A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd). |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
| ou... | OU5 | An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams. |
| un... | UN5 | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
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.
- cell (CE4)
- cello (CE5)
- cellule (CE7)
- clef (CL4)
- clone (CL5)
- clue (CL4)
- coffee (CO6)
- colleen (CO7)
- colonel (CO7)
- cone (CO4)
- confluence† (CO10)
- coulee (CO6)
- effluence (EF9)
- feculence (FE9)
- feel (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- felon (FE5)
- fence (FE5)
- fennel (FE6)
- flee (FL4)
- fleece (FL6)
- floe (FL4)
- flounce† (FL7)
- flue (FL4)
- fuel (FU4)
- funnel (FU6)
- lone (LO4)
- lune (LU4)
- nene (NE4)
- neocon (NE6)
- neon (NE4)
- noel (NO4)
- nonce (NO5)
- none (NO4)
- nucleon (NU7)
- oleo (OL4)
- once (ON4)
- ounce (OU5)
- uncle (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
- cellule (noun): A small cell.
- clef (noun): A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff
- clone (noun): A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
- clue (noun): A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
- coffee (noun): A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
- colleen (noun): girl
- colonel (noun): A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- confluence† (noun): The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
- coulee (noun): A stream.
- effluence (noun): The process of flowing out.
- feculence (noun): The state or quality of being feculent.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felon (noun): A person who has committed a felony.
- fence (noun): A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- fleece (noun): Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- flounce† (verb): To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner.
- flue (noun): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- fuel (noun): Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- funnel (noun): A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nucleon (noun): A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd).
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- ounce (noun): An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
- uncle (noun): The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.