NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 12, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, i, l, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 126 points |
| Genius Level | 88 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| W | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 20 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 8 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×2 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LO×1 |
| O | |
| R | RO×2 |
| W | WI×9 WO×10 WR×1 |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOW×2 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LOW×1 |
| O | |
| R | ROW×2 |
| W | WID×1 WIL×7 WIR×1 WOO×4 WOR×6 WRY×1 |
| Y | YOW×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) |
|---|---|---|
| do... | DO5 | Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. |
| do... | DO5 | Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. |
| lo... | LO5 | Not high; not elevated in place; low. |
| ro..... † | RO7 | In a rowdy manner. |
| ro... | RO5 | Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous. |
| wi... | WI5 | A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated). |
| wi.... | WI6 | In a wild, uncontrolled manner. |
| wi...... | WI8 | Woodland that has developed naturally, especially where a suitable climate has developed with it. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi.... | WI6 | Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. |
| wi..... | WI7 | Resembling a willow. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Sly, cunning, full of tricks. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Thin, muscular and flexible. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. |
| wo... | WO5 | Covered in woods; wooded. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Made of wool. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word). |
| wo..... † | WO7 | In a wordy manner; using too many words. |
| wo... | WO5 | Using an excessive number of words. |
| wo... | WO5 | The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general. |
| wo..... | WO7 | Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual. |
| wo... | WO5 | To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. |
| wr... | WR5 | In a wry manner. |
| yo.. | YO4 | A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl. |
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.
- dowdy (DO5)
- dowry (DO5)
- lowly (LO5)
- rowdily† (RO7)
- rowdy (RO5)
- widow (WI5)
- wild (WI4)
- wildly (WI6)
- wildwood (WI8)
- will (WI4)
- willow (WI6)
- willowy (WI7)
- wily (WI4)
- wiry (WI4)
- wood (WO4)
- woody (WO5)
- wool (WO4)
- woolly (WO6)
- word (WO4)
- wordily† (WO7)
- wordy (WO5)
- world (WO5)
- worldly (WO7)
- worry (WO5)
- wryly (WR5)
- yowl (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- dowdy (adjective): Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
- dowry (noun): Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
- lowly (adjective): Not high; not elevated in place; low.
- rowdily† (adverb): In a rowdy manner.
- rowdy (adjective): Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
- widow (noun): A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
- wild (adjective): Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).
- wildly (adverb): In a wild, uncontrolled manner.
- wildwood (noun): Woodland that has developed naturally, especially where a suitable climate has developed with it.
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
- willowy (adjective): Resembling a willow.
- wily (adjective): Sly, cunning, full of tricks.
- wiry (adjective): Thin, muscular and flexible.
- wood (noun): The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- woody (adjective): Covered in woods; wooded.
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
- woolly (adjective): Made of wool.
- word (noun): The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).
- wordily† (adverb): In a wordy manner; using too many words.
- wordy (adjective): Using an excessive number of words.
- world (noun): The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general.
- worldly (adjective): Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.
- worry (verb): To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
- wryly (adverb): In a wry manner.
- yowl (noun): A prolonged, loud cry, like the sound of an animal; a wail; a howl.