NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 15, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, n, o, x, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 194 points |
| Genius Level | 136 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - | - | 13 |
| G | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| N | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×6 DO×7 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×1 GO×1 |
| I | IN×2 IO×2 |
| N | NI×1 NO×3 |
| O | ON×2 OO×1 OX×1 |
| X | |
| Z | ZI×3 ZO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIG×1 DIN×5 DOD×1 DOG×1 DOI×1 DON×1 DOX×2 DOZ×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GIN×1 GOI×1 |
| I | IND×1 INN×1 IOD×1 ION×1 |
| N | NIX×1 NOD×1 NOG×1 NOO×1 |
| O | ONG×1 ONI×1 OOZ×1 OXI×1 |
| X | |
| Z | ZIG×1 ZIN×2 ZON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| di..... | DI7 | The action performed by a person or thing that digs. |
| di.. | DI4 | Very minor damage, a small dent or chip. |
| di..... | DI7 | present participle of ding |
| di... | DI5 | A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo). |
| di.... | DI6 | Eating dinner as a social function. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of dodge |
| do..... | DO7 | The act of one who dogs or harasses. |
| do... | DO5 | A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it. |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of don |
| do.... | DO6 | present participle of dox |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of doxx |
| do.... | DO6 | present participle of doze |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gin |
| go... | GO5 | present participle of go |
| in.... | IN6 | A purplish-blue colour |
| in.... | IN6 | A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game. |
| io...... | IO8 | present participle of iodize |
| io...... | IO8 | Capable of producing ions. |
| ni.... | NI6 | present participle of nix |
| no..... | NO7 | present participle of nod |
| no.... | NO6 | A small mug, cup or ladle. |
| no...... | NO8 | present participle of noodge |
| on..... | ON7 | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| oo.... | OO6 | present participle of ooze |
| ox....... † | OX9 | present participle of oxidize |
| zi..... | ZI7 | present participle of zig |
| zi.. | ZI4 | A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string. |
| zi..... | ZI7 | present participle of zing |
| zo.... | ZO6 | present participle of zone |
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.
- digging (DI7)
- ding (DI4)
- dinging (DI7)
- dingo (DI5)
- dining (DI6)
- dino (DI4)
- dodging (DO7)
- dogging (DO7)
- doing (DO5)
- donning (DO7)
- doxing (DO6)
- doxxing (DO7)
- dozing (DO6)
- ginning (GI7)
- going (GO5)
- indigo (IN6)
- inning (IN6)
- iodizing (IO8)
- ionizing (IO8)
- nixing (NI6)
- nodding (NO7)
- noggin (NO6)
- noodging (NO8)
- ongoing (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- oozing (OO6)
- oxidizing† (OX9)
- zigging (ZI7)
- zing (ZI4)
- zinging (ZI7)
- zoning (ZO6)
Answer Definitions
- digging (noun): The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
- ding (noun): Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
- dinging (verb): present participle of ding
- dingo (noun): A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
- dining (noun): Eating dinner as a social function.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- dodging (verb): present participle of dodge
- dogging (noun): The act of one who dogs or harasses.
- doing (noun): A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
- donning (verb): present participle of don
- doxing (verb): present participle of dox
- doxxing (verb): present participle of doxx
- dozing (verb): present participle of doze
- ginning (verb): present participle of gin
- going (verb): present participle of go
- indigo (noun): A purplish-blue colour
- inning (noun): A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
- iodizing (verb): present participle of iodize
- ionizing (adjective): Capable of producing ions.
- nixing (verb): present participle of nix
- nodding (verb): present participle of nod
- noggin (noun): A small mug, cup or ladle.
- noodging (verb): present participle of noodge
- ongoing (adjective): Continuing, permanent, lasting.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- oozing (verb): present participle of ooze
- oxidizing† (verb): present participle of oxidize
- zigging (verb): present participle of zig
- zing (noun): A short high-pitched humming sound, such as that made by a bullet or vibrating string.
- zinging (verb): present participle of zing
- zoning (verb): present participle of zone