NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 18, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, i, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 188 points |
| Genius Level | 132 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| D | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| P | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
| R | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 | Σ | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×1 AP×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DR×3 |
| I | |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OP×2 |
| P | PA×11 PI×3 PO×7 PR×3 |
| R | RA×3 RI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×1 API×2 APR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DRI×1 DRO×2 |
| I | |
| N | NON×1 |
| O | OPI×2 |
| P | PAI×3 PAN×2 PAP×1 PAR×5 PIA×1 PIN×1 PIP×1 POD×1 PON×1 POO×2 POP×1 POR×2 PRI×1 PRO×2 |
| R | RAI×1 RAP×2 RIP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai..... | AI7 | The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight. |
| ap... | AP5 | Relating to bees. |
| ap...... | AP8 | Pertaining to bees or beekeeping. |
| ap... | AP5 | An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To fall one drop at a time. |
| dr... | DR5 | To hang downward; to sag. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid. |
| no..... | NO7 | For which no payment is levied. |
| op..... | OP7 | A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. |
| op.... | OP6 | A substance that has effects similar to opium. |
| pa.. | PA4 | simple past tense and past participle of pay |
| pa.. | PA4 | An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of. |
| pa... | PA5 | The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa..... | PA7 | a usually government-operated hostelry found especially in Spain. |
| pa...... | PA8 | A delivery of goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute |
| pa...... | PA8 | The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of 6 subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others |
| pa...... † | PA8 | Of, related to, or suffering from paranoia |
| pa.... | PA6 | Forgiveness for an offence. |
| pi... | PI5 | a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings |
| pi.... | PI6 | A wing. |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
| po... | PO5 | plural of podium |
| po.. | PO4 | An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| po.. | PO4 | Pornography. |
| po... | PO5 | Pornographic |
| pr... | PR5 | Advance; previous; coming before. |
| pr.. | PR4 | To poke, to push, to touch. |
| pr.. | PR4 | An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports. |
| ra...... † | RA8 | A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky. |
| ra... | RA5 | Very swift or quick. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste. |
| ri...... | RI8 | Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream. |
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.
- airdrop (AI7)
- apian (AP5)
- apiarian (AP8)
- apron (AP5)
- drip (DR4)
- droop (DR5)
- drop (DR4)
- nonpaid (NO7)
- opinion (OP7)
- opioid (OP6)
- paid (PA4)
- pain (PA4)
- pair (PA4)
- panda (PA5)
- panini (PA6)
- papa (PA4)
- parador (PA7)
- paradrop (PA8)
- paranoia (PA8)
- paranoid† (PA8)
- pardon (PA6)
- piano (PI5)
- pinion (PI6)
- pippin (PI6)
- podia (PO5)
- pond (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poor (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
- porn (PO4)
- porno (PO5)
- prior (PR5)
- prod (PR4)
- prop (PR4)
- raindrop† (RA8)
- rapid (RA5)
- rapini (RA6)
- riparian (RI8)
Answer Definitions
- airdrop (noun): The act of delivering goods, equipment, or personnel by dropping them from an aircraft in flight.
- apian (adjective): Relating to bees.
- apiarian (adjective): Pertaining to bees or beekeeping.
- apron (noun): An article of clothing worn over the front of the torso and/or legs for protection from spills; also historically worn by Freemasons and as part of women's fashion.
- drip (verb): To fall one drop at a time.
- droop (verb): To hang downward; to sag.
- drop (noun): A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape through surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.
- nonpaid (adjective): For which no payment is levied.
- opinion (noun): A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- opioid (noun): A substance that has effects similar to opium.
- paid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pay
- pain (noun): An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
- pair (noun): Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- panda (noun): The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
- panini (noun): A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- parador (noun): a usually government-operated hostelry found especially in Spain.
- paradrop (noun): A delivery of goods or equipment by dropping of a parachute
- paranoia (noun): The obsolete name for a psychotic disorder, now called delusional disorder, often (in one of 6 subtypes) characterized by delusions of persecution and perceived threat against the individual affected with the disorder, and often associated with false accusations and general mistrust of others
- paranoid† (adjective): Of, related to, or suffering from paranoia
- pardon (noun): Forgiveness for an offence.
- piano (noun): a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings
- pinion (noun): A wing.
- pippin (noun): A seed
- podia (noun): plural of podium
- pond (noun): An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poor (adjective): With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- porn (noun): Pornography.
- porno (adjective): Pornographic
- prior (adjective): Advance; previous; coming before.
- prod (verb): To poke, to push, to touch.
- prop (noun): An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
- raindrop† (noun): A single droplet of rainwater that has just fallen or is falling from the sky.
- rapid (adjective): Very swift or quick.
- rapini (noun): A vegetable native to China, Brassica rapa subsp. ruvo, with green spiky leaves and a bitter taste.
- riparian (adjective): Of or relating to the bank of a river or stream.