NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 19, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, g, i, l, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 161 points |
| Genius Level | 113 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| E | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| G | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| L | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| T | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×2 AL×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EE×1 EG×1 EL×1 EY×1 |
| G | GA×3 GI×1 |
| I | IL×3 IT×1 |
| L | LA×5 LE×3 LI×1 |
| T | TA×2 |
| Y | YE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGI×2 ALL×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EEL×1 EGG×1 ELE×1 EYE×1 |
| G | GAI×1 GAL×1 GAY×1 GIG×1 |
| I | ILL×3 ITT×1 |
| L | LAG×1 LAI×1 LAL×1 LAT×1 LAY×1 LEG×3 LIL×1 |
| T | TAL×1 TAT×1 |
| Y | YEG×1 YEL×1 YET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag..... | AG7 | In an agile manner; with agility. |
| ag..... | AG7 | The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion |
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al... | AL5 | A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| eg.. | EG4 | Covered with or dipped in egg. |
| el... | EL5 | A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. |
| ey.... | EY6 | An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc. |
| ga.... | GA6 | The state of being happy or merry. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era. |
| ga... | GA5 | Cheerfully; in a gay manner. |
| gi.... | GI6 | Prone to giggling. |
| il........ † | IL10 | the state of being illegal |
| il....... | IL9 | In a manner contrary to law. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| la... | LA5 | Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it. |
| la... | LA5 | People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics. |
| la...... | LA8 | Horseplay, fooling around. |
| la.... | LA6 | Recently; not long ago. |
| la..... | LA7 | A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby. |
| le...... † | LE8 | Lawfulness. |
| le..... | LE7 | As permitted by law; not contrary to law. |
| le... | LE5 | Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| ta... | TA5 | Target sighted. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| ye.. | YE4 | A person who breaks open safes; a burglar. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ye.. | YE4 | An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. |
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.
- agilely (AG7)
- agility (AG7)
- allay (AL5)
- alley (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- eely (EE4)
- eggy (EG4)
- elegy (EL5)
- eyelet (EY6)
- gaiety (GA6)
- galley (GA6)
- gayly (GA5)
- giggly (GI6)
- illegality† (IL10)
- illegally (IL9)
- illy (IL4)
- itty (IT4)
- laggy (LA5)
- laity (LA5)
- lallygag (LA8)
- lately (LA6)
- layette (LA7)
- legality† (LE8)
- legally (LE7)
- leggy (LE5)
- lily (LI4)
- tally (TA5)
- tatty (TA5)
- yegg (YE4)
- yell (YE4)
- yeti (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- agilely (adverb): In an agile manner; with agility.
- agility (noun): The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs quickly and easily; quickness of motion
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- alley (noun): A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- eggy (adjective): Covered with or dipped in egg.
- elegy (noun): A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- eyelet (noun): An object that consists of a rim and small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.
- gaiety (noun): The state of being happy or merry.
- galley (noun): A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
- gayly (adverb): Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
- giggly (adjective): Prone to giggling.
- illegality† (noun): the state of being illegal
- illegally (adverb): In a manner contrary to law.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- laggy (adjective): Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
- laity (noun): People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- lallygag (noun): Horseplay, fooling around.
- lately (adverb): Recently; not long ago.
- layette (noun): A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet articles for a new baby.
- legality† (noun): Lawfulness.
- legally (adverb): As permitted by law; not contrary to law.
- leggy (adjective): Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- tally (interjection): Target sighted.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- yegg (noun): A person who breaks open safes; a burglar.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yeti (noun): An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.