NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 24, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, k, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 166 points |
| Genius Level | 116 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| B | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 19 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | Σ | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×3 AM×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BE×1 |
| E | EM×4 EN×1 |
| K | |
| M | MA×10 ME×9 |
| N | NA×1 |
| T | TA×1 TE×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 ABE×2 AME×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BAN×1 BAT×1 BEA×1 |
| E | EMA×2 EMB×2 ENE×1 |
| K | |
| M | MAK×1 MAM×3 MAN×4 MAT×2 MEA×3 MEE×2 MEM×1 MEN×1 MET×2 |
| N | NAM×1 |
| T | TAM×1 TEA×2 TEE×1 TEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab....... | AB9 | A lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to. |
| ab... | AB5 | At a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 90 Degrees or 270 Degrees relative. |
| ab...... | AB8 | The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc. |
| am... | AM5 | Alternative form of amoeba |
| am.... | AM6 | plural of ameba, a variant of amoeba. |
| am.. | AM4 | At the end of religious prayers: so be it. |
| ba.... | BA6 | Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed. |
| ba....... | BA9 | A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg |
| be.. | BE4 | Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. |
| em..... | EM7 | Flowing forth; emanating or issuing from or as if from a source. |
| em..... | EM7 | To come from a source; issue from. |
| em.... | EM6 | to throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone |
| em........ † | EM10 | a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway. |
| en... | EN5 | An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To create. To build, construct, produce, or originate. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate. |
| ma... | MA5 | A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame. |
| me.. | ME4 | To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. |
| me... | ME5 | simple past tense and past participle of mean |
| me.. | ME4 | The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food. |
| me.. | ME4 | Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| me.. | ME4 | Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level. |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| na.. | NA4 | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Not or no longer wild; domesticated. |
| te.. | TE4 | A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage. |
| te...... | TE8 | One who is on the same team. |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
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.
- abatement (AB9)
- abeam (AB5)
- abetment (AB8)
- ameba (AM5)
- amebae (AM6)
- amen (AM4)
- bantam (BA6)
- battement (BA9)
- beam (BE4)
- emanant (EM7)
- emanate (EM7)
- embank (EM6)
- embankment† (EM10)
- enema (EN5)
- make (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamba (MA5)
- mamma (MA5)
- manatee (MA7)
- mane (MA4)
- manna (MA5)
- manta (MA5)
- mate (MA4)
- matte (MA5)
- mean (ME4)
- meant (ME5)
- meat (ME4)
- meek (ME4)
- meet (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- mentee (ME6)
- meta (ME4)
- mete (ME4)
- name (NA4)
- tame (TA4)
- team (TE4)
- teammate (TE8)
- teem (TE4)
- tenement (TE8)
Answer Definitions
- abatement (noun): A lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to.
- abeam (adverb): At a right angle to the centerline or keel of a vessel or aircraft; being at a bearing approximately 90 Degrees or 270 Degrees relative.
- abetment (noun): The act of abetting or assisting in a crime, wrongdoing etc.
- ameba (noun): Alternative form of amoeba
- amebae (noun): plural of ameba, a variant of amoeba.
- amen (adverb): At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
- bantam (noun): Any of several small chickens, especially of a breed that is a miniature version of another breed.
- battement (noun): A ballet move involving a beating action with an extended leg
- beam (noun): Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- emanant (adjective): Flowing forth; emanating or issuing from or as if from a source.
- emanate (verb): To come from a source; issue from.
- embank (verb): to throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect by a bank of earth or stone
- embankment† (noun): a long mound of earth, stone, or similar material, usually built for purposes such as to hold back or store water, for protection from weather or enemies, or to support a road or railway.
- enema (noun): An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- make (verb): To create. To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamba (noun): Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- manatee (noun): Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.
- mane (noun): Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
- mate (noun): A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- matte (noun): A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
- mean (verb): To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- meant (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mean
- meat (noun): The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
- meek (adjective): Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- meta (adjective): Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level.
- mete (verb): To measure.
- name (noun): Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- tame (adjective): Not or no longer wild; domesticated.
- team (noun): A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
- teammate (noun): One who is on the same team.
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.