NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 25, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, g, l, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 66 words |
| Total Points | 300 points |
| Genius Level | 210 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| D | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 19 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | 4 | 5 | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| L | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 15 |
| O | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Y | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 21 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 66 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AL×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×19 |
| E | |
| G | GE×2 GO×17 |
| L | LO×15 |
| O | OD×2 OG×3 OL×1 |
| Y | YO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×1 ALL×2 ALO×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DOD×4 DOG×7 DOL×5 DOO×3 |
| E | |
| G | GEO×2 GOA×3 GOD×1 GOG×3 GOL×2 GOO×8 |
| L | LOA×2 LOD×3 LOG×4 LOL×4 LOY×2 |
| O | ODD×1 ODE×1 OGE×1 OGL×2 OLE×1 |
| Y | YOD×2 YOG×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.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| al... | AL5 | A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal. |
| al..... | AL7 | mixed. |
| al.. | AL4 | The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica. |
| do... | DO5 | To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dodge |
| do... | DO5 | evasive and shifty |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dog |
| do...... | DO8 | In a way that is stubbornly persistent. |
| do... | DO5 | Only used in lie doggo. |
| do... | DO5 | A dog, especially a small one. |
| do.... | DO6 | Something (such as a canyon or road) with a sharp bend or turn in it. A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half-landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards. A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole. |
| do....... | DO9 | simple past tense and past participle of dogleg |
| do.. | DO4 | To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dole |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doll |
| do... | DO5 | A doll. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| do.... | DO6 | A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person. |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of doodle |
| ge... | GE5 | A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall. |
| ge..... | GE7 | The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks. |
| go.. | GO4 | A long, pointed stick used to prod animals. |
| go.... | GO6 | simple past tense and past participle of goad |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| go... | GO5 | Of or pertaining to a god |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go..... | GO7 | simple past tense and past participle of goggle |
| go.... | GO6 | Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes. |
| go.. | GO4 | A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. |
| go... | GO5 | God! |
| go.. | GO4 | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. |
| go.... | GO6 | Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable. |
| go... | GO5 | Used to indicate pleasure or delight. |
| go... | GO5 | of or relating to goo |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| go..... | GO7 | simple past tense and past participle of google |
| go.... | GO6 | A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery. |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| lo.. | LO4 | A burden; a weight to be carried. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of load |
| lo.. | LO4 | A way or path; a road. |
| lo... | LO5 | A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of lodge |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of log |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Slow to respond or react; lethargic. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of loll. |
| lo...... | LO8 | To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort. |
| lo......... † | LO11 | simple past tense and past participle of lollygag |
| lo... | LO5 | Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something. |
| lo..... | LO7 | In a loyal manner, faithfully. |
| od... | OD5 | In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually. |
| od.. | OD4 | plural of odeum |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| og... | OG5 | simple past tense and past participle of ogle |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| yo... | YO5 | To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto. |
| yo..... | YO7 | simple past tense and past participle of yodel |
| yo.. | YO4 | Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. |
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.
- agog (AG4)
- alloy (AL5)
- alloyed (AL7)
- aloe (AL4)
- dodge (DO5)
- dodged (DO6)
- dodgy (DO5)
- dodo (DO4)
- doge (DO4)
- dogged (DO6)
- doggedly (DO8)
- doggo (DO5)
- doggy (DO5)
- dogleg (DO6)
- doglegged (DO9)
- dole (DO4)
- doled (DO5)
- doll (DO4)
- dolled (DO6)
- dolly (DO5)
- doodad (DO6)
- doodle (DO6)
- doodled (DO7)
- geode (GE5)
- geology (GE7)
- goad (GO4)
- goaded (GO6)
- goal (GO4)
- godly (GO5)
- goggle (GO6)
- goggled (GO7)
- goggly (GO6)
- gold (GO4)
- golly (GO5)
- good (GO4)
- goodly (GO6)
- goody (GO5)
- gooey (GO5)
- google (GO6)
- googled (GO7)
- googly (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- load (LO4)
- loaded (LO6)
- lode (LO4)
- lodge (LO5)
- lodged (LO6)
- loge (LO4)
- logged (LO6)
- logo (LO4)
- logy (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolled (LO6)
- lollygag (LO8)
- lollygagged† (LO11)
- loyal (LO5)
- loyally (LO7)
- oddly (OD5)
- odea (OD4)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- ogled (OG5)
- oleo (OL4)
- yodel (YO5)
- yodeled (YO7)
- yoga (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- alloy (noun): A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
- alloyed (adjective): mixed.
- aloe (noun): The resins of the tree Aquilaria malaccensis (syn. Aquilaria agallocha), known for their fragrant aroma, produced after infection by the fungus Phialophora parasitica.
- dodge (verb): To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
- dodged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dodge
- dodgy (adjective): evasive and shifty
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doge (noun): The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.
- dogged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dog
- doggedly (adverb): In a way that is stubbornly persistent.
- doggo (adverb): Only used in lie doggo.
- doggy (noun): A dog, especially a small one.
- dogleg (noun): Something (such as a canyon or road) with a sharp bend or turn in it. A configuration of stairs where a flight ascends to a half-landing before turning 180 degrees and continuing upwards. A sharp bend in the fairway before reaching a hole.
- doglegged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dogleg
- dole (verb): To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
- doled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dole
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doll
- dolly (noun): A doll.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- doodle (noun): A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
- doodled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doodle
- geode (noun): A nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral or crystal matter on the inside wall.
- geology (noun): The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
- goad (noun): A long, pointed stick used to prod animals.
- goaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of goad
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- godly (adjective): Of or pertaining to a god
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- goggled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of goggle
- goggly (adjective): Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
- gold (noun): A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
- golly (interjection): God!
- good (adjective): Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- goodly (adjective): Good; pleasing in appearance; attractive; comely; graceful; pleasant; desirable.
- goody (interjection): Used to indicate pleasure or delight.
- gooey (adjective): of or relating to goo
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- googled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of google
- googly (noun): A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- load (noun): A burden; a weight to be carried.
- loaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of load
- lode (noun): A way or path; a road.
- lodge (noun): A building for recreational use such as a hunting lodge or a summer cabin.
- lodged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lodge
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- logged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of log
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- logy (adjective): Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of loll.
- lollygag (verb): To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
- lollygagged† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lollygag
- loyal (adjective): Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- loyally (adverb): In a loyal manner, faithfully.
- oddly (adverb): In a peculiar manner; strangely; unusually.
- odea (noun): plural of odeum
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- ogled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ogle
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- yodel (verb): To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.
- yodeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yodel
- yoga (noun): Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.