NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 30, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, l, t, u, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 61 words |
| Total Points | 281 points |
| Genius Level | 197 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| L | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 14 |
| N | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 11 |
| U | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 20 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 61 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×10 AT×2 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EA×1 EL×1 EN×1 EX×5 |
| L | LA×5 LE×3 LU×6 |
| N | NA×4 NE×5 NU×1 |
| T | TA×3 TE×5 TU×3 |
| U | UL×2 UN×3 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×1 ANN×5 ANT×4 ATT×2 AUN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EAT×1 ELA×1 ENT×1 EXE×1 EXT×3 EXU×1 |
| L | LAN×2 LAT×3 LEA×2 LEN×1 LUN×6 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×1 NAT×2 NEA×2 NEN×1 NET×1 NEX×1 NUL×1 |
| T | TAL×1 TAU×2 TEE×1 TEL×1 TEN×3 TUN×3 |
| U | ULN×2 UNE×1 UNL×1 UNT×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.... | AN6 | To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen. |
| an... | AN5 | An addition, an extension. |
| an.... | AN6 | Happening once every year. |
| an... | AN5 | To formally revoke the validity of. |
| an.. | AN4 | A price or cost, as in up the ante. |
| an....... | AN9 | occurring or existing before birth |
| an..... | AN7 | A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal. |
| an...... | AN8 | plural of antenna |
| at....... | AT9 | To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree. |
| at.... | AT6 | To bring into musical accord. |
| au.. | AU4 | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| ea... | EA5 | past participle of eat |
| el.. | EL4 | Uncommon spelling of élan. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| ex.... | EX6 | A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage. |
| ex.... | EX6 | Still in existence; not having disappeared. |
| ex.... | EX6 | A range of values or locations. |
| ex....... | EX9 | Of a person: emaciated, wasted, weakened; of the body or part of it: atrophied, shrunken, withered. |
| ex...... † | EX8 | Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure. |
| la.. | LA4 | A road, street, or similar thoroughfare. |
| la..... | LA7 | Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters. |
| la.... | LA6 | A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail. |
| la... | LA5 | To grow late; become later. |
| la.... | LA6 | Existing or present but concealed or inactive. |
| le.. | LE4 | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| le... | LE5 | simple past tense and past participle of lean |
| le.. | LE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Lent |
| lu.. | LU4 | A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Shaped like a crescent. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| lu..... | LU7 | A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail. |
| lu..... | LU7 | plural of lunula |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to birth. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| ne.. | NE4 | Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities. |
| ne.... | NE6 | To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla). |
| ne.. | NE4 | Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A marked natural ability or skill. |
| ta... | TA5 | to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. |
| ta.... | TA6 | To make taut; to taut. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te.... | TE6 | A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation |
| te.... | TE6 | One who holds a lease (a tenancy). |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| tu.. | TU4 | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A melody. |
| tu.... | TU6 | An underground or underwater passage. |
| ul.. | UL4 | The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. |
| ul... | UL5 | plural of ulna |
| un..... | UN7 | Not eaten |
| un... | UN5 | Not let (not in temporary possession in return for rent) |
| un.... | UN6 | To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action. |
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.
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- anneal (AN6)
- annex (AN5)
- annual (AN6)
- annul (AN5)
- ante (AN4)
- antenatal (AN9)
- antenna (AN7)
- antennae (AN8)
- attenuate (AT9)
- attune (AT6)
- aunt (AU4)
- eaten (EA5)
- elan (EL4)
- entente (EN7)
- exeunt (EX6)
- extant (EX6)
- extent (EX6)
- extenuate (EX9)
- exultant† (EX8)
- lane (LA4)
- lantana (LA7)
- lateen (LA6)
- laten (LA5)
- latent (LA6)
- lean (LE4)
- leant (LE5)
- lent (LE4)
- luna (LU4)
- lunate (LU6)
- lune (LU4)
- lunette (LU7)
- lunula (LU6)
- lunulae (LU7)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- natal (NA5)
- natant (NA6)
- neat (NE4)
- neaten (NE6)
- nene (NE4)
- nettle (NE6)
- next (NE4)
- null (NU4)
- talent (TA6)
- taunt (TA5)
- tauten (TA6)
- teen (TE4)
- telnet (TE6)
- tenant (TE6)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tuna (TU4)
- tune (TU4)
- tunnel (TU6)
- ulna (UL4)
- ulnae (UL5)
- uneaten (UN7)
- unlet (UN5)
- untune (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- anneal (verb): To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
- annex (noun): An addition, an extension.
- annual (adjective): Happening once every year.
- annul (verb): To formally revoke the validity of.
- ante (noun): A price or cost, as in up the ante.
- antenatal (adjective): occurring or existing before birth
- antenna (noun): A feeler organ on the head of an insect, crab, or other animal.
- antennae (noun): plural of antenna
- attenuate (verb): To reduce in size, force, value, amount, or degree.
- attune (verb): To bring into musical accord.
- aunt (noun): The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- eaten (verb): past participle of eat
- elan (noun): Uncommon spelling of élan.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- exeunt (noun): A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
- extant (adjective): Still in existence; not having disappeared.
- extent (noun): A range of values or locations.
- extenuate (adjective): Of a person: emaciated, wasted, weakened; of the body or part of it: atrophied, shrunken, withered.
- exultant† (adjective): Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
- lane (noun): A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
- lantana (noun): Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
- lateen (noun): A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.
- laten (verb): To grow late; become later.
- latent (adjective): Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
- lean (verb): To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- leant (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lean
- lent (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Lent
- luna (noun): A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
- lunate (adjective): Shaped like a crescent.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- lunette (noun): A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape.
- lunula (noun): Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- lunulae (noun): plural of lunula
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- natal (adjective): Of or relating to birth.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- neat (adjective): Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- neaten (verb): To make (someone or something) neat; to arrange (people or things) in an orderly, tidy way; to tidy.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nettle (noun): Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- next (adjective): Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- talent (noun): A marked natural ability or skill.
- taunt (verb): to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- tauten (verb): To make taut; to taut.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- telnet (noun): A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation
- tenant (noun): One who holds a lease (a tenancy).
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tuna (noun): Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- tune (noun): A melody.
- tunnel (noun): An underground or underwater passage.
- ulna (noun): The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
- ulnae (noun): plural of ulna
- uneaten (adjective): Not eaten
- unlet (adjective): Not let (not in temporary possession in return for rent)
- untune (verb): To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.