NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 1, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, m, n, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 128 points |
| Genius Level | 90 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| M | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 |
| N | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| P | - | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| T | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | 3 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| E | EM×1 EN×1 |
| M | MA×2 ME×2 MY×1 |
| N | NA×2 NE×1 |
| P | PA×6 PE×4 |
| T | TA×1 TE×1 TY×1 |
| Y | YA×1 YE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| E | EMP×1 ENE×1 |
| M | MAN×1 MAT×1 MEA×2 MYN×1 |
| N | NAN×1 NAT×1 NET×1 |
| P | PAN×1 PAP×2 PAT×1 PAY×2 PEA×1 PEN×1 PEP×1 PET×1 |
| T | TAT×1 TEE×1 TYP×1 |
| Y | YAP×1 YEN×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| em... | EM5 | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. |
| en... | EN5 | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| ma... | MA5 | Sociable or friendly. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative spelling of meanie. |
| me... | ME5 | Of, relating to, or containing meat. |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| pa... | PA5 | Short trousers for men, or more usually boys. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa... | PA5 | A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape. |
| pa... | PA5 | one to whom money is paid. |
| pa..... † | PA7 | The act of paying. |
| pe... | PE5 | Of or resembling peat; peatlike. |
| pe... | PE5 | In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| pe... | PE5 | Having little or no importance. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
| ye... | YE5 | A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
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.
- empty (EM5)
- enemy (EN5)
- many (MA4)
- matey (MA5)
- meany (ME5)
- meaty (ME5)
- myna (MY4)
- nanny (NA5)
- natty (NA5)
- netty (NE5)
- panty (PA5)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- patty (PA5)
- payee (PA5)
- payment† (PA7)
- peaty (PE5)
- penny (PE5)
- peppy (PE5)
- petty (PE5)
- tatty (TA5)
- teeny (TE5)
- type (TY4)
- yappy (YA5)
- yenta (YE5)
- yente (YE5)
Answer Definitions
- empty (adjective): Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant.
- enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- matey (adjective): Sociable or friendly.
- meany (noun): Alternative spelling of meanie.
- meaty (adjective): Of, relating to, or containing meat.
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- panty (noun): Short trousers for men, or more usually boys.
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- patty (noun): A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
- payee (noun): one to whom money is paid.
- payment† (noun): The act of paying.
- peaty (adjective): Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
- penny (noun): In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.
- yenta (noun): A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta