NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 2, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, i, m, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 139 points |
| Genius Level | 97 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</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| H | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| O | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 4 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 13 | Σ | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×4 CI×1 CO×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×1 HO×2 |
| I | |
| M | MO×1 |
| N | NI×1 |
| O | OO×1 OP×1 |
| P | PH×2 PI×5 PO×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHI×2 CHO×2 CIO×1 COM×1 COO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIP×1 HOM×1 HOO×1 |
| I | |
| M | MON×1 |
| N | NIN×1 |
| O | OOM×1 OPI×1 |
| P | PHO×2 PIC×1 PIM×1 PIN×2 PIP×1 POM×2 PON×1 POO×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch... | CH5 | Clipping of chimpanzee. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material. |
| ch... | CH5 | The act of chomping |
| ch.. | CH4 | A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib. |
| ci...... | CI8 | An Italian-American shellfish and tomato stew. |
| co.. | CO4 | Clipping of complimentary. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| hi... | HI5 | Clipping of hippopotamus. |
| ho........ † | HO10 | Having the same sound; being homophones. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel. |
| mo........ † | MO10 | having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic) |
| ni........ | NI10 | A foolish or silly person. |
| oo... | OO5 | Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout. |
| op..... | OP7 | A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. |
| ph.... | PH6 | Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic. |
| ph... | PH5 | A phonograph. |
| pi.... | PI6 | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. |
| pi... | PI5 | To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt. |
| pi.... | PI6 | A wing. |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
| po.. | PO4 | Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. |
| po.... | PO6 | A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. |
| po.... | PO6 | A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head. |
| po... | PO5 | A dog. |
| po.. | PO4 | Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
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.
- chimp (CH5)
- chip (CH4)
- chomp (CH5)
- chop (CH4)
- cioppino (CI8)
- comp (CO4)
- coop (CO4)
- hippo (HI5)
- homophonic† (HO10)
- hoop (HO4)
- monophonic† (MO10)
- nincompoop (NI10)
- oomph (OO5)
- opinion (OP7)
- phonic (PH6)
- phono (PH5)
- picnic (PI6)
- pimp (PI4)
- pinch (PI5)
- pinion (PI6)
- pippin (PI6)
- pomp (PO4)
- pompom (PO6)
- poncho (PO6)
- pooch (PO5)
- pooh (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
Answer Definitions
- chimp (noun): Clipping of chimpanzee.
- chip (noun): A small piece broken from a larger piece of solid material.
- chomp (noun): The act of chomping
- chop (noun): A cut of meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- cioppino (noun): An Italian-American shellfish and tomato stew.
- comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- hippo (noun): Clipping of hippopotamus.
- homophonic† (adjective): Having the same sound; being homophones.
- hoop (noun): A circular band of metal used to bind a barrel.
- monophonic† (adjective): having a single channel; monaural (compare stereophonic)
- nincompoop (noun): A foolish or silly person.
- oomph (noun): Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
- opinion (noun): A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- phonic (adjective): Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.
- phono (noun): A phonograph.
- picnic (noun): An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
- pimp (noun): Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
- pinch (verb): To squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- pinion (noun): A wing.
- pippin (noun): A seed
- pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
- poncho (noun): A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.
- pooch (noun): A dog.
- pooh (interjection): Expressing dismissal, contempt, impatience, etc.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.