NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 3, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, i, p, v |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 247 points |
| Genius Level | 173 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 13 |
| T | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| V | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×5 AP×2 AT×1 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×5 CI×2 |
| E | EV×2 |
| I | |
| P | PA×2 PE×5 PI×6 |
| T | TA×6 TE×3 TI×2 |
| V | VA×1 VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×1 ACE×2 ACT×2 APP×2 ATT×1 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAP×3 CAV×1 CIT×1 CIV×1 |
| E | EVI×2 |
| I | |
| P | PAC×1 PAT×1 PEA×1 PEP×2 PET×2 PIC×1 PIP×3 PIT×2 |
| T | TAC×4 TAP×2 TEA×1 TEE×1 TEP×1 TIP×1 TIT×1 |
| V | VAC×1 VIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.... | AC6 | To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval. |
| ac..... | AC7 | Any salt or ester of acetic acid. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar |
| ac...... | AC8 | To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives. |
| ap...... | AP8 | Desire to eat food or consume drink. |
| ap........ | AP10 | Having the quality of desiring gratification. |
| at... | AT5 | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. |
| av.... | AV6 | To operate an aircraft. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of cactus |
| ca........ | CA10 | To make capable of functioning in a given capacity. |
| ca....... † | CA9 | To attract and hold (someone's) interest and attention; to charm. |
| ca..... † | CA7 | One who has been captured or is otherwise confined. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A warning. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| ci... | CI5 | A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. |
| ev... | EV5 | To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out. |
| ev..... | EV7 | One who is evicted. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An agreement; a compact; a covenant. |
| pa.. | PA4 | The head, particularly the top or crown. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. |
| pe.... | PE6 | An edible seed from a pumpkin or similar squash, which may - after being roasted (and, if needed, shelled) - be eaten as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion. |
| pe... | PE5 | Petite: small, little. |
| pe.... | PE6 | fairly short and of slim build. |
| pi..... | PI7 | Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce. |
| pi... | PI5 | Alternative form of pipette |
| pi..... | PI7 | A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels. |
| pi..... | PI7 | Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat |
| ta... | TA5 | An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece. |
| ta... | TA5 | Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape. |
| te.. | TE4 | The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted. |
| te.... | TE6 | A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America. |
| te... | TE5 | Alternative form of teepee |
| ti.... | TI6 | A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front. |
| ti...... | TI8 | To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up. |
| va.... | VA6 | To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction. |
| vi..... | VI7 | To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something. |
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.
- accept (AC6)
- acetate (AC7)
- acetic (AC6)
- activate (AC8)
- active (AC6)
- appetite (AP8)
- appetitive (AP10)
- attic (AT5)
- aviate (AV6)
- cacti (CA5)
- capacitate (CA10)
- captivate† (CA9)
- captive† (CA7)
- caveat (CA6)
- cite (CI4)
- civet (CI5)
- evict (EV5)
- evictee (EV7)
- pact (PA4)
- pate (PA4)
- peat (PE4)
- pepita (PE6)
- peptic (PE6)
- petit (PE5)
- petite (PE6)
- piccata (PI7)
- pipet (PI5)
- pipette (PI7)
- pipit (PI5)
- pita (PI4)
- pitapat (PI7)
- tacet (TA5)
- tacit (TA5)
- tact (TA4)
- tactic (TA6)
- tapa (TA4)
- tape (TA4)
- teat (TE4)
- teepee (TE6)
- tepee (TE5)
- tippet (TI6)
- titivate (TI8)
- vacate (VA6)
- vitiate (VI7)
Answer Definitions
- accept (verb): To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
- acetate (noun): Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
- acetic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
- activate (verb): To encourage development or induce increased activity; to stimulate.
- active (adjective): Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
- appetite (noun): Desire to eat food or consume drink.
- appetitive (adjective): Having the quality of desiring gratification.
- attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- aviate (verb): To operate an aircraft.
- cacti (noun): plural of cactus
- capacitate (verb): To make capable of functioning in a given capacity.
- captivate† (verb): To attract and hold (someone's) interest and attention; to charm.
- captive† (noun): One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
- caveat (noun): A warning.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- civet (noun): A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
- evict (verb): To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
- evictee (noun): One who is evicted.
- pact (noun): An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
- pate (noun): The head, particularly the top or crown.
- peat (noun): Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
- pepita (noun): An edible seed from a pumpkin or similar squash, which may - after being roasted (and, if needed, shelled) - be eaten as a snack or used as an ingredient in cooking.
- peptic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, capable of, or aiding digestion.
- petit (adjective): Petite: small, little.
- petite (adjective): fairly short and of slim build.
- piccata (adjective): Sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce.
- pipet (noun): Alternative form of pipette
- pipette (noun): A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
- pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
- pita (noun): A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
- pitapat (verb): Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat
- tacet (verb): An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
- tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- tape (noun): Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
- teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
- teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
- tippet (noun): A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.
- titivate (verb): To make small improvements or alterations to (one's appearance etc.); to add some finishing touches to, to spruce up or touch up.
- vacate (verb): To move out of a dwelling, either by choice or by eviction.
- vitiate (verb): To spoil, make faulty; to reduce the value, quality, or effectiveness of something.