NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 11, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, r, u, w, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 20 words |
| Total Points | 62 points |
| Genius Level | 43 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 4 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 11 |
| D | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | 20 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BO×6 BR×2 BU×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×3 |
| O | OD×1 OR×1 OU×1 |
| R | RO×1 |
| U | |
| W | WO×2 |
| Z |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BOO×3 BOR×1 BOW×1 BOZ×1 BRO×2 BUR×2 BUZ×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DOD×1 DOO×1 DOU×1 |
| O | ODO×1 ORZ×1 OUZ×1 |
| R | ROO×1 |
| U | |
| W | WOO×1 WOR×1 |
| Z |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| bo.... | BO6 | To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of bow-wow |
| bo.. | BO4 | A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man. |
| br... | BR5 | The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. |
| br.. | BR4 | The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow. |
| bu... | BU5 | A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico. |
| bu.... | BU6 | A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature. |
| bu...... † | BU8 | A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning. |
| 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 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| do.. | DO4 | Stern, harsh and forbidding. |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| or.. | OR4 | A form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups. |
| ou.. | OU4 | An anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in Greece. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word). |
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.
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- boor (BO4)
- borrow (BO6)
- bowwow (BO6)
- bozo (BO4)
- brood (BR5)
- brow (BR4)
- burro (BU5)
- burrow (BU6)
- buzzword† (BU8)
- dodo (DO4)
- door (DO4)
- dour (DO4)
- odor (OD4)
- orzo (OR4)
- ouzo (OU4)
- rood (RO4)
- wood (WO4)
- word (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- borrow (verb): To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.
- bowwow (noun): Alternative spelling of bow-wow
- bozo (noun): A stupid, foolish, or ridiculous person, especially a man.
- brood (noun): The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
- brow (noun): The ridge over the eyes; the eyebrow.
- burro (noun): A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico.
- burrow (noun): A tunnel or hole, often as dug by a small creature.
- buzzword† (noun): A word drawn from, or imitative of, technical jargon, used more to impress others than to convey meaning.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- dour (adjective): Stern, harsh and forbidding.
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- orzo (noun): A form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups.
- ouzo (noun): An anise-flavoured aperitif, originating in Greece.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- wood (noun): The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- word (noun): The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. The smallest discrete unit of spoken language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more phonemes and one or more morphemes The smallest discrete unit of written language with a particular meaning, composed of one or more letters or symbols and one or more morphemes A discrete, meaningful unit of language approved by an authority or native speaker (compare non-word).