NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 14, 2022

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for April 14, 2022
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for April 14, 2022

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for April 14, 2022
Center LetterO
Outer Letterse, h, m, n, t, w
# of Pangrams2 (Perfect: none)
Total Words47 words
Total Points161 points
Genius Level113 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for April 14, 2022

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>8Σ
E-1---1
H3---14
M8411115
N421--7
O2----2
T641-112
W312--6
Σ261251347

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

E
EM×1
H
HO×4
M
ME×3
MO×12
N
NE×2
NO×5
O
OM×1
ON×1
T
TE×1
TO×11
W
WH×1
WO×5

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

E
EMO×1
H
HOM×2
HON×1
HOO×1
M
MEM×2
MEO×1
MOM×1
MON×4
MOO×2
MOT×4
MOW×1
N
NEO×1
NEW×1
NOH×1
NON×2
NOO×1
NOT×1
O
OME×1
ONT×1
T
TEN×1
TOM×1
TON×2
TOO×3
TOT×2
TOW×3
W
WHO×1
WOM×1
WON×2
WOO×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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
em...EM5To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
ho..HO4A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
ho...... †HO8An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
ho..HO4A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
ho..HO4A derisive cry or shout.
me.....ME7A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
me..ME4A short note; a memorandum.
me..ME4The cry of a cat.
mo....MO6A brief, unspecified amount of time.
mo..MO4Clipping of mononucleosis.
mo......MO8Having a single unvaried pitch.
mo...MO5A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
mo...MO5A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
mo..MO4Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
mo..MO4Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
mo..MO4A small particle; a speck.
mo...MO5A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
mo..MO4A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
mo...MO5A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
mo..MO4past participle of mow
ne..NE4The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
ne....NE6In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.
no...NO5In no way; not at all; by no available means.
no..NO4Not any of a given number or group.
no...NO5A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
no..NO4The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
no..NO4A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
om..OM4Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
on..ON4Upon; on top of.
te...TE5A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
to..TO4One in a series of volumes.
to..TO4A specific pitch.
to...TO5A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
to..TO4A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
to..TO4The noise of a horn or whistle.
to...TO5A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
to..TO4A tote bag.
to...TO5Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
to....TO6Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone.
to..TO4A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
to...... †TO8A townhouse or row house.
wh..WH4What person or people; which person or people. As the object of a verb.
wo...WO5plural of woman
wo..WO4One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
wo....WO6A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
wo....WO6Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
wo..WO4Alternative form of w00t

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.

  • emote  (EM5)
  • home  (HO4)
  • hometown†  (HO8)
  • hone  (HO4)
  • hoot  (HO4)
  • memento  (ME7)
  • memo  (ME4)
  • meow  (ME4)
  • moment  (MO6)
  • mono  (MO4)
  • monotone  (MO8)
  • monte  (MO5)
  • month  (MO5)
  • moon  (MO4)
  • moot  (MO4)
  • mote  (MO4)
  • motet  (MO5)
  • moth  (MO4)
  • motto  (MO5)
  • mown  (MO4)
  • neon  (NE4)
  • newton  (NE6)
  • nohow  (NO5)
  • none  (NO4)
  • nonet  (NO5)
  • noon  (NO4)
  • note  (NO4)
  • omen  (OM4)
  • onto  (ON4)
  • tenon  (TE5)
  • tome  (TO4)
  • tone  (TO4)
  • tonne  (TO5)
  • toon  (TO4)
  • toot  (TO4)
  • tooth  (TO5)
  • tote  (TO4)
  • totem  (TO5)
  • towhee  (TO6)
  • town  (TO4)
  • townhome†  (TO8)
  • whom  (WH4)
  • women  (WO5)
  • wont  (WO4)
  • wonton  (WO6)
  • woohoo  (WO6)
  • woot  (WO4)

Answer Definitions

  • emote (verb): To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
  • home (noun): A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
  • hometown† (noun): An individual’s place of birth, childhood home, or place of main residence.
  • hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
  • hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
  • memento (noun): A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
  • memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
  • meow (interjection): The cry of a cat.
  • moment (noun): A brief, unspecified amount of time.
  • mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
  • monotone (adjective): Having a single unvaried pitch.
  • monte (noun): A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
  • month (noun): A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
  • moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
  • moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
  • mote (noun): A small particle; a speck.
  • motet (noun): A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
  • moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
  • motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
  • mown (verb): past participle of mow
  • neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
  • newton (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of force; the force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram by one metre per second per second. Symbol: N.
  • nohow (adverb): In no way; not at all; by no available means.
  • none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
  • nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
  • noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
  • note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
  • omen (noun): Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
  • onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
  • tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
  • tome (noun): One in a series of volumes.
  • tone (noun): A specific pitch.
  • tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
  • toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
  • toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
  • tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
  • tote (noun): A tote bag.
  • totem (noun): Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
  • towhee (noun): Any of several species of birds of the genera Pipilo and Melozone.
  • town (noun): A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
  • townhome† (noun): A townhouse or row house.
  • whom (pronoun): What person or people; which person or people. As the object of a verb.
  • women (noun): plural of woman
  • wont (noun): One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
  • wonton (noun): A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
  • woohoo (interjection): Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
  • woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t