NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 18, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | i, l, m, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 149 points |
| Genius Level | 104 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 17 |
| I | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 4 |
| T | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×4 CO×13 |
|---|---|
| I | IL×1 IM×2 |
| L | LI×1 LO×2 |
| M | MI×1 |
| O | OC×1 OP×1 |
| P | PI×2 PO×2 |
| T | TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLI×1 CLO×3 COC×1 COI×1 COL×2 COM×4 COO×4 COP×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ILL×1 IMP×2 |
| L | LIC×1 LOC×2 |
| M | MIM×1 |
| O | OCT×1 OPT×1 |
| P | PIC×2 POL×2 |
| T | TOP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl.. | CL4 | To grip tightly. |
| cl... | CL5 | The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly. |
| cl.. | CL4 | The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A thrombus, solidified mass of blood. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. |
| co... | CO5 | Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). |
| co.. | CO4 | A young male horse. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| co.. | CO4 | Clipping of complimentary. |
| co....... † | CO9 | Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature. |
| co.. | CO4 | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co..... | CO7 | A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| im...... | IM8 | Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed |
| im....... † | IM9 | Not in accordance with good policy. |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| lo.. | LO4 | plural of locus |
| lo.. | LO4 | A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| oc.... | OC6 | plural of octopus |
| op... | OP5 | Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. |
| pi..... | PI7 | A piccolo piano. |
| pi... | PI5 | An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops. |
| po..... | PO7 | Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political. |
| po...... | PO8 | A politician. |
| to... | TO5 | topical |
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.
- clip (CL4)
- clomp (CL5)
- clop (CL4)
- clot (CL4)
- cocci (CO5)
- coil (CO4)
- colic (CO5)
- colt (CO4)
- comic (CO5)
- commit (CO6)
- comp (CO4)
- complicit† (CO9)
- cool (CO4)
- coop (CO4)
- coopt (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- copilot (CO7)
- illicit (IL7)
- implicit (IM8)
- impolitic† (IM9)
- licit (LI5)
- loci (LO4)
- loco (LO4)
- mimic (MI5)
- octopi (OC6)
- optic (OP5)
- piccolo (PI7)
- picot (PI5)
- politic (PO7)
- politico (PO8)
- topic (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- clip (verb): To grip tightly.
- clomp (noun): The sound of feet hitting the ground loudly.
- clop (noun): The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
- clot (noun): A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- coil (noun): Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- colic (noun): Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
- colt (noun): A young male horse.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
- complicit† (adjective): Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
- cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- copilot (noun): A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- implicit (adjective): Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
- impolitic† (adjective): Not in accordance with good policy.
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- loci (noun): plural of locus
- loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- octopi (noun): plural of octopus
- optic (adjective): Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
- piccolo (noun): A piccolo piano.
- picot (noun): An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- politic (adjective): Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
- politico (noun): A politician.
- topic (adjective): topical