NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 19, 2022

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for April 19, 2022
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for April 19, 2022

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for April 19, 2022
Center LetterC
Outer Lettersa, b, e, f, i, t
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words22 words
Total Points108 points
Genius Level76 points
Bingo?No

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 19, 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
A1231-7
B----11
C211-15
E--2--2
F21---3
I------
T121--4
Σ6671222

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A
AB×1
AC×4
AF×1
AT×1
B
BE×1
C
CA×3
CI×2
E
EF×2
F
FA×3
I
T
TA×4

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A
ABA×1
ACA×2
ACE×2
AFF×1
ATT×1
B
BEA×1
C
CAB×1
CAC×1
CAF×1
CIA×1
CIT×1
E
EFF×2
F
FAC×3
I
T
TAC×4

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)
ab...AB5plural form of an ancient bead calculator.
ac....AC6A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
ac..AC4Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
ac.....AC7Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
ac....AC6Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
af....AF6To influence or alter.
at...AT5The 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.
be...... †BE8Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
ca....CA6A cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi.
ca...CA5plural of cactus
ca..CA4Alternative form of café
ci......CI8A broad, flat, white Italian bread.
ci..CI4to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
ef....EF6To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
ef....EF6The result or outcome of a cause.
fa..FA4The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.
fa...FA5Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
fa..FA4Something actual as opposed to invented.
ta...TA5An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
ta...TA5Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
ta..TA4The sense of touch; feeling.
ta....TA6A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

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.

  • abaci  (AB5)
  • acacia  (AC6)
  • acai  (AC4)
  • acetate  (AC7)
  • acetic  (AC6)
  • affect  (AF6)
  • attic  (AT5)
  • beatific†  (BE8)
  • cabbie  (CA6)
  • cacti  (CA5)
  • cafe  (CA4)
  • ciabatta  (CI8)
  • cite  (CI4)
  • efface  (EF6)
  • effect  (EF6)
  • face  (FA4)
  • facet  (FA5)
  • fact  (FA4)
  • tacet  (TA5)
  • tacit  (TA5)
  • tact  (TA4)
  • tactic  (TA6)

Answer Definitions

  • abaci (noun): plural form of an ancient bead calculator.
  • acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
  • acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
  • acetate (noun): Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
  • acetic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar
  • affect (verb): To influence or alter.
  • 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.
  • beatific† (adjective): Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
  • cabbie (noun): A cabdriver, someone who drives a taxi.
  • cacti (noun): plural of cactus
  • cafe (noun): Alternative form of café
  • ciabatta (noun): A broad, flat, white Italian bread.
  • cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
  • efface (verb): To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
  • effect (noun): The result or outcome of a cause.
  • face (noun): The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose and mouth, and the surrounding area.
  • facet (noun): Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
  • fact (noun): Something actual as opposed to invented.
  • 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.