NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 21, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | f, l, n, t, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 52 words |
| Total Points | 239 points |
| Genius Level | 167 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| F | 8 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| L | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| U | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| V | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | Σ | 19 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 52 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EF×2 EL×1 EN×1 EV×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FE×7 FL×5 FU×2 |
| L | LE×4 LU×3 |
| N | NE×2 |
| T | TE×4 TU×6 |
| U | UN×7 |
| V | VE×5 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EFF×2 ELE×1 ENT×1 EVE×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FEE×2 FEL×2 FEN×1 FET×2 FLE×2 FLU×3 FUE×1 FUN×1 |
| L | LEF×1 LEN×1 LEV×2 LUN×2 LUT×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NET×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TEL×1 TEN×2 TUF×1 TUL×1 TUN×3 TUT×1 |
| U | UNE×2 UNF×1 UNL×2 UNT×2 |
| V | VEL×2 VEN×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| ef...... | EF8 | Flowing out; outflowing. |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| ev...... † | EV8 | Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl... | FL5 | A group of vessels or vehicles. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). |
| fl.... | FL6 | That flows; flowing, liquid. |
| fl... | FL5 | A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| fu.... | FU6 | A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. |
| le.. | LE4 | Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ← |
| le.. | LE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Lent |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| lu..... | LU7 | A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla). |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| tu.... | TU6 | A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound. |
| tu... | TU5 | A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A melody. |
| tu..... | TU7 | Having or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or melodious |
| tu.... | TU6 | An underground or underwater passage. |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not even |
| un........ † | UN10 | monotonous; lacking significant or noteworthy events |
| un.... | UN6 | Not felt or experienced; without feeling or sensing. |
| un... | UN5 | Not let (not in temporary possession in return for rent) |
| un..... | UN7 | Not level. |
| un.... | UN6 | To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action. |
| un....... | UN9 | Not tuneful; unmusical, inharmonious. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
| ve....... | VE9 | A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet. |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| ve... | VE5 | A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein. |
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.
- effete (EF6)
- effluent (EF8)
- eleven (EL6)
- entente (EN7)
- even (EV4)
- event (EV5)
- eventful† (EV8)
- feel (FE4)
- feet (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- felt (FE4)
- fennel (FE6)
- fete (FE4)
- fettle (FE6)
- flee (FL4)
- fleet (FL5)
- flue (FL4)
- fluent (FL6)
- flute (FL5)
- fuel (FU4)
- funnel (FU6)
- left (LE4)
- lent (LE4)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- lune (LU4)
- lunette (LU7)
- lute (LU4)
- nene (NE4)
- nettle (NE6)
- teen (TE4)
- tell (TE4)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tuffet (TU6)
- tulle (TU5)
- tune (TU4)
- tuneful (TU7)
- tunnel (TU6)
- tutee (TU5)
- uneven (UN6)
- uneventful† (UN10)
- unfelt (UN6)
- unlet (UN5)
- unlevel (UN7)
- untune (UN6)
- untuneful (UN9)
- velvet (VE6)
- velveteen (VE9)
- vent (VE4)
- venue (VE5)
- venule (VE6)
Answer Definitions
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- effluent (adjective): Flowing out; outflowing.
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- eventful† (adjective): Of or pertaining to high levels of activity; having many memorable events.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felt (noun): A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- fettle (noun): A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- fleet (noun): A group of vessels or vehicles.
- flue (noun): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- fluent (adjective): That flows; flowing, liquid.
- flute (noun): A woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one or more holes with a finger; the Western concert flute, a transverse side-blown flute of European origin.
- fuel (noun): Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- funnel (noun): A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- left (adjective): Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
- lent (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Lent
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- lunette (noun): A small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape.
- lute (noun): A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nettle (noun): Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tuffet (noun): A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- tulle (noun): A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
- tune (noun): A melody.
- tuneful (adjective): Having or producing a pleasing tune; melodic or melodious
- tunnel (noun): An underground or underwater passage.
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- uneven (adjective): Not even
- uneventful† (adjective): monotonous; lacking significant or noteworthy events
- unfelt (adjective): Not felt or experienced; without feeling or sensing.
- unlet (adjective): Not let (not in temporary possession in return for rent)
- unlevel (adjective): Not level.
- untune (verb): To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
- untuneful (adjective): Not tuneful; unmusical, inharmonious.
- velvet (noun): A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.
- velveteen (noun): A cotton fabric with a short pile, resembling velvet.
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- venue (noun): A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
- venule (noun): A small vein, especially one that connects capillaries to a larger vein.