NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 28, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | k, l, o, t, u, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 81 points |
| Genius Level | 57 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 3 | - | - | 5 |
| K | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 6 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | Σ | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×3 AT×1 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| K | KO×2 |
| L | LU×1 |
| O | OU×2 |
| T | TA×5 TO×1 |
| U | |
| W | WA×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×2 ALT×1 ATO×1 AUT×1 |
|---|---|
| K | KOA×1 KOL×1 |
| L | LUA×1 |
| O | OUT×2 |
| T | TAL×3 TAT×1 TAU×1 TOT×1 |
| U | |
| W | WAL×4 WAT×1 WAU×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. |
| al... | AL5 | To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. |
| al.. | AL4 | A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. |
| at... | AT5 | a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls |
| au.. | AU4 | Clipping of automatic. |
| ko... | KO5 | A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. |
| lu.. | LU4 | An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. |
| ou.... | OU6 | A fugitive from the law. |
| ou..... | OU7 | To overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To communicate, usually by means of speech. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| to... | TO5 | An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. |
| wa..... † | WA7 | A sudden stoppage of work. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| wa.... | WA6 | To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud. |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wa.. | WA4 | To wail, to cry plaintively. |
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.
- allot (AL5)
- allow (AL5)
- alto (AL4)
- atoll (AT5)
- auto (AU4)
- koala (KO5)
- kola (KO4)
- luau (LU4)
- outlaw (OU6)
- outtalk (OU7)
- talk (TA4)
- tall (TA4)
- tallow (TA6)
- tattoo (TA6)
- taut (TA4)
- total (TO5)
- walk (WA4)
- walkout† (WA7)
- wall (WA4)
- wallow (WA6)
- watt (WA4)
- waul (WA4)
Answer Definitions
- allot (verb): To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- allow (verb): To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
- alto (noun): A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- atoll (noun): a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
- auto (adjective): Clipping of automatic.
- koala (noun): A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
- kola (noun): A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
- luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
- outlaw (noun): A fugitive from the law.
- outtalk (verb): To overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking.
- talk (verb): To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- tallow (noun): A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- total (noun): An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
- walk (verb): To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
- walkout† (noun): A sudden stoppage of work.
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- wallow (verb): To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- waul (verb): To wail, to cry plaintively.