NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 5, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, n, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 279 points |
| Genius Level | 195 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 |
| E | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| F | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CO×20 CU×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×8 DU×1 |
| E | ED×2 EN×2 |
| F | FE×3 |
| N | NE×1 NO×1 |
| O | ON×1 OU×1 |
| U | UN×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CED×2 COC×2 COD×3 COE×1 COF×3 CON×10 COO×1 CUE×1 CUF×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×3 DED×2 DEN×2 DEU×1 DUN×1 |
| E | EDU×2 ENC×2 |
| F | FEC×1 FEN×2 |
| N | NEO×1 NON×1 |
| O | ONC×1 OUN×1 |
| U | UNC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co....... † | CO9 | simple past tense and past participle of cofound |
| co........ † | CO10 | simple past tense and past participle of confound |
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of cocoon |
| co.. | CO4 | A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents. |
| co... | CO5 | Encoded; written in code or cipher. |
| co... | CO5 | A handbell used for summoning monks. |
| co.. | CO4 | Alternative form of co-ed |
| co.... | CO6 | A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. |
| co..... | CO7 | To found at the same time as another. |
| co..... | CO7 | To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of concede |
| co... | CO5 | Clipping of condominium. |
| co..... | CO7 | To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of condone |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co... | CO5 | segregated or delineated by traffic cones |
| co...... | CO8 | To perplex or puzzle. |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of con |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of coo |
| cu.. | CU4 | simple past tense and past participle of cue |
| cu.. | CU4 | glove; mitten |
| cu.... | CU6 | simple past tense and past participle of cuff |
| de.. | DE4 | Decompression. |
| de.... | DE6 | To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decode |
| de.... | DE6 | To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deduce |
| de...... | DE8 | To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare. |
| de....... | DE9 | simple past tense and past participle of denounce |
| de... | DE5 | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. |
| du... | DU5 | An unintelligent person. |
| ed... | ED5 | To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of educe |
| en.... | EN6 | To convert (plain text) into code. |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of encode |
| fe.... | FE6 | Highly fertile; able to produce offspring. |
| fe... | FE5 | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| fe.... | FE6 | past participle of fence |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
| ou... | OU5 | An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams. |
| un..... | UN7 | Not having been ceded. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove cuffs from (someone) |
| un...... | UN8 | simple past tense and past participle of uncuff |
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.
- cofounded† (CO9)
- confounded† (CO10)
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- cocoon (CO6)
- cocooned (CO8)
- code (CO4)
- coded (CO5)
- codon (CO5)
- coed (CO4)
- coffee (CO6)
- cofound (CO7)
- concede (CO7)
- conceded (CO8)
- condo (CO5)
- condone (CO7)
- condoned (CO8)
- cone (CO4)
- coned (CO5)
- confound (CO8)
- conned (CO6)
- cooed (CO5)
- cued (CU4)
- cuff (CU4)
- cuffed (CU6)
- deco (DE4)
- decode (DE6)
- decoded (DE7)
- deduce (DE6)
- deduced (DE7)
- denounce (DE8)
- denounced (DE9)
- deuce (DE5)
- dunce (DU5)
- educe (ED5)
- educed (ED6)
- encode (EN6)
- encoded (EN7)
- fecund (FE6)
- fence (FE5)
- fenced (FE6)
- neocon (NE6)
- nonce (NO5)
- once (ON4)
- ounce (OU5)
- unceded (UN7)
- uncuff (UN6)
- uncuffed (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- cofounded† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cofound
- confounded† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of confound
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- cocooned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cocoon
- code (noun): A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- coded (adjective): Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- codon (noun): A handbell used for summoning monks.
- coed (adjective): Alternative form of co-ed
- coffee (noun): A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
- cofound (verb): To found at the same time as another.
- concede (verb): To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
- conceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of concede
- condo (noun): Clipping of condominium.
- condone (verb): To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- condoned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of condone
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- coned (adjective): segregated or delineated by traffic cones
- confound (verb): To perplex or puzzle.
- conned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of con
- cooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coo
- cued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cue
- cuff (noun): glove; mitten
- cuffed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cuff
- deco (noun): Decompression.
- decode (verb): To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- decoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decode
- deduce (verb): To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
- deduced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduce
- denounce (verb): To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.
- denounced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denounce
- deuce (noun): A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
- dunce (noun): An unintelligent person.
- educe (verb): To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- educed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of educe
- encode (verb): To convert (plain text) into code.
- encoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of encode
- fecund (adjective): Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
- fence (noun): A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
- fenced (verb): past participle of fence
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- ounce (noun): An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
- unceded (adjective): Not having been ceded.
- uncuff (verb): To remove cuffs from (someone)
- uncuffed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of uncuff