NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 6, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, i, l, o |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 154 points |
| Genius Level | 108 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</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| B | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 23 |
| C | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| D | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 AD×1 AL×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×7 BI×3 BL×4 BO×9 |
| C | CA×2 |
| D | DI×2 |
| I | |
| L | LA×2 LI×1 LO×1 |
| O | OD×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 ABO×1 ADO×1 ALI×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAC×1 BAI×1 BAL×3 BAO×1 BIB×1 BIL×2 BLA×1 BLO×3 BOB×1 BOC×1 BOI×1 BOL×4 BOO×2 |
| C | CAB×2 |
| D | DIA×2 |
| I | |
| L | LAB×2 LIB×1 LOB×1 |
| O | ODD×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) |
|---|---|---|
| di...... † | DI8 | Showing wickedness typical of a devil. |
| di........ † | DI10 | Extremely wicked or cruel. |
| ab... | AB5 | plural form of an ancient bead calculator. |
| ab... | AB5 | In a boil; boiling. |
| ad... | AD5 | A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic. |
| al... | AL5 | The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba..... | BA7 | plural of bacillus |
| ba.. | BA4 | Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Having no hair, fur or feathers. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. |
| bi...... | BI8 | Of or relating to the Bible. |
| bi...... | BI8 | Articulated with both lips. |
| bi.. | BI4 | Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. |
| bl... | BL5 | A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Synonym of tapioca pearl. |
| bo... | BO5 | Alternative form of bocce |
| bo.. | BO4 | A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A dwelling; habitation; building. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| ca... | CA5 | A secret political clique or faction. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Alternative spelling of Kabballah |
| la... | LA5 | The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina. |
| la.... | LA6 | Of or pertaining to the lips or labia. |
| li.... | LI6 | Sexual urges or drives. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| od..... | OD7 | An eccentric or unusual person. |
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.
- diabolic† (DI8)
- diabolical† (DI10)
- abaci (AB5)
- aboil (AB5)
- adobo (AD5)
- alibi (AL5)
- baba (BA4)
- bacilli (BA7)
- bail (BA4)
- bald (BA4)
- ball (BA4)
- ballad (BA6)
- baobab (BA6)
- biblical (BI8)
- bilabial (BI8)
- bill (BI4)
- blab (BL4)
- blob (BL4)
- bloc (BL4)
- blood (BL5)
- boba (BO4)
- bocci (BO5)
- boil (BO4)
- bola (BO4)
- bold (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- cabal (CA5)
- cabala (CA6)
- labia (LA5)
- labial (LA6)
- libido (LI6)
- lobo (LO4)
- oddball (OD7)
Answer Definitions
- diabolic† (adjective): Showing wickedness typical of a devil.
- diabolical† (adjective): Extremely wicked or cruel.
- abaci (noun): plural form of an ancient bead calculator.
- aboil (adjective): In a boil; boiling.
- adobo (noun): A Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.
- alibi (noun): The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- bacilli (noun): plural of bacillus
- bail (noun): Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
- bald (adjective): Having no hair, fur or feathers.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- ballad (noun): A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.
- baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- biblical (adjective): Of or relating to the Bible.
- bilabial (adjective): Articulated with both lips.
- bill (noun): Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- bloc (noun): A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
- blood (noun): A vital liquid flowing in the bodies of many types of animals that usually conveys nutrients and oxygen. In vertebrates, it is colored red by hemoglobin, is conveyed by arteries and veins, is pumped by the heart and is usually generated in bone marrow.
- boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- bocci (noun): Alternative form of bocce
- boil (noun): A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- bola (noun): A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
- bold (noun): A dwelling; habitation; building.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- cabal (noun): A secret political clique or faction.
- cabala (proper noun): Alternative spelling of Kabballah
- labia (noun): The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
- labial (adjective): Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
- libido (noun): Sexual urges or drives.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- oddball (noun): An eccentric or unusual person.