NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 8, 2023

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for April 8, 2023
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for April 8, 2023

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for April 8, 2023
Center LetterE
Outer Lettersj, m, n, o, t, y
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words45 words
Total Points185 points
Genius Level130 points
Bingo?Yes

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 8, 2023

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>9Σ
E-3-1-15
J22----4
M53223-15
N42----6
O1-----1
T65--1-12
Y-11---2
Σ1816334145

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

E
EM×1
EN×4
J
JE×3
JO×1
M
ME×8
MO×7
N
NE×3
NO×3
O
OM×1
T
TE×7
TO×5
Y
YE×2

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

E
EMO×1
ENE×1
ENJ×2
ENT×1
J
JEN×1
JET×2
JOE×1
M
MEE×1
MEM×3
MEN×1
MET×3
MOM×1
MON×4
MOT×2
N
NEN×1
NEO×1
NET×1
NON×2
NOT×1
O
OME×1
T
TEE×3
TEN×4
TOM×1
TON×2
TOT×2
Y
YEN×1
YEO×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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
en....... †EN9The condition of enjoying anything.
em...EM5To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
en...EN5Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
en...EN5To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
en.....EN7An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
je...JE5A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).
je..JE4A leap from one foot to the other in which one leg appears to be "thrown" in the direction of the movement.
je...JE5A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
jo..JO4The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also a young wallaby, koala, etc.
me..ME4To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
me..ME4Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
me.....ME7A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
me..ME4A short note; a memorandum.
me....ME6A person who is being mentored
me..ME4To measure.
me.....ME7A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
me......ME8The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.
mo....MO6A brief, unspecified amount of time.
mo...MO5A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.
mo......MO8plural of moneyman
mo......MO8Having a single unvaried pitch.
mo...MO5A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
mo..MO4A small particle; a speck.
mo...MO5A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
ne..NE4The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
ne..NE4The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
ne...NE5Neat, well-groomed, natty.
no..NO4Not any of a given number or group.
no...NO5A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
no..NO4A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
om..OM4Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
te..TE4To be stocked to overflowing.
te..TE4Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
te...TE5Very small; tiny.
te......TE8A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
te...TE5An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
te...TE5A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
te..TE4A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
to..TO4One in a series of volumes.
to..TO4A specific pitch.
to...TO5A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
to..TO4A tote bag.
to...TO5Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
ye...YE5Alternative spelling of yenta
ye....YE6plural of yeoman

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.

  • enjoyment†  (EN9)
  • emote  (EM5)
  • enemy  (EN5)
  • enjoy  (EN5)
  • entente  (EN7)
  • jenny  (JE5)
  • jete  (JE4)
  • jetty  (JE5)
  • joey  (JO4)
  • meet  (ME4)
  • meme  (ME4)
  • memento  (ME7)
  • memo  (ME4)
  • mentee  (ME6)
  • mete  (ME4)
  • metonym  (ME7)
  • metonymy  (ME8)
  • moment  (MO6)
  • money  (MO5)
  • moneymen  (MO8)
  • monotone  (MO8)
  • monte  (MO5)
  • mote  (MO4)
  • motet  (MO5)
  • nene  (NE4)
  • neon  (NE4)
  • netty  (NE5)
  • none  (NO4)
  • nonet  (NO5)
  • note  (NO4)
  • omen  (OM4)
  • teem  (TE4)
  • teen  (TE4)
  • teeny  (TE5)
  • tenement  (TE8)
  • tenet  (TE5)
  • tenon  (TE5)
  • tent  (TE4)
  • tome  (TO4)
  • tone  (TO4)
  • tonne  (TO5)
  • tote  (TO4)
  • totem  (TO5)
  • yente  (YE5)
  • yeomen  (YE6)

Answer Definitions

  • enjoyment† (noun): The condition of enjoying anything.
  • emote (verb): To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
  • enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
  • enjoy (verb): To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
  • entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
  • jenny (noun): A device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).
  • jete (noun): A leap from one foot to the other in which one leg appears to be "thrown" in the direction of the movement.
  • jetty (noun): A structure of wood or stone extended into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to protect a harbor or beach.
  • joey (noun): The immature young of a marsupial, notably a junior kangaroo, but also a young wallaby, koala, etc.
  • meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
  • meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
  • memento (noun): A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
  • memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
  • mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
  • mete (verb): To measure.
  • metonym (noun): A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object; a word used in metonymy.
  • metonymy (noun): The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.
  • moment (noun): A brief, unspecified amount of time.
  • money (noun): A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.
  • moneymen (noun): plural of moneyman
  • monotone (adjective): Having a single unvaried pitch.
  • monte (noun): A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
  • mote (noun): A small particle; a speck.
  • motet (noun): A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
  • nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
  • neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
  • netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
  • none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
  • nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
  • note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
  • omen (noun): Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
  • teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
  • teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
  • teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
  • tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
  • tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
  • tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
  • 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.
  • tome (noun): One in a series of volumes.
  • tone (noun): A specific pitch.
  • tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
  • tote (noun): A tote bag.
  • totem (noun): Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
  • yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta
  • yeomen (noun): plural of yeoman