NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 13, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, k, l, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 107 points |
| Genius Level | 75 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| D | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| W | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Σ | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×1 DW×2 |
| E | |
| K | |
| L | LE×1 LO×2 |
| O | OW×1 |
| W | WE×9 WO×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COW×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DOW×1 DWE×2 |
| E | |
| K | |
| L | LEW×1 LOC×1 LOW×1 |
| O | OWE×1 |
| W | WED×2 WEE×3 WEL×4 WOK×1 WOO×5 WOW×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) |
|---|---|---|
| we..... † | WE7 | The state of being married. |
| co... | CO5 | Frightened into submission. |
| co.. | CO4 | A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it. |
| do... | DO5 | A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position. |
| dw... | DW5 | A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state. |
| dw..... | DW7 | simple past tense and past participle of dwell |
| le.. | LE4 | Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude. |
| lo...... | LO8 | Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus. |
| lo... | LO5 | simple past tense and past participle of low |
| ow.. | OW4 | simple past tense and past participle of owe |
| we.... | WE6 | Joined in marriage. |
| we.. | WE4 | Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of weed |
| we.. | WE4 | Any period of seven consecutive days. |
| we.. | WE4 | A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of weld |
| we.. | WE4 | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of well |
| wo.. | WO4 | Awake: conscious and not asleep. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. |
| wo...... | WO8 | Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Covered with trees. |
| wo... | WO5 | simple past tense and past participle of woo |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
| wo... | WO5 | simple past tense and past participle of wow |
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.
- wedlock† (WE7)
- cowed (CO5)
- cowl (CO4)
- dowel (DO5)
- dwell (DW5)
- dwelled (DW7)
- lewd (LE4)
- locoweed (LO8)
- lowed (LO5)
- owed (OW4)
- wedded (WE6)
- weed (WE4)
- weeded (WE6)
- week (WE4)
- weld (WE4)
- welded (WE6)
- well (WE4)
- welled (WE6)
- woke (WO4)
- wood (WO4)
- woodcock (WO8)
- wooded (WO6)
- wooed (WO5)
- wool (WO4)
- wowed (WO5)
Answer Definitions
- wedlock† (noun): The state of being married.
- cowed (adjective): Frightened into submission.
- cowl (noun): A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.
- dowel (noun): A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
- dwell (noun): A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
- dwelled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dwell
- lewd (adjective): Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
- locoweed (noun): Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus.
- lowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of low
- owed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of owe
- wedded (adjective): Joined in marriage.
- weed (noun): Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.
- weeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weed
- week (noun): Any period of seven consecutive days.
- weld (noun): A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
- welded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weld
- well (adverb): Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- welled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of well
- woke (adjective): Awake: conscious and not asleep.
- wood (noun): The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.
- woodcock (noun): Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.
- wooded (adjective): Covered with trees.
- wooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of woo
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
- wowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wow