NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 14, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, g, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 214 points |
| Genius Level | 150 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| E | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
| L | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 11 |
| N | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Y | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 8 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AL×4 AN×4 |
|---|---|
| E | EE×1 EG×1 EL×1 |
| G | GA×3 GE×2 GO×5 |
| L | LA×2 LE×3 LO×6 |
| N | NA×2 NY×1 |
| O | OE×1 ON×2 |
| Y | YA×1 YE×1 YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×1 ALL×4 ANA×2 ANN×1 ANY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EEL×1 EGG×1 ELE×1 |
| G | GAL×1 GAN×1 GAY×1 GEN×1 GEO×1 GOG×1 GOL×1 GOO×3 |
| L | LAG×1 LAL×1 LEA×1 LEG×2 LOG×1 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×1 LOY×2 |
| N | NAG×1 NAN×1 NYL×1 |
| O | OEN×1 ONL×2 |
| Y | YAN×1 YEL×1 YOG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ge....... † | GE9 | The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree. |
| ag... | AG5 | Extreme pain. |
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al... | AL5 | A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. |
| al... | AL5 | A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal. |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an..... | AN7 | A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation. |
| an... | AN5 | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| an.... | AN6 | Any person; anybody. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| eg.. | EG4 | Covered with or dipped in egg. |
| el... | EL5 | A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era. |
| ga.... | GA6 | Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness. |
| ga... | GA5 | Cheerfully; in a gay manner. |
| ge..... | GE7 | The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks. |
| go.... | GO6 | Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes. |
| go... | GO5 | God! |
| go... | GO5 | of or relating to goo |
| go.... | GO6 | A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery. |
| go... | GO5 | Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal. |
| la... | LA5 | Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it. |
| la...... | LA8 | Horseplay, fooling around. |
| le.... | LE6 | In a lean way. |
| le..... | LE7 | As permitted by law; not contrary to law. |
| le... | LE5 | Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Slow to respond or react; lethargic. |
| lo...... | LO8 | To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort. |
| lo.... | LO6 | Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people. |
| lo... | LO5 | Insane. |
| lo... | LO5 | Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something. |
| lo..... | LO7 | In a loyal manner, faithfully. |
| na... | NA5 | Prone to nag, irritable. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| ny... | NY5 | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. |
| oe...... | OE8 | The scientific study of wines and winemaking. |
| on... | ON5 | To lay or place something on a surface. |
| on.. | ON4 | Alone in a category. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| yo.. | YO4 | Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. |
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.
- genealogy† (GE9)
- agony (AG5)
- allay (AL5)
- alley (AL5)
- alloy (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- anally (AN6)
- analogy (AN7)
- annoy (AN5)
- anyone (AN6)
- eely (EE4)
- eggy (EG4)
- elegy (EL5)
- galley (GA6)
- gangly (GA6)
- gayly (GA5)
- geology (GE7)
- goggly (GO6)
- golly (GO5)
- gooey (GO5)
- googly (GO6)
- goony (GO5)
- laggy (LA5)
- lallygag (LA8)
- leanly (LE6)
- legally (LE7)
- leggy (LE5)
- logy (LO4)
- lollygag (LO8)
- lonely (LO6)
- loony (LO5)
- loyal (LO5)
- loyally (LO7)
- naggy (NA5)
- nanny (NA5)
- nylon (NY5)
- oenology (OE8)
- onlay (ON5)
- only (ON4)
- yang (YA4)
- yell (YE4)
- yoga (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- genealogy† (noun): The descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or ancestors; lineage or pedigree.
- agony (noun): Extreme pain.
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- alley (noun): A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
- alloy (noun): A metal that is a combination of two or more elements, at least one of which is a metal.
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- analogy (noun): A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.
- annoy (verb): To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- anyone (pronoun): Any person; anybody.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- eggy (adjective): Covered with or dipped in egg.
- elegy (noun): A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- galley (noun): A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.
- gangly (adjective): Tall and thin, especially so as to cause physical awkwardness.
- gayly (adverb): Cheerfully; in a gay manner.
- geology (noun): The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.
- goggly (adjective): Resembling goggles, used mostly in relation to eyes.
- golly (interjection): God!
- gooey (adjective): of or relating to goo
- googly (noun): A ball, bowled by a leg-break bowler, that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery.
- goony (adjective): Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.
- laggy (adjective): Having a delayed response to a change in the factors influencing it.
- lallygag (noun): Horseplay, fooling around.
- leanly (adverb): In a lean way.
- legally (adverb): As permitted by law; not contrary to law.
- leggy (adjective): Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
- logy (adjective): Slow to respond or react; lethargic.
- lollygag (verb): To dawdle; to be lazy or idle; to avoid necessary work or effort.
- lonely (adjective): Unhappy because of feeling isolated from contact with other people.
- loony (adjective): Insane.
- loyal (adjective): Having or demonstrating undivided and constant support for someone or something.
- loyally (adverb): In a loyal manner, faithfully.
- naggy (adjective): Prone to nag, irritable.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- nylon (noun): Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- oenology (noun): The scientific study of wines and winemaking.
- onlay (verb): To lay or place something on a surface.
- only (adjective): Alone in a category.
- yang (noun): A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yoga (noun): Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.