NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 20, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, h, m, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 175 points |
| Genius Level | 122 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| M | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 17 | Σ | 25 | 8 | 9 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AE×1 AM×1 AN×2 AP×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×1 |
| H | HA×1 HE×1 HO×2 |
| M | MA×3 ME×1 MO×3 |
| N | NA×4 NE×3 NO×3 |
| O | OM×1 OP×1 |
| P | PA×3 PE×6 PH×6 PO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AEO×1 AME×1 ANE×1 ANO×1 APE×2 APN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ENE×1 |
| H | HAP×1 HEN×1 HOM×1 HON×1 |
| M | MAM×1 MAN×2 MEA×1 MOA×1 MON×1 MOO×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAM×1 NAN×1 NAP×1 NEA×1 NEN×1 NEO×1 NON×1 NOO×1 NOP×1 |
| O | OME×1 OPE×1 |
| P | PAE×1 PAN×2 PEA×1 PEE×1 PEN×3 PEO×1 PHE×3 PHO×3 POM×1 PON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ph....... † | PH9 | plural of phenomenon |
| ae.. | AE4 | Alternative spelling of eon |
| am.. | AM4 | At the end of religious prayers: so be it. |
| an..... | AN7 | Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ap.... | AP6 | A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine. |
| ap.... | AP6 | plural of apeman |
| ap... | AP5 | The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep. |
| en... | EN5 | An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes. |
| ha.... | HA6 | To occur or take place. |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| ho....... | HO9 | A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice). |
| ma.. | MA4 | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| me.. | ME4 | To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. |
| mo.. | MO4 | a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na.. | NA4 | The back part of the neck. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | No. |
| om.. | OM4 | 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. |
| op.. | OP4 | Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it. |
| pa... | PA5 | A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle. |
| pa.... | PA6 | a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa |
| pa.. | PA4 | An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A female peafowl. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A scribe, or person who copies texts. |
| pe.... | PE6 | plural of penman |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. |
| ph.... | PH6 | Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf. |
| ph........ | PH10 | A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof. |
| ph... | PH5 | A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc. |
| ph..... | PH7 | An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones. |
| ph... | PH5 | A phonograph. |
| po..... | PO7 | Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic. |
| po.. | PO4 | A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts. |
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.
- phenomena† (PH9)
- aeon (AE4)
- amen (AM4)
- anemone (AN7)
- anon (AN4)
- apeman (AP6)
- apemen (AP6)
- apnea (AP5)
- enema (EN5)
- happen (HA6)
- henna (HE5)
- homophone (HO9)
- hone (HO4)
- mammon (MA6)
- mane (MA4)
- manna (MA5)
- mean (ME4)
- moan (MO4)
- mono (MO4)
- moon (MO4)
- naan (NA4)
- name (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nape (NA4)
- neap (NE4)
- nene (NE4)
- neon (NE4)
- none (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- nope (NO4)
- omen (OM4)
- open (OP4)
- paean (PA5)
- panama (PA6)
- pane (PA4)
- peahen (PE6)
- peen (PE4)
- penman (PE6)
- penmen (PE6)
- penne (PE5)
- peon (PE4)
- phenom (PH6)
- phenomenon (PH10)
- phone (PH5)
- phoneme (PH7)
- phono (PH5)
- pompano (PO7)
- pone (PO4)
Answer Definitions
- phenomena† (noun): plural of phenomenon
- aeon (noun): Alternative spelling of eon
- amen (adverb): At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
- anemone (noun): Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- apeman (noun): A prehistoric man resembling an ape, especially one held to be a precursor to modern humans; a non-human australopithecine.
- apemen (noun): plural of apeman
- apnea (noun): The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
- enema (noun): An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- happen (verb): To occur or take place.
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- homophone (noun): A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
- mane (noun): Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- mean (verb): To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- name (noun): Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nape (noun): The back part of the neck.
- neap (noun): The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
- 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.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nope (particle): No.
- 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.
- open (adjective): Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it.
- paean (noun): A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
- panama (noun): a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
- pane (noun): An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
- peahen (noun): A female peafowl.
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- penman (noun): A scribe, or person who copies texts.
- penmen (noun): plural of penman
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- peon (noun): A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
- phenom (noun): Someone or something that is phenomenal, especially a young player in sports like baseball, American football, basketball, tennis, and golf.
- phenomenon (noun): A thing or being, event or process, perceptible through senses; or a fact or occurrence thereof.
- phone (noun): A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
- phoneme (noun): An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.
- phono (noun): A phonograph.
- pompano (noun): Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
- pone (noun): A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.