NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 22, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, i, l, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 46 words |
| Total Points | 145 points |
| Genius Level | 102 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| M | 17 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 27 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 27 | 10 | 6 | - | 2 | 1 | 46 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EM×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FE×1 FI×1 |
| I | IT×1 |
| L | LE×1 LI×4 LO×1 |
| M | ME×7 MI×8 MO×12 |
| O | OM×3 |
| T | TE×1 TI×1 TO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EMI×1 EMO×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FEM×1 FIL×1 |
| I | ITE×1 |
| L | LEI×1 LIF×1 LIM×3 LOO×1 |
| M | MEE×1 MEL×2 MEM×2 MET×2 MIF×1 MIL×3 MIM×2 MIT×2 MOI×1 MOL×3 MOO×1 MOT×7 |
| O | OME×2 OMI×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TIM×1 TOM×2 TOT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| le....... † | LE9 | A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| em... | EM5 | 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. |
| fe... | FE5 | A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| li...... | LI8 | The duration of the life of someone or something. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of limousine. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| me.. | ME4 | Molten material, the product of melting. |
| me.. | ME4 | 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. |
| me.. | ME4 | A short note; a memorandum. |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| me.... | ME6 | A quality of endurance and courage. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A small argument; a quarrel. |
| mi.. | MI4 | The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi... | MI5 | A mimeograph. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.. | MO4 | To toil, to work hard. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A small particle; a speck. |
| mo... | MO5 | A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there. |
| mo... | MO5 | A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem. |
| mo... | MO5 | A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme. |
| mo.... | MO6 | In organisms: having the power to move spontaneously. |
| mo.... | MO6 | To mark with blotches of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| om.... | OM6 | Alternative form of omelette |
| om...... | OM8 | A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with cheese, chives or other foodstuffs. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| to.. | TO4 | One in a series of volumes. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to... | TO5 | Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family. |
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.
- leitmotif† (LE9)
- emit (EM4)
- emote (EM5)
- femme (FE5)
- film (FI4)
- item (IT4)
- lifetime (LI8)
- lime (LI4)
- limit (LI5)
- limo (LI4)
- loom (LO4)
- meet (ME4)
- melee (ME5)
- melt (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- memo (ME4)
- mete (ME4)
- mettle (ME6)
- miff (MI4)
- mile (MI4)
- mill (MI4)
- millet (MI6)
- mime (MI4)
- mimeo (MI5)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- moil (MO4)
- mole (MO4)
- moll (MO4)
- molt (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- mote (MO4)
- motel (MO5)
- motet (MO5)
- motif (MO5)
- motile (MO6)
- mottle (MO6)
- motto (MO5)
- omelet (OM6)
- omelette (OM8)
- omit (OM4)
- teem (TE4)
- time (TI4)
- tome (TO4)
- tomtit (TO6)
- totem (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- leitmotif† (noun): A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- 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.
- femme (noun): A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl.
- film (noun): A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- lifetime (noun): The duration of the life of someone or something.
- lime (noun): Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- melt (noun): Molten material, the product of melting.
- 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.
- memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
- mete (verb): To measure.
- mettle (noun): A quality of endurance and courage.
- miff (noun): A small argument; a quarrel.
- mile (noun): The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- millet (noun): Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimeo (noun): A mimeograph.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
- mole (noun): A pigmented spot on the skin, a naevus, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- mote (noun): A small particle; a speck.
- motel (noun): A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often located near a major highway, which typically features a series of rooms the entrances of which are immediately adjacent to a parking lot to facilitate convenient access to automobiles parked there.
- motet (noun): A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
- motif (noun): A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- motile (adjective): In organisms: having the power to move spontaneously.
- mottle (verb): To mark with blotches of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to maculate.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- omelet (noun): Alternative form of omelette
- omelette (noun): A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with cheese, chives or other foodstuffs.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- tome (noun): One in a series of volumes.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- totem (noun): Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.