NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 1, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, e, l, o, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 45 words |
| Total Points | 159 points |
| Genius Level | 111 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| E | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 14 | 6 | 6 | - | 1 | 27 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 22 | 12 | 9 | - | 2 | 45 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×2 BL×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 EP×1 |
| L | LO×4 |
| O | |
| P | PE×10 PL×5 PO×12 |
| T | TE×3 TO×2 TY×2 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEB×1 BEE×1 BLE×1 BLO×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ELO×1 EPE×1 |
| L | LOL×1 LOO×2 LOP×1 |
| O | |
| P | PEB×2 PEE×2 PEL×2 PEO×1 PEP×1 PET×1 PEY×1 PLE×2 PLO×3 POE×1 POL×4 POO×2 POP×3 POT×2 |
| T | TEE×1 TEL×1 TEP×1 TOP×2 TYP×2 |
| Y | YEL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| po...... † | PO8 | A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch. |
| be... | BE5 | An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies. |
| be.. | BE4 | The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. |
| bl... | BL5 | A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device. |
| bl... | BL5 | To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water. |
| el... | EL5 | To run away from home with a paramour. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| lo.... | LO6 | To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening. |
| lo... | LO5 | Having loops. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To travel an easy pace with long strides. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Of or containing pebbles. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| pe... | PE5 | Having little or no importance. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A commoner, a member of the lower class of a society. |
| pl... | PL5 | A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water. |
| pl.. | PL4 | The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A tactic, strategy, or scheme. |
| po.. | PO4 | A person who writes poems. |
| po.. | PO4 | Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. |
| po.. | PO4 | A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion. |
| po.. | PO4 | A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal. |
| po... | PO5 | An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day. |
| po.... | PO6 | An endearingly sweet or beautiful child. |
| po... | PO5 | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. |
| po... | PO5 | A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children. |
| te.... | TE6 | A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America. |
| te...... | TE8 | A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance. |
| te... | TE5 | Alternative form of teepee |
| to.. | TO4 | To drink excessively; to get drunk. |
| to.... | TO6 | To push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A typographical error. |
| ye.. | YE4 | An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance. |
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.
- potbelly† (PO8)
- bebop (BE5)
- beep (BE4)
- bleep (BL5)
- bloop (BL5)
- elope (EL5)
- epee (EP4)
- lollop (LO6)
- loop (LO4)
- loopy (LO5)
- lope (LO4)
- pebble (PE6)
- pebbly (PE6)
- peel (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- pellet (PE6)
- pelt (PE4)
- people (PE6)
- peppy (PE5)
- petty (PE5)
- peyote (PE6)
- pleb (PL4)
- plebe (PL5)
- plop (PL4)
- plot (PL4)
- ploy (PL4)
- poet (PO4)
- pole (PO4)
- poll (PO4)
- polo (PO4)
- polyp (PO5)
- pool (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- pope (PO4)
- poppet (PO6)
- poppy (PO5)
- potty (PO5)
- teepee (TE6)
- teletype (TE8)
- tepee (TE5)
- tope (TO4)
- topple (TO6)
- type (TY4)
- typo (TY4)
- yelp (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- potbelly† (noun): A large, swollen, or protruding abdomen; a paunch.
- bebop (noun): An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
- beep (noun): The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
- bleep (noun): A brief high-pitched sound, as from some electronic device.
- bloop (verb): To blow air bubbles or audibly slosh about in water.
- elope (verb): To run away from home with a paramour.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- lollop (verb): To walk or move with a bouncing or undulating motion and at an unhurried pace.
- loop (noun): A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
- loopy (adjective): Having loops.
- lope (verb): To travel an easy pace with long strides.
- pebble (noun): A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.
- pebbly (adjective): Of or containing pebbles.
- peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- pellet (noun): A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- pelt (noun): The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it.
- people (noun): Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
- peyote (noun): A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
- pleb (noun): A commoner, a member of the lower class of a society.
- plebe (noun): A plebeian, a member of the lower class of Roman citizens.
- plop (noun): A sound or action like liquid hitting a hard surface, or an object falling into a body of water.
- plot (noun): The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.
- ploy (noun): A tactic, strategy, or scheme.
- poet (noun): A person who writes poems.
- pole (noun): Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- poll (noun): A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- polo (noun): A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
- polyp (noun): An abnormal growth protruding from a mucous membrane.
- pool (noun): A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- pope (noun): An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.
- poppet (noun): An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
- poppy (noun): Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- potty (noun): A chamber pot, particularly the pot used when toilet-training children.
- teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- teletype (noun): A telegraph that automatically prints transmited messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.
- tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
- tope (verb): To drink excessively; to get drunk.
- topple (verb): To push, throw over, overturn or overthrow something.
- type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- typo (noun): A typographical error.
- yelp (noun): An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.