NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 3, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, l, o, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 56 words |
| Total Points | 245 points |
| Genius Level | 172 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| G | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | - | 28 |
| L | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 8 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| V | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | Σ | 19 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 56 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×4 AL×4 |
|---|---|
| E | EA×2 |
| G | GA×13 GE×4 GL×4 GO×7 |
| L | LA×1 LE×4 LO×3 |
| O | OG×2 |
| T | TO×3 |
| V | VA×1 VE×2 VL×1 VO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×2 AGL×1 AGO×1 ALG×3 ALL×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EAG×2 |
| G | GAG×3 GAL×5 GAT×1 GAV×4 GEL×3 GEO×1 GLE×1 GLO×3 GOA×3 GOG×1 GOO×2 GOT×1 |
| L | LAV×1 LEG×4 LOG×2 LOV×1 |
| O | OGE×1 OGL×1 |
| T | TOG×2 TOL×1 |
| V | VAG×1 VEG×2 VLO×1 VOL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| vo..... † | VO7 | The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth. |
| ag... | AG5 | A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two. |
| ag... | AG5 | A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity. |
| ag... | AG5 | Alternative spelling of aiglet. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| al.. | AL4 | Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic. |
| al... | AL5 | plural of alga |
| al... | AL5 | Pertaining to, or like, algae. |
| al.... | AL6 | To state under oath, to plead. |
| ea... | EA5 | Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision. |
| ea.... | EA6 | The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Celebratory; festive. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To sing; charm; enchant. |
| ga..... | GA7 | A type of flat, round cake from France. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A clumsy or uncouth person. |
| ga.. | GA4 | A doorlike structure outside a house. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras |
| ga.. | GA4 | simple past tense of give |
| ga... | GA5 | Rent. |
| ga..... | GA7 | A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time. |
| ge.... | GE6 | An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form. |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A lunatic. |
| ge.... | GE6 | To augment (photographs or other items) with metadata indicating a geographic location. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| gl... | GL5 | To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune. |
| gl..... | GL7 | Of or relating to the glottis. |
| gl... | GL5 | An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers. |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. The meat of the aforementioned animal. |
| go.... | GO6 | A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”). |
| la.... | LA6 | A washing. |
| le... | LE5 | Relating to the law or to lawyers. |
| le.... | LE6 | A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions. |
| le..... | LE7 | One who receives a legacy. |
| le.... | LE6 | Smoothly, in a connected manner. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.... | LO6 | A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| to.. | TO4 | A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome. |
| to.... | TO6 | A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat. |
| to...... | TO8 | A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid |
| va... | VA5 | Of or relating to the vagus nerve. |
| ve..... | VE7 | Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational). |
| ve...... | VE8 | To grow or sprout. |
| vl.. | VL4 | A weblog using video as its primary presentation format. |
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.
- voltage† (VO7)
- agate (AG5)
- agave (AG5)
- aglet (AG5)
- agog (AG4)
- alga (AL4)
- algae (AL5)
- algal (AL5)
- allege (AL6)
- eagle (EA5)
- eaglet (EA6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gaggle (GA6)
- gala (GA4)
- gale (GA4)
- galette (GA7)
- gall (GA4)
- galoot (GA6)
- gate (GA4)
- gavage (GA6)
- gave (GA4)
- gavel (GA5)
- gavotte (GA7)
- gelato (GE6)
- gelee (GE5)
- gelt (GE4)
- geotag (GE6)
- glee (GL4)
- gloat (GL5)
- glottal (GL7)
- glove (GL5)
- goal (GO4)
- goat (GO4)
- goatee (GO6)
- goggle (GO6)
- google (GO6)
- googol (GO6)
- gotta (GO5)
- lavage (LA6)
- legal (LE5)
- legate (LE6)
- legatee (LE7)
- legato (LE6)
- loge (LO4)
- logo (LO4)
- lovage (LO6)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- toga (TO4)
- toggle (TO6)
- tollgate (TO8)
- vagal (VA5)
- vegetal (VE7)
- vegetate (VE8)
- vlog (VL4)
Answer Definitions
- voltage† (noun): The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.
- agate (noun): A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two.
- agave (noun): A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
- aglet (noun): Alternative spelling of aiglet.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- alga (noun): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
- algae (noun): plural of alga
- algal (adjective): Pertaining to, or like, algae.
- allege (verb): To state under oath, to plead.
- eagle (noun): Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
- eaglet (noun): The immature young of an eagle; an eagle chick.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gaggle (noun): A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
- gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
- gale (verb): To sing; charm; enchant.
- galette (noun): A type of flat, round cake from France.
- gall (noun): Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- galoot (noun): A clumsy or uncouth person.
- gate (noun): A doorlike structure outside a house.
- gavage (noun): A process of force-feeding a goose for foie gras
- gave (verb): simple past tense of give
- gavel (noun): Rent.
- gavotte (noun): A French dance, in either 4/4 or 2/2 time.
- gelato (noun): An Italian variant of ice cream made from milk and sugar, combined with other flavourings. The ingredients are supercooled while stirring to break up ice crystals as they form.
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- gelt (noun): A lunatic.
- geotag (verb): To augment (photographs or other items) with metadata indicating a geographic location.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- gloat (verb): To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.
- glottal (adjective): Of or relating to the glottis.
- glove (noun): An item of clothing other than a mitten, covering all or part of the hand and fingers, but usually allowing independent movement of the fingers.
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- goat (noun): A mammal, Capra aegagrus hircus, and similar species of the genus Capra. The meat of the aforementioned animal.
- goatee (noun): A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- gotta (contraction): Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).
- lavage (noun): A washing.
- legal (adjective): Relating to the law or to lawyers.
- legate (noun): A deputy representing the pope, specifically a papal ambassador sent on special ecclesiastical missions.
- legatee (noun): One who receives a legacy.
- legato (adverb): Smoothly, in a connected manner.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- lovage (noun): A perennial Mediterranean herb, Levisticum officinale, with odor and flavor resembling celery.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- toga (noun): A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
- toggle (noun): A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
- tollgate (noun): A barrier across a toll road or toll bridge that is lifted when the toll is paid
- vagal (adjective): Of or relating to the vagus nerve.
- vegetal (adjective): Capable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational).
- vegetate (verb): To grow or sprout.
- vlog (noun): A weblog using video as its primary presentation format.