NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 5, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, m, n, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 139 points |
| Genius Level | 97 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| D | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| M | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 6 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×6 CU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DI×1 DO×2 |
| I | IC×2 ID×1 IO×1 |
| M | MI×7 MO×1 |
| N | NU×1 |
| O | OD×1 ON×1 |
| U | UN×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×1 COI×1 COM×2 CON×2 CUM×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DIN×1 DOM×2 |
| I | ICO×2 IDI×1 ION×1 |
| M | MID×1 MIM×1 MIN×5 MOD×1 |
| N | NUN×1 |
| O | ODI×1 ONI×1 |
| U | UND×1 UNI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co......... † | CO11 | Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co....... | CO9 | A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection. |
| co... | CO5 | Synonym of conical |
| cu... | CU5 | The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| do...... | DO8 | Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy. |
| do.... | DO6 | A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. |
| ic.. | IC4 | An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| ic.... | IC6 | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| id... | ID5 | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| io... | IO5 | of, relating to, or containing ions |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | The ability of rational thought. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi..... | MI7 | The lowest limit. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. |
| mo..... | MO7 | A modest, small, or trifling amount. |
| nu.... | NU6 | The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps. |
| od... | OD5 | Hatred; dislike. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| un... | UN5 | simple past tense of undo |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
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.
- condominium† (CO11)
- cocci (CO5)
- coin (CO4)
- comic (CO5)
- communion (CO9)
- conic (CO5)
- cumin (CU5)
- dino (DI4)
- dominion (DO8)
- domino (DO6)
- icon (IC4)
- iconic (IC6)
- idiom (ID5)
- ionic (IO5)
- midi (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mind (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minimum (MI7)
- minion (MI6)
- modicum (MO7)
- nuncio (NU6)
- odium (OD5)
- onion (ON5)
- undid (UN5)
- union (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- condominium† (noun): Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- coin (noun): A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- communion (noun): A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
- conic (adjective): Synonym of conical
- cumin (noun): The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- dominion (noun): Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- domino (noun): A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
- icon (noun): An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- iconic (adjective): Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- idiom (noun): A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- ionic (adjective): of, relating to, or containing ions
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mind (noun): The ability of rational thought.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minimum (noun): The lowest limit.
- minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- modicum (noun): A modest, small, or trifling amount.
- nuncio (noun): The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.
- odium (noun): Hatred; dislike.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- undid (verb): simple past tense of undo
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.