NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 30, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, j, k, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 99 points |
| Genius Level | 69 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| C | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 7 |
| J | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| K | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| T | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 7 | Σ | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AT×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CO×5 |
| J | JA×2 |
| K | KA×2 |
| O | |
| P | PA×3 PO×2 |
| T | TA×5 TO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ATO×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAP×1 COA×1 COC×4 |
| J | JAC×2 |
| K | KAP×2 |
| O | |
| P | PAC×2 PAP×1 POP×1 POT×1 |
| T | TAC×3 TAP×1 TAT×1 TOC×1 TOP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ja..... † | JA7 | A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won. |
| at.. | AT4 | On the top of. |
| at.... | AT6 | An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy. |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings. |
| co.. | CO4 | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co...... | CO8 | A cross between an American cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle. |
| co...... | CO8 | A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| ja.. | JA4 | A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather. |
| ka... | KA5 | A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc. |
| ka... | KA5 | The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An agreement; a compact; a covenant. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| po.... | PO6 | The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A small nail with a flat head. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| to..... | TO7 | A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. |
| to..... | TO7 | A light overcoat. |
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.
- jackpot† (JA7)
- atop (AT4)
- attack (AT6)
- cacao (CA5)
- capo (CA4)
- coat (CO4)
- coca (CO4)
- cockapoo (CO8)
- cockatoo (CO8)
- cocoa (CO5)
- jack (JA4)
- kapok (KA5)
- kappa (KA5)
- pack (PA4)
- pact (PA4)
- papa (PA4)
- poppa (PO5)
- potato (PO6)
- tack (TA4)
- taco (TA4)
- tact (TA4)
- tapa (TA4)
- tattoo (TA6)
- toccata (TO7)
- topcoat (TO7)
Answer Definitions
- jackpot† (noun): A money prize pool which accumulates until the conditions are met for it to be won.
- atop (preposition): On the top of.
- attack (noun): An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- capo (noun): A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings.
- coat (noun): An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cockapoo (noun): A cross between an American cocker spaniel and a miniature poodle.
- cockatoo (noun): A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot.
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- jack (noun): A coarse mediaeval coat of defence, especially one made of leather.
- kapok (noun): A silky fibre obtained from seed pods of the silk-cotton tree (Ceiba pentandra) used for insulation and stuffing for mattresses, pillows, etc.
- kappa (noun): The tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- pack (noun): A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
- pact (noun): An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- potato (noun): The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
- tack (noun): A small nail with a flat head.
- taco (noun): A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- toccata (noun): A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
- topcoat (noun): A light overcoat.