NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 4, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, m, n, o, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 147 points |
| Genius Level | 103 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 7 |
| I | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 |
| N | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| W | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 | Σ | 14 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×4 DO×3 |
|---|---|
| I | ID×2 IN×1 |
| M | MI×9 MO×1 |
| N | NI×1 NO×1 |
| O | OM×1 ON×1 |
| T | TI×2 TO×1 TW×2 |
| W | WI×5 WO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIM×1 DIN×2 DIT×1 DOM×2 DOW×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IDI×2 INT×1 |
| M | MID×2 MIN×6 MIT×1 MOT×1 |
| N | NIT×1 NOT×1 |
| O | OMI×1 ONI×1 |
| T | TIM×1 TIN×1 TOM×1 TWI×2 |
| W | WID×1 WIN×4 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| mi..... † | MI7 | The part of a city between uptown and downtown |
| di.... | DI6 | A person who is deficient in intelligence. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| 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. |
| do...... | DO8 | in the same direction as the wind is blowing |
| id... | ID5 | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| 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.... | MI6 | A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.... | MO6 | A state of progression from one place to another. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A scatterbrained or stupid person. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| ti... | TI5 | Lacking in courage or confidence. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| tw.. | TW4 | Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling. |
| tw.. | TW4 | To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease. |
| wi... | WI5 | A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| wi.... | WI6 | An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle. |
| wi.... | WI6 | To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. |
| wi.. | WI4 | A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard. |
| wo...... | WO8 | Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon. |
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.
- midtown† (MI7)
- dimwit (DI6)
- dino (DI4)
- dint (DI4)
- ditto (DI5)
- dominion (DO8)
- domino (DO6)
- downwind (DO8)
- idiom (ID5)
- idiot (ID5)
- into (IN4)
- midi (MI4)
- mind (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minion (MI6)
- minnow (MI6)
- mint (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- motion (MO6)
- nitwit (NI6)
- notion (NO6)
- omit (OM4)
- onion (ON5)
- timid (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tomtit (TO6)
- twin (TW4)
- twit (TW4)
- widow (WI5)
- wind (WI4)
- window (WI6)
- winnow (WI6)
- wino (WI4)
- woodwind (WO8)
Answer Definitions
- midtown† (noun): The part of a city between uptown and downtown
- dimwit (noun): A person who is deficient in intelligence.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- 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.
- downwind (adverb): in the same direction as the wind is blowing
- idiom (noun): A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- mind (noun): The ability of rational thought.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- minnow (noun): A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- motion (noun): A state of progression from one place to another.
- nitwit (noun): A scatterbrained or stupid person.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- timid (adjective): Lacking in courage or confidence.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- twin (noun): Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
- twit (verb): To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
- widow (noun): A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
- wind (noun): Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
- window (noun): An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
- winnow (verb): To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- wino (noun): A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
- woodwind (noun): Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.