NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 12, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, m, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 255 points |
| Genius Level | 179 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| D | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| E | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| G | 5 | 3 | 9 | - | - | - | 17 |
| M | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| N | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | Σ | 14 | 10 | 18 | 5 | - | 3 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AG×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×3 DE×1 DU×1 |
| E | ED×2 EG×2 EN×3 |
| G | GA×11 GE×2 GU×4 |
| M | MA×7 ME×1 MU×2 |
| N | NA×1 NU×2 |
| U | UN×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADA×1 AGE×3 AGU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAM×2 DAN×1 DEN×1 DUN×1 |
| E | EDG×2 EGA×1 EGG×1 END×1 ENG×2 |
| G | GAD×1 GAG×3 GAM×3 GAN×2 GAU×2 GEM×1 GEN×1 GUM×1 GUN×3 |
| M | MAG×3 MAN×4 MEG×1 MUG×1 MUN×1 |
| N | NAG×1 NUD×2 |
| U | UND×1 UNE×1 UNM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag..... † | AG7 | A task which ought to be done. |
| un....... † | UN9 | not damaged, harmed or injured |
| un....... † | UN9 | Not managed. |
| ad... | AD5 | An old saying which has obtained credit by long use. |
| ag.. | AG4 | Old. |
| ag.... | AG6 | A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to. |
| ag.. | AG4 | An acute fever. |
| da.... | DA6 | Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact. |
| da..... | DA7 | simple past and past participle of damage |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| de.... | DE6 | An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain. |
| du.. | DU4 | Manure; animal excrement. |
| ed.. | ED4 | The boundary line of a surface. |
| ed... | ED5 | simple past tense and past participle of edge |
| eg.. | EG4 | a mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc. |
| eg... | EG5 | simple past tense and past participle of egg |
| en..... | EN7 | The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left. |
| en.... | EN6 | To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone). |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of engage |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past tense and past participle of gad |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga.... | GA6 | past participle of gag |
| ga.. | GA4 | A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime. |
| ga... | GA5 | simple past and past participle of game |
| ga... | GA5 | The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past tense and past participle of gang |
| ga... | GA5 | A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard |
| ga.... | GA6 | simple past and past participle of gauge |
| ge.... | GE6 | simple past and past participle of gem |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| gu.... | GU6 | simple past and past participle of gum |
| gu.... | GU6 | A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer. |
| gu.... | GU6 | plural of gunman |
| gu.... | GU6 | simple past and past participle of gun |
| ma.. | MA4 | A magician, wizard or sorcerer. |
| ma... | MA5 | The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle. |
| ma.... | MA6 | To direct or be in charge of. |
| ma..... | MA7 | simple past and past participle of manage |
| ma... | MA5 | A comic originating in Japan. |
| ma... | MA5 | A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.). |
| me.. | ME4 | Very large. |
| mu.... | MU6 | simple past and past participle of mug |
| mu.. | MU4 | The mung bean, cultivated for its sprouts, Vigna radiata or Phaseolus aureus. |
| na.... | NA6 | simple past tense and past participle of nag |
| nu... | NU5 | A gentle push. |
| nu.... | NU6 | simple past and past participle of nudge |
| un....... | UN9 | Not engaged. |
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.
- agendum† (AG7)
- undamaged† (UN9)
- unmanaged† (UN9)
- adage (AD5)
- aged (AG4)
- agenda (AG6)
- ague (AG4)
- damage (DA6)
- damaged (DA7)
- dang (DA4)
- dengue (DE6)
- dung (DU4)
- edge (ED4)
- edged (ED5)
- egad (EG4)
- egged (EG5)
- endgame (EN7)
- engage (EN6)
- engaged (EN7)
- gadded (GA6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gagged (GA6)
- game (GA4)
- gamed (GA5)
- gamma (GA5)
- gang (GA4)
- ganged (GA6)
- gauge (GA5)
- gauged (GA6)
- gemmed (GE6)
- gene (GE4)
- gummed (GU6)
- gunman (GU6)
- gunmen (GU6)
- gunned (GU6)
- mage (MA4)
- magma (MA5)
- magnum (MA6)
- manage (MA6)
- managed (MA7)
- manga (MA5)
- mange (MA5)
- mega (ME4)
- mugged (MU6)
- mung (MU4)
- nagged (NA6)
- nudge (NU5)
- nudged (NU6)
- unengaged (UN9)
Answer Definitions
- agendum† (noun): A task which ought to be done.
- undamaged† (adjective): not damaged, harmed or injured
- unmanaged† (adjective): Not managed.
- adage (noun): An old saying which has obtained credit by long use.
- aged (adjective): Old.
- agenda (noun): A temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.
- ague (noun): An acute fever.
- damage (noun): Injury or harm; the condition or measure of something not being intact.
- damaged (verb): simple past and past participle of damage
- dang (verb): Damn.
- dengue (noun): An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
- dung (noun): Manure; animal excrement.
- edge (noun): The boundary line of a surface.
- edged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edge
- egad (interjection): a mild exclamation of surprise, contempt, outrage, etc.
- egged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of egg
- endgame (noun): The final stage of a game of chess, when there are few pieces left.
- engage (verb): To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone).
- engaged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of engage
- gadded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gad
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gagged (verb): past participle of gag
- game (noun): A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
- gamed (verb): simple past and past participle of game
- gamma (noun): The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- ganged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gang
- gauge (noun): A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
- gauged (verb): simple past and past participle of gauge
- gemmed (verb): simple past and past participle of gem
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- gummed (verb): simple past and past participle of gum
- gunman (noun): A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.
- gunmen (noun): plural of gunman
- gunned (verb): simple past and past participle of gun
- mage (noun): A magician, wizard or sorcerer.
- magma (noun): The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
- magnum (noun): A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
- manage (verb): To direct or be in charge of.
- managed (verb): simple past and past participle of manage
- manga (noun): A comic originating in Japan.
- mange (noun): A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
- mega (adjective): Very large.
- mugged (verb): simple past and past participle of mug
- mung (noun): The mung bean, cultivated for its sprouts, Vigna radiata or Phaseolus aureus.
- nagged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nag
- nudge (noun): A gentle push.
- nudged (verb): simple past and past participle of nudge
- unengaged (adjective): Not engaged.