NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 13, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, l, o, p, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 189 points |
| Genius Level | 132 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| N | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| O | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| P | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 12 |
| V | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | Σ | 15 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×5 AP×1 AV×1 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LA×3 LI×1 LL×1 LO×3 |
| N | NA×4 NO×3 |
| O | ON×1 OP×1 |
| P | PA×4 PI×5 PL×2 PO×1 |
| V | VA×4 VI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×1 ANI×1 ANN×1 ANO×1 ANV×1 API×1 AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LAI×1 LAN×2 LIO×1 LLA×1 LOA×1 LOI×1 LOO×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAI×1 NAN×1 NAV×1 NON×1 NOO×1 NOV×1 |
| O | ONI×1 OPI×1 |
| P | PAI×1 PAN×1 PAP×1 PAV×1 PIA×2 PIL×1 PIN×1 PIP×1 PLA×2 POP×1 |
| V | VAI×1 VAN×3 VIL×1 VIO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| pa...... † | PA8 | An ornate tent. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | A negatively charged ion. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| an... | AN5 | A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. |
| ap... | AP5 | Relating to bees. |
| av... | AV5 | Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. |
| la.. | LA4 | past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) |
| la... | LA5 | A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. |
| la..... | LA7 | A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to a navy. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| op..... | OP7 | A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food. |
| pa...... | PA8 | A small dog of a certain breed having large ears. |
| pi... | PI5 | a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings |
| pi..... | PI7 | A mechanical piano which uses a roll of perforated paper to operate its keys, instead of being played by a pianist. |
| pi..... | PI7 | A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider. |
| pi.... | PI6 | A wing. |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
| pl... | PL5 | Flat, level. |
| pl.. | PL4 | A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc. |
| po.... | PO6 | A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses. |
| va.. | VA4 | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| va..... | VA7 | Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes. |
| va...... | VA8 | A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla. |
| va..... | VA7 | The transport of a pool of commuters in a shared van. |
| vi..... | VI7 | (Can we clean up this sense?) A vile, wicked person. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A deliberate scoundrel. |
| vi.... | VI6 | A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow. |
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.
- pavilion† (PA8)
- anal (AN4)
- anion (AN5)
- annal (AN5)
- anon (AN4)
- anvil (AN5)
- apian (AP5)
- avian (AV5)
- lain (LA4)
- lanai (LA5)
- lanolin (LA7)
- lion (LI4)
- llano (LL5)
- loan (LO4)
- loin (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- naan (NA4)
- nail (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- naval (NA5)
- nonillion (NO9)
- noon (NO4)
- nova (NO4)
- onion (ON5)
- opinion (OP7)
- pain (PA4)
- panini (PA6)
- papillon (PA8)
- piano (PI5)
- pianola (PI7)
- pillion (PI7)
- pinion (PI6)
- pippin (PI6)
- plain (PL5)
- plan (PL4)
- poplin (PO6)
- vain (VA4)
- vanilla (VA7)
- vanillin (VA8)
- vanpool (VA7)
- villain (VI7)
- violin (VI6)
Answer Definitions
- pavilion† (noun): An ornate tent.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- anion (noun): A negatively charged ion.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- anvil (noun): A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
- apian (adjective): Relating to bees.
- avian (adjective): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- lanolin (noun): A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- naval (adjective): Of or relating to a navy.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nova (noun): Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- opinion (noun): A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
- pain (noun): An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
- panini (noun): A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
- papillon (noun): A small dog of a certain breed having large ears.
- piano (noun): a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings
- pianola (noun): A mechanical piano which uses a roll of perforated paper to operate its keys, instead of being played by a pianist.
- pillion (noun): A pad behind the saddle of a horse for a second rider.
- pinion (noun): A wing.
- pippin (noun): A seed
- plain (adjective): Flat, level.
- plan (noun): A drawing showing technical details of a building, machine, etc., with unwanted details omitted, and often using symbols rather than detailed drawing to represent doors, valves, etc.
- poplin (noun): A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted; used especially for women's dresses.
- vain (adjective): Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- vanilla (noun): Any tropical, climbing orchid of the genus Vanilla (especially Vanilla planifolia), bearing podlike fruit yielding an extract used in flavoring food or in perfumes.
- vanillin (noun): A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
- vanpool (noun): The transport of a pool of commuters in a shared van.
- villain (noun): (Can we clean up this sense?) A vile, wicked person. An extremely depraved person, or one capable or guilty of great crimes. A deliberate scoundrel.
- violin (noun): A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.