NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 16, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, l, m, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 185 points |
| Genius Level | 130 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| I | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| L | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| M | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| P | 2 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 9 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | Σ | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CL×1 CO×7 |
|---|---|
| I | IL×1 IM×2 |
| L | LI×6 LO×2 |
| M | MI×3 MO×1 |
| O | OC×1 OL×1 OM×1 OP×1 |
| P | PI×6 PO×3 |
| T | TI×3 TO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLI×1 COC×1 COI×1 COL×1 COM×3 COP×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ILL×1 IMP×2 |
| L | LIC×1 LIL×1 LIM×3 LIP×1 LOC×1 LOL×1 |
| M | MIL×1 MIM×1 MIT×1 MOI×1 |
| O | OCT×1 OLI×1 OMI×1 OPT×1 |
| P | PIC×2 PIL×2 PIM×1 PIP×1 POL×3 |
| T | TIL×2 TIP×1 TOI×1 TOM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co....... † | CO9 | Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature. |
| im....... † | IM9 | Not in accordance with good policy. |
| cl.. | CL4 | To grip tightly. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. |
| co... | CO5 | Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| co..... | CO7 | A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| im...... | IM8 | Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of limousine. |
| li.. | LI4 | To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of liposuction. |
| lo.. | LO4 | plural of locus |
| lo...... | LO8 | An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.. | MO4 | To toil, to work hard. |
| oc.... | OC6 | plural of octopus |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| op... | OP5 | Of, or relating to the eye or to vision. |
| pi..... | PI7 | A piccolo piano. |
| pi... | PI5 | An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. |
| pi... | PI5 | A person who steers a ship, a helmsman. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. |
| po... | PO5 | Abbreviation of poliomyelitis. |
| po..... | PO7 | Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political. |
| po...... | PO8 | A politician. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.... | TI6 | The very topmost point. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to... | TO5 | topical |
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.
- complicit† (CO9)
- impolitic† (IM9)
- clip (CL4)
- cocci (CO5)
- coil (CO4)
- colic (CO5)
- comic (CO5)
- commit (CO6)
- copilot (CO7)
- illicit (IL7)
- implicit (IM8)
- licit (LI5)
- lilt (LI4)
- limit (LI5)
- limo (LI4)
- limp (LI4)
- lipo (LI4)
- loci (LO4)
- lollipop (LO8)
- mill (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mitt (MI4)
- moil (MO4)
- octopi (OC6)
- olio (OL4)
- omit (OM4)
- optic (OP5)
- piccolo (PI7)
- picot (PI5)
- pill (PI4)
- pilot (PI5)
- pimp (PI4)
- pipit (PI5)
- polio (PO5)
- politic (PO7)
- politico (PO8)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tiptop (TI6)
- toil (TO4)
- tomtit (TO6)
- topic (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- complicit† (adjective): Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.
- impolitic† (adjective): Not in accordance with good policy.
- clip (verb): To grip tightly.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- coil (noun): Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- colic (noun): Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- copilot (noun): A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- implicit (adjective): Implied indirectly, without being directly expressed
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
- limp (verb): To walk lamely, as if favouring one leg.
- lipo (noun): Clipping of liposuction.
- loci (noun): plural of locus
- lollipop (noun): An item of confectionery consisting of a piece of candy/sweet attached to a stick.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
- octopi (noun): plural of octopus
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- optic (adjective): Of, or relating to the eye or to vision.
- piccolo (noun): A piccolo piano.
- picot (noun): An embroidery trim made of a series of small loops.
- pill (noun): A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- pilot (noun): A person who steers a ship, a helmsman.
- pimp (noun): Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
- pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
- polio (noun): Abbreviation of poliomyelitis.
- politic (adjective): Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
- politico (noun): A politician.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tiptop (noun): The very topmost point.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- topic (adjective): topical