NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 21, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, m, n, u, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 239 points |
| Genius Level | 167 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
If you're just here for a list of NYT Spelling Bee answers, Jump down to the answers ↓ (Spoiler Alert!).
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 20 |
| E | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| M | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 11 |
| N | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| U | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×9 DI×6 DU×5 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×1 EM×2 EN×3 |
| I | IM×1 IN×2 |
| M | ME×4 MI×6 MU×1 |
| N | NE×2 NU×2 |
| U | UN×4 |
| Z |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEE×4 DEN×5 DIE×1 DIM×2 DIN×2 DIZ×1 DUD×1 DUM×2 DUN×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 EME×2 END×3 |
| I | IMM×1 IND×2 |
| M | MED×1 MEM×1 MEN×2 MID×1 MIM×1 MIN×4 MUD×1 |
| N | NEE×2 NUD×2 |
| U | UND×3 UNN×1 |
| Z |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| im....... † | IM9 | simple past tense and past participle of immunize |
| de.. | DE4 | An action or act; something that is done. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deed |
| de.. | DE4 | To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deem |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deny |
| de... | DE5 | A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern. |
| de..... | DE7 | An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in. |
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dim |
| di.. | DI4 | To eat; to eat dinner or supper. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dine |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of dizzy |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du.... | DU6 | A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound. |
| du..... | DU7 | simple past tense and past participle of dummy |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| em... | EM5 | To correct and revise (text or a document). |
| em..... | EM7 | simple past tense and past participle of emend |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en... | EN5 | To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb. |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of endue |
| in.... | IN6 | Truly; in fact; actually. |
| in... | IN5 | Independent; from outside the mainstream. |
| me.... | ME6 | The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent. |
| me... | ME5 | simple past tense and past participle of meme |
| me.. | ME4 | A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending. |
| me.... | ME6 | simple past tense and past participle of mend |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi... | MI5 | simple past tense and past participle of mime |
| mi.. | MI4 | The ability of rational thought. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination. |
| mi... | MI5 | simple past tense and past participle of mine |
| mi....... | MI9 | simple past tense and past participle of minimize |
| mu..... | MU7 | Having been made unclear, obfuscated. |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| nu.. | NU4 | Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| nu... | NU5 | Entertainment involving naked people, especially women. |
| un... | UN5 | simple past tense of undo |
| un...... | UN8 | Not dimmed. |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
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.
- immunized† (IM9)
- deed (DE4)
- deeded (DE6)
- deem (DE4)
- deemed (DE6)
- denied (DE6)
- denim (DE5)
- denizen (DE7)
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- died (DI4)
- dime (DI4)
- dimmed (DI6)
- dine (DI4)
- dined (DI5)
- dizzied (DI7)
- dude (DU4)
- dumdum (DU6)
- dummied (DU7)
- dune (DU4)
- dunned (DU6)
- eddied (ED6)
- emend (EM5)
- emended (EM7)
- ended (EN5)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- indeed (IN6)
- indie (IN5)
- medium (ME6)
- memed (ME5)
- mend (ME4)
- mended (ME6)
- midi (MI4)
- mimed (MI5)
- mind (MI4)
- minded (MI6)
- mined (MI5)
- minimized (MI9)
- muddied (MU7)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- nude (NU4)
- nudie (NU5)
- undid (UN5)
- undimmed (UN8)
- undue (UN5)
- unneeded (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- immunized† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of immunize
- deed (noun): An action or act; something that is done.
- deeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deed
- deem (verb): To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.
- deemed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deem
- denied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deny
- denim (noun): A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.
- denizen (noun): An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- dime (noun): A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
- dimmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dim
- dine (verb): To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
- dined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dine
- dizzied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dizzy
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- dumdum (noun): A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.
- dummied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dummy
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- emend (verb): To correct and revise (text or a document).
- emended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of emend
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- endue (verb): To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.
- endued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endue
- indeed (adverb): Truly; in fact; actually.
- indie (adjective): Independent; from outside the mainstream.
- medium (noun): The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
- memed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meme
- mend (noun): A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
- mended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mend
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- mimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mime
- mind (noun): The ability of rational thought.
- minded (adjective): Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination.
- mined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mine
- minimized (verb): simple past tense and past participle of minimize
- muddied (adjective): Having been made unclear, obfuscated.
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- nude (adjective): Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
- nudie (noun): Entertainment involving naked people, especially women.
- undid (verb): simple past tense of undo
- undimmed (adjective): Not dimmed.
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.