NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 22, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, i, k, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 261 points |
| Genius Level | 183 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
| G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| K | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| N | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CO×20 CR×10 |
|---|---|
| G | |
| I | IC×3 IO×1 IR×1 |
| K | KI×2 KN×2 |
| N | NI×2 NO×2 |
| O | |
| R | RI×3 RO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIR×1 COC×5 COI×3 CON×4 COO×3 COR×5 CRI×3 CRO×7 |
|---|---|
| G | |
| I | ICI×1 ICO×2 ION×1 IRO×1 |
| K | KIC×2 KNO×2 |
| N | NIC×2 NOC×2 |
| O | |
| R | RIC×3 ROC×3 |
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..... † | CO7 | present participle and gerund of cork |
| cr...... † | CR8 | present participle and gerund of crook |
| ro..... † | RO7 | Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth. |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon. |
| co..... | CO7 | present participle and gerund of cock |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co....... | CO9 | present participle of cocoon |
| co.. | CO4 | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| co..... | CO7 | present participle of coin |
| co.. | CO4 | The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute. |
| co... | CO5 | Synonym of conical |
| co.. | CO4 | The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk. |
| co..... | CO7 | present participle and gerund of conk |
| co..... | CO7 | present participle of con |
| co.... | CO6 | present participle of coo |
| co.. | CO4 | A person who prepares food. |
| co..... | CO7 | The process of preparing food by using heat. |
| co... | CO5 | Short for Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”). |
| co.... | CO6 | present participle and gerund of core |
| co.. | CO4 | The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any cereal plant grown for its grain, or the grain thereof. |
| cr... | CR5 | A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.) |
| cr...... | CR8 | present participle and gerund of crick |
| cr...... | CR8 | present participle of cringe |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| cr... | CR5 | A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. |
| cr... | CR5 | A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. |
| cr... | CR5 | To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner. |
| cr...... | CR8 | The act of creating a croon. |
| ic... | IC5 | A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods. |
| ic.. | IC4 | An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| ic.... | IC6 | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| io... | IO5 | of, relating to, or containing ions |
| ir.... | IR6 | (Of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. |
| ki..... | KI7 | Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable. |
| kn... | KN5 | An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. |
| kn...... | KN8 | present participle and gerund of knock |
| ni.. | NI4 | A small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment. |
| ni..... | NI7 | present participle of nick |
| no.. | NO4 | Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring. |
| no..... | NO7 | present participle and gerund of nock |
| ri... | RI5 | An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean. |
| ri.... | RI6 | present participle of rice |
| ri.. | RI4 | Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
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.
- corking† (CO7)
- crooking† (CR8)
- rocking† (RO7)
- cirri (CI5)
- cocci (CO5)
- cock (CO4)
- cocking (CO7)
- cocoon (CO6)
- cocooning (CO9)
- coin (CO4)
- coining (CO7)
- coir (CO4)
- conic (CO5)
- conk (CO4)
- conking (CO7)
- conning (CO7)
- cooing (CO6)
- cook (CO4)
- cooking (CO7)
- corgi (CO5)
- coring (CO6)
- cork (CO4)
- corn (CO4)
- crick (CR5)
- cricking (CR8)
- cringing (CR8)
- croc (CR4)
- croci (CR5)
- crock (CR5)
- crook (CR5)
- croon (CR5)
- crooning (CR8)
- icing (IC5)
- icon (IC4)
- iconic (IC6)
- ionic (IO5)
- ironic (IR6)
- kick (KI4)
- kicking (KI7)
- knock (KN5)
- knocking (KN8)
- nick (NI4)
- nicking (NI7)
- nock (NO4)
- nocking (NO7)
- ricin (RI5)
- ricing (RI6)
- rick (RI4)
- rock (RO4)
- rococo (RO6)
Answer Definitions
- corking† (verb): present participle and gerund of cork
- crooking† (verb): present participle and gerund of crook
- rocking† (adjective): Shaking, swaying or moving back and forth.
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- cock (noun): A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon.
- cocking (verb): present participle and gerund of cock
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- cocooning (verb): present participle of cocoon
- coin (noun): A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- coining (verb): present participle of coin
- coir (noun): The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
- conic (adjective): Synonym of conical
- conk (noun): The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
- conking (verb): present participle and gerund of conk
- conning (verb): present participle of con
- cooing (verb): present participle of coo
- cook (noun): A person who prepares food.
- cooking (noun): The process of preparing food by using heat.
- corgi (noun): Short for Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognized: the Cardigan Welsh Corgi and the Pembroke Welsh Corgi”).
- coring (verb): present participle and gerund of core
- cork (noun): The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- corn (noun): Any cereal plant grown for its grain, or the grain thereof.
- crick (noun): A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected. (Compare catch.)
- cricking (verb): present participle and gerund of crick
- cringing (verb): present participle of cringe
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- crock (noun): A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
- crook (noun): A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- croon (verb): To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner.
- crooning (noun): The act of creating a croon.
- icing (noun): A sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar, often enriched with ingredients like butter, egg whites, or flavorings, typically used for baked goods.
- icon (noun): An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- iconic (adjective): Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- ionic (adjective): of, relating to, or containing ions
- ironic (adjective): (Of a situation) Characterized by or constituting (any kind of) irony.
- kick (verb): To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
- kicking (adjective): Terrific, great (of clothes) smart, fashionable.
- knock (noun): An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
- knocking (verb): present participle and gerund of knock
- nick (noun): A small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
- nicking (verb): present participle of nick
- nock (noun): Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
- nocking (verb): present participle and gerund of nock
- ricin (noun): An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.
- ricing (verb): present participle of rice
- rick (noun): Straw, hay etc. stored in a stack for winter fodder, commonly protected with thatch.
- rock (noun): A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.