NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 23, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, l, m, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 43 words |
| Total Points | 158 points |
| Genius Level | 111 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 10 |
| B | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| L | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| M | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | 7 |
| N | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| U | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 21 | 8 | 11 | - | 3 | 43 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AL×3 AM×1 AN×2 AU×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BL×1 BU×5 |
| L | LU×5 |
| M | MA×2 MU×5 |
| N | NU×3 |
| T | TA×3 TU×5 |
| U | UL×1 UM×1 UN×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABU×1 ALB×1 ALU×2 AMB×1 ANN×2 AUN×1 AUT×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BLU×1 BUB×1 BUL×2 BUN×1 BUT×1 |
| L | LUA×1 LUL×2 LUN×2 |
| M | MAN×1 MAU×1 MUL×1 MUT×3 MUU×1 |
| N | NUL×1 NUM×2 |
| T | TAN×1 TAU×2 TUB×2 TUM×1 TUN×1 TUT×1 |
| U | ULN×1 UML×1 UNB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| am...... † | AM8 | Able to walk. |
| ab.. | AB4 | To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land) |
| al... | AL5 | In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded. |
| al.. | AL4 | An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O). |
| al.... | AL6 | A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college). |
| an.... | AN6 | Happening once every year. |
| an... | AN5 | To formally revoke the validity of. |
| au.. | AU4 | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| au.... | AU6 | Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves; typically regarded as being from September 24 to December 22 in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere. |
| au...... | AU8 | Of or relating to autumn. |
| bl... | BL5 | Having a thick edge or point; not sharp. |
| bu... | BU5 | Brother; used as term of familiar address. |
| bu.. | BU4 | Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. |
| bu.. | BU4 | An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| bu.. | BU4 | The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard. |
| bu.. | BU4 | The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end The buttocks . |
| lu.. | LU4 | An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A handbook. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat. |
| mu.. | MU4 | (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate. |
| mu.... | MU6 | That has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation. |
| mu.. | MU4 | A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin. |
| mu.... | MU6 | Having the same relationship, each to each other. |
| mu.... | MU6 | A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches). |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| nu.. | NU4 | Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation. |
| nu.... | NU6 | A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites. |
| ta...... | TA8 | A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant. |
| ta... | TA5 | to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys. |
| tu... | TU5 | Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one |
| tu.... | TU6 | Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd. |
| tu.. | TU4 | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ul.. | UL4 | The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. |
| um.... | UM6 | An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants. |
| un... | UN5 | To lift a ban against. |
| un... | UN5 | To castrate; to remove the manhood of. |
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.
- ambulant† (AM8)
- abut (AB4)
- album (AL5)
- alum (AL4)
- alumna (AL6)
- annual (AN6)
- annul (AN5)
- aunt (AU4)
- autumn (AU6)
- autumnal (AU8)
- blunt (BL5)
- bubba (BU5)
- bulb (BU4)
- bull (BU4)
- bunt (BU4)
- butt (BU4)
- luau (LU4)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- luna (LU4)
- lunula (LU6)
- manual (MA6)
- maul (MA4)
- mull (MU4)
- mutant (MU6)
- mutt (MU4)
- mutual (MU6)
- muumuu (MU6)
- null (NU4)
- numb (NU4)
- numbat (NU6)
- tantalum (TA8)
- taunt (TA5)
- taut (TA4)
- tuba (TU4)
- tubal (TU5)
- tumult (TU6)
- tuna (TU4)
- tutu (TU4)
- ulna (UL4)
- umlaut (UM6)
- unban (UN5)
- unman (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- ambulant† (adjective): Able to walk.
- abut (verb): To touch by means of a mutual border, edge or end; to border on; to lie adjacent (to); to be contiguous (said of an area of land)
- album (noun): In Ancient Rome, a white tablet or register on which the praetor's edicts and other public notices were recorded.
- alum (noun): An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning trade and in certain medicines, and now understood to be a double sulphate of potassium and aluminium (K2SO4·Al2(SO4)3·24H2O).
- alumna (noun): A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
- annual (adjective): Happening once every year.
- annul (verb): To formally revoke the validity of.
- aunt (noun): The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- autumn (noun): Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves; typically regarded as being from September 24 to December 22 in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
- autumnal (adjective): Of or relating to autumn.
- blunt (adjective): Having a thick edge or point; not sharp.
- bubba (noun): Brother; used as term of familiar address.
- bulb (noun): Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
- bull (noun): An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- bunt (noun): The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.
- butt (noun): The larger or thicker end of something; the blunt end, in distinction from the sharp or narrow end The buttocks .
- luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- luna (noun): A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
- lunula (noun): Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- manual (noun): A handbook.
- maul (noun): A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
- mull (verb): (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- mutant (noun): That has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation.
- mutt (noun): A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
- mutual (adjective): Having the same relationship, each to each other.
- muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- numb (adjective): Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
- numbat (noun): A small marsupial carnivore, Myrmecobius fasciatus, endemic to western Australia, that eats almost exclusively termites.
- tantalum (noun): A chemical element (symbol Ta) with atomic number 73: a rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal that is highly corrosion-resistant.
- taunt (verb): to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- tuba (noun): A large brass musical instrument, usually in the bass range, played through a vibration of the lips upon the mouthpiece and fingering of the keys.
- tubal (adjective): Of or pertaining to a tube, especially an anatomical one
- tumult (noun): Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
- tuna (noun): Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- ulna (noun): The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
- umlaut (noun): An assimilatory process whereby a vowel is pronounced more like a following vocoid that is separated by one or more consonants.
- unban (verb): To lift a ban against.
- unman (verb): To castrate; to remove the manhood of.