NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 10, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, k, l, o, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 45 words |
| Total Points | 181 points |
| Genius Level | 127 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| C | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 15 |
| K | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 | Σ | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×5 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×7 CL×4 CO×4 |
| K | KN×3 KO×1 |
| L | LA×2 LL×1 LO×2 LU×3 |
| N | NA×2 NO×5 NU×1 |
| O | |
| U | UL×1 UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×1 ANN×3 ANO×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×7 CLA×2 CLO×1 CLU×1 COC×1 COL×2 CON×1 |
| K | KNA×1 KNO×2 KOA×1 |
| L | LAC×1 LAN×1 LLA×1 LOA×1 LOO×1 LUN×3 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×1 NOC×1 NON×1 NOO×2 NOU×1 NUL×1 |
| O | |
| U | ULN×1 UNC×3 UNL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| un..... † | UN7 | To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.... | AN6 | Happening once every year. |
| an... | AN5 | To formally revoke the validity of. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ca... | CA5 | An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ca... | CA5 | Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages. |
| ca..... | CA7 | A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (Brassica napus) and closely related field mustard (Brassica rapa), which have a lower erucic acid and glucosinolate content than traditional rapeseed. |
| ca... | CA5 | A generally accepted principle; a rule. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known. |
| cl... | CL5 | A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal. |
| cl... | CL5 | The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact. |
| cl... | CL5 | A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co....... | CO9 | A traditional Irish dish made from mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale, with scallions, butter, salt and pepper added. |
| co... | CO5 | The punctuation mark ":". |
| 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. |
| kn... | KN5 | A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. |
| kn... | KN5 | An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood. |
| kn... | KN5 | A small mound or rounded hill. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori. |
| la.... | LA6 | A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone. A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light. |
| la.. | LA4 | Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. |
| 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 | An idler, a lout. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| no.. | NO4 | Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring. |
| no...... | NO8 | Not local; not specific to a location |
| no.. | NO4 | A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| 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. |
| un.... | UN6 | To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape). |
| un.... | UN6 | Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool. |
| un.... | UN6 | To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination. |
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.
- uncloak† (UN7)
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- annual (AN6)
- annul (AN5)
- anon (AN4)
- canal (CA5)
- cancan (CA6)
- canna (CA5)
- cannon (CA6)
- cannula (CA7)
- canola (CA6)
- canon (CA5)
- clan (CL4)
- clank (CL5)
- clonk (CL5)
- clunk (CL5)
- cocoon (CO6)
- colcannon (CO9)
- colon (CO5)
- conk (CO4)
- knack (KN5)
- knock (KN5)
- knoll (KN5)
- koan (KO4)
- lacuna (LA6)
- lank (LA4)
- llano (LL5)
- loan (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- luna (LU4)
- lunk (LU4)
- lunula (LU6)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nock (NO4)
- nonlocal (NO8)
- nook (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- null (NU4)
- ulna (UL4)
- uncock (UN6)
- uncool (UN6)
- unlock (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- uncloak† (verb): To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- annual (adjective): Happening once every year.
- annul (verb): To formally revoke the validity of.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- canal (noun): An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- canna (noun): Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
- cannon (noun): A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages.
- cannula (noun): A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid.
- canola (noun): Any of a number of cultivars of rapeseed (Brassica napus) and closely related field mustard (Brassica rapa), which have a lower erucic acid and glucosinolate content than traditional rapeseed.
- canon (noun): A generally accepted principle; a rule.
- clan (noun): A group of people all descended from a common ancestor, in fact or belief, especially when the exact genealogies are not known.
- clank (noun): A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
- clonk (noun): The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
- clunk (noun): A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- colcannon (noun): A traditional Irish dish made from mashed potatoes and cabbage or kale, with scallions, butter, salt and pepper added.
- colon (noun): The punctuation mark ":".
- 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.
- knack (noun): A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
- knock (noun): An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
- knoll (noun): A small mound or rounded hill.
- koan (noun): A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.
- lacuna (noun): A small opening; a small pit or depression, especially in bone. A space visible between cells, allowing free passage of light.
- lank (adjective): Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
- 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.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- luna (noun): A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
- lunk (noun): A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead.
- lunula (noun): Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nock (noun): Either of the two grooves in a bow that hold the bowstring.
- nonlocal (adjective): Not local; not specific to a location
- nook (noun): A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- 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.
- uncock (verb): To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape).
- uncool (adjective): Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool.
- unlock (verb): To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.