NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 13, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, l, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 105 points |
| Genius Level | 74 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| I | 1 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| L | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| N | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| O | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| R | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 5 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
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×5 CR×2 CY×2 |
|---|---|
| I | IC×1 IL×1 IR×1 |
| L | LI×1 LO×2 LY×1 |
| N | NI×1 NY×1 |
| O | OI×1 ON×2 |
| R | |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CLO×1 COL×1 COO×1 COR×2 COY×1 CRO×1 CRY×1 CYC×1 CYN×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ICI×1 ILL×1 IRO×1 |
| L | LIL×1 LOO×1 LOR×1 LYR×1 |
| N | NIN×1 NYL×1 |
| O | OIL×1 ONI×1 ONL×1 |
| R | |
| Y |
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 | In a corny manner. |
| cl.. | CL4 | To fill up or choke up; to stop up. |
| co.... | CO6 | An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants. |
| co.... | CO6 | In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner. |
| co... | CO5 | Boring and unoriginal. |
| co... | CO5 | In a coy manner. |
| cr... | CR5 | A close friend. |
| cr..... | CR7 | Of or pertaining to cryonics. |
| cy.... | CY6 | Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals. |
| cy... | CY5 | cynical (in all senses) |
| ic... | IC5 | In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| ir... | IR5 | The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. An ironic statement. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| lo... | LO5 | Insane. |
| lo... | LO5 | A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods |
| ly... | LY5 | Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ny... | NY5 | Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer. |
| oi.. | OI4 | Relating to or resembling oil. |
| on.... | ON6 | Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell. |
| on.. | ON4 | Alone in a category. |
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.
- cornily† (CO7)
- cloy (CL4)
- colony (CO6)
- coolly (CO6)
- corny (CO5)
- coyly (CO5)
- crony (CR5)
- cryonic (CR7)
- cyclic (CY6)
- cynic (CY5)
- icily (IC5)
- illy (IL4)
- irony (IR5)
- lily (LI4)
- loony (LO5)
- lorry (LO5)
- lyric (LY5)
- ninny (NI5)
- nylon (NY5)
- oily (OI4)
- oniony (ON6)
- only (ON4)
Answer Definitions
- cornily† (adverb): In a corny manner.
- cloy (verb): To fill up or choke up; to stop up.
- colony (noun): An area under the political control of another country and typically occupied by settlers (colonists) from it, or by their descendants.
- coolly (adverb): In a cool, unpanicked or collected manner.
- corny (adjective): Boring and unoriginal.
- coyly (adverb): In a coy manner.
- crony (noun): A close friend.
- cryonic (adjective): Of or pertaining to cryonics.
- cyclic (adjective): Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
- cynic (adjective): cynical (in all senses)
- icily (adverb): In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- irony (noun): The quality of a statement that, when taken in context, may actually mean something different from, or the opposite of, what is written literally; the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention, often in a humorous context. An ironic statement.
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- loony (adjective): Insane.
- lorry (noun): A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods
- lyric (adjective): Of, or relating to a type of poetry (such as a sonnet or ode) that expresses subjective thoughts and feelings, often in a songlike style
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- nylon (noun): Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- oily (adjective): Relating to or resembling oil.
- oniony (adjective): Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell.
- only (adjective): Alone in a category.