NYT Spelling Bee Hints
Sunday, April 28, 2024
Note: This page contains hints to help solve Sunday, April 28, 2024's New York Times Spelling Bee. To reveal a hint, click on any blurred area below. To see all pangrams and answers for this puzzle at once, visit the Spelling Bee Answers page.
The New York Times Spelling Bee is a word puzzle that challenges players to form words from seven letters arranged in a honeycomb, with the center letter required in each word. Points are earned based on word length, and there's a bonus for using all seven letters in a word.
Sunday, April 28, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 1 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 59 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 279 points. Sunday, April 28, 2024's Puzzle was a Bingo.
First One/Two/Three Letters
Click on any two letter prefix to reveal all first three letters combinations of the words.
A × 6: |
C × 7: |
E × 7: |
I × 3: |
L × 10: |
T × 24: |
Z × 2: |
Letter Distribution
The number of answers that start with a specific letter and of a specific length.
Group by first
Letters
| Starting With | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 7 |
| E | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| L | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 10 |
| T | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
| Z | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Sum | 19 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 59 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| it alicize | (verb)
print in italics | italicise |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
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|---|---|---|
| ac etal | (noun)
any organic compound formed by adding alcohol molecules to aldehyde molecules | |
| ac etate | (noun)
a salt or ester of acetic acid | ethanoate |
(noun)
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| ac etic | (adj)
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| al it | ||
| at ilt | (adj)
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal | canted, leaning, tilted, tipped |
| at tic | (noun)
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage | garret, loft |
(noun)
informal terms for a human head | bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle | |
(noun)
(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof | ||
| ca cti | ||
| ca lcite | (noun)
a common mineral consisting of crystallized calcium carbonate; a major constituent of limestone | |
| ca tcall | (noun)
a cry expressing disapproval | |
(verb)
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| ca ttail | (noun)
tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes | |
| ca ttle | (noun)
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age | Bos taurus, cows, kine, oxen |
| ci te | (noun)
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage | acknowledgment, citation, credit, mention, quotation, reference |
(verb)
make reference to | advert, bring up, mention, name, refer | |
(verb)
commend | mention | |
(verb)
refer to | reference | |
(verb)
repeat a passage from | quote | |
(verb)
refer to for illustration or proof | quote | |
(verb)
advance evidence for | abduce, adduce | |
(verb)
call in an official matter, such as to attend court | summon, summons | |
| cl eat | (noun)
a metal or leather projection (as from the sole of a shoe); prevents slipping | |
(noun)
a fastener (usually with two projecting horns) around which a rope can be secured | ||
(noun)
a strip of wood or metal used to strengthen the surface to which it is attached | ||
(verb)
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(verb)
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| ec lat | (noun)
enthusiastic approval | acclaim, acclamation, plaudit, plaudits |
(noun)
ceremonial elegance and splendor | pomp | |
(noun)
brilliant or conspicuous success or effect | ||
| ec lectic | (adj)
selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas | |
(noun)
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| el ate | (verb)
fill with high spirits; fill with optimism | intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift |
| el ect | (adj)
| elite |
(adj)
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(verb)
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(verb)
choose | ||
(noun)
an exclusive group of people | chosen | |
| el ectee | ||
| el icit | (verb)
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) | arouse, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise |
(verb)
deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning) | draw out, educe, evoke, extract | |
(verb)
derive by reason | ||
| el ite | (adj)
selected as the best | elect |
(noun)
a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status | ||
| il licit | (adj)
contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention | |
(adj)
contrary to or forbidden by law | illegitimate, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful | |
| it alic | (noun)
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right | |
(noun)
a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right | ||
(adj)
characterized by slanting characters | ||
| la ctate | (noun)
a salt or ester of lactic acid | |
(verb)
give suck to | breastfeed, give suck, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse | |
| la cteal | (noun)
any of the lymphatic vessels that convey chyle from the small intestine to the thoracic duct | |
(adj)
relating to or consisting of or producing or resembling milk | ||
| la ctic | (adj)
of or relating to or obtained from milk (especially sour milk or whey) | |
| la te | (adj)
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time | |
(adj)
after the expected or usual time; delayed | tardy | |
(adj)
of the immediate past or just previous to the present time | recent | |
(adj)
having died recently | ||
(adj)
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(adj)
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(adj)
(used especially of persons) of the immediate past | former, previous | |
(adv)
| tardily | |
(adv)
to an advanced time | deep | |
(adv)
at an advanced age or stage | ||
(adv)
in the recent past | latterly, recently | |
| la tte | (noun)
strong espresso coffee with a topping of frothed steamed milk | |
| la ttice | (noun)
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions | |
(noun)
small opening (like a window in a door) through which business can be transacted | grille, wicket | |
(noun)
framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal | fretwork | |
| li cit | (adj)
sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality | |
(adj)
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law | lawful, legitimate | |
| li lt | (noun)
a jaunty rhythm in music | swing |
(verb)
articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way | ||
| li te | (adj)
having relatively few calories | calorie-free, light, low-cal |
| li ttle | (adj)
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent | small |
(adj)
(quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some | slight | |
(adj)
(of children and animals) young, immature | small | |
(adj)
| fiddling, footling, lilliputian, niggling, petty, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial | |
(adj)
(of a voice) faint | small | |
(adj)
low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal | short | |
(adj)
lowercase | minuscule, small | |
(adj)
small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context) | ||
(noun)
a small amount or duration | ||
(adv)
not much | ||
| ta cet | ||
| ta cit | (adj)
implied by or inferred from actions or statements | silent, understood |
| ta ct | (noun)
consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense | |
| ta ctic | (noun)
a plan for attaining a particular goal | maneuver, manoeuvre |
| ta ctical | (adj)
of or pertaining to tactic or tactics | |
| ta ctile | (adj)
of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch | haptic, tactual |
(adj)
producing a sensation of touch | tactual | |
| ta il | (noun)
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body | |
(noun)
the time of the last part of something | fag end | |
(noun)
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(noun)
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tooshie, tush | |
(noun)
a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements | shadow, shadower | |
(noun)
(usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person's head | ||
(noun)
the rear part of an aircraft | empennage | |
(noun)
the rear part of a ship | after part, poop, quarter, stern | |
(verb)
go after with the intent to catch | chase, chase after, dog, give chase, go after, tag, track, trail | |
(verb)
| bob, dock | |
(verb)
remove the stalk of fruits or berries | ||
| ta lc | (noun)
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(verb)
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| ta le | (noun)
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program | narration, narrative, story |
(noun)
a trivial lie | fib, story, taradiddle, tarradiddle | |
| ta li | ||
| ta ll | (adj)
great in vertical dimension; high in stature | |
(adj)
lofty in style | grandiloquent, magniloquent | |
(adj)
having a specified height | in height | |
(adj)
impressively difficult | ||
(adj)
too improbable to admit of belief | improbable, marvellous, marvelous | |
(noun)
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| ta llit | ||
| ta ttle | (noun)
disclosing information or giving evidence about another | singing, telling |
(verb)
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly | blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, palaver, piffle, prate, prattle, twaddle | |
(verb)
divulge confidential information or secrets | babble, babble out, blab, blab out, let the cat out of the bag, peach, sing, spill the beans, talk | |
| ta ttletale | (noun)
someone who gossips indiscreetly | blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, telltale |
| te al | (adj)
of a bluish shade of green | blue-green, bluish green |
(noun)
a blue-green color or pigment | blue green, bluish green | |
(noun)
any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America | ||
| te at | (noun)
the small projection of a mammary gland | mamilla, mammilla, nipple, pap, tit |
| te ll | (verb)
express in words | say, state |
(verb)
let something be known | ||
(verb)
narrate or give a detailed account of | narrate, recite, recount | |
(verb)
give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority | enjoin, order, say | |
(verb)
discern or comprehend | ||
(verb)
inform positively and with certainty and confidence | assure | |
(verb)
give evidence | evidence | |
(verb)
mark as different | differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize | |
| te lltale | (adj)
disclosing unintentionally something concealed | revealing, telling |
(noun)
someone who gossips indiscreetly | blabbermouth, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale | |
| ti le | (noun)
a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces | |
(noun)
a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing | ||
(noun)
game equipment consisting of a flat thin piece marked with characters and used in board games like Mah-Jong, Scrabble, etc. | ||
(verb)
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| ti ll | (noun)
unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together | boulder clay |
(noun)
a treasury for government funds | public treasury, trough | |
(noun)
a strongbox for holding cash | cashbox, money box | |
(verb)
work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation | ||
| ti lt | (noun)
| joust |
(noun)
a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | arguing, argument, contention, contestation, controversy, disceptation, disputation | |
(noun)
a slight but noticeable partiality | ||
(noun)
the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical | inclination, lean, leaning, list | |
(noun)
pitching dangerously to one side | careen, rock, sway | |
(verb)
to incline or bend from a vertical position | angle, lean, slant, tip | |
(verb)
heel over | cant, cant over, pitch, slant | |
(verb)
move sideways or in an unsteady way | careen, shift, wobble | |
(verb)
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| ti tillate | (verb)
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements | tickle, vellicate |
(verb)
excite pleasurably or erotically | ||
| ti tle | (noun)
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with | rubric |
(noun)
the name of a work of art or literary composition etc. | ||
(noun)
a general or descriptive heading for a section of a written work | ||
(noun)
the status of being a champion | championship | |
(noun)
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it | deed, deed of conveyance | |
(noun)
an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General' | form of address | |
(noun)
an established or recognized right | claim | |
(noun)
(usually plural) written material introduced into a movie or TV show to give credits or represent dialogue or explain an action | ||
(noun)
an appellation signifying nobility | ||
(noun)
an informal right to something | claim | |
(verb)
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(verb)
designate by an identifying term | style | |
| ti ttle | (noun)
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount | iota, scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, whit |
| ze ta | (noun)
the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet | |
| zi ti | (noun)
medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces |
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Definitions are sourced from the Open English WordNet released under the CC-BY 4.0 license.