NYT Spelling Bee Hints
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Note: This page contains hints to help solve Wednesday, May 1, 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.
Wednesday, May 1, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 2 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 72 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 397 points. Wednesday, May 1, 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.
C × 48: |
D × 9: |
E × 4: |
L × 1: |
N × 3: |
O × 4: |
U × 3: |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
| D | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 |
| E | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| U | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Sum | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 72 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| co nclude | (verb)
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion | reason, reason out |
(verb)
bring to a close | ||
(verb)
reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation | resolve | |
(verb)
come to a close | close | |
(verb)
reach agreement on | ||
| co ncluded | (adj)
having come or been brought to a conclusion | all over, complete, ended, over, terminated |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| ce de | (verb)
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another | grant, yield |
(verb)
relinquish possession or control over | deliver, give up, surrender | |
| ce ded | ||
| ce ll | (noun)
any small compartment | |
(noun)
(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals | ||
(noun)
a device that delivers an electric current as the result of a chemical reaction | ||
(noun)
a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement | cadre | |
(noun)
a hand-held mobile radiotelephone for use in an area divided into small sections, each with its own short-range transmitter/receiver | mobile phone | |
(noun)
small room in which a monk or nun lives | cubicle | |
(noun)
a room where a prisoner is kept | ||
| ce lled | ||
| ce llo | (noun)
a large stringed instrument; seated player holds it upright while playing | |
| ce llule | ||
| cl od | (noun)
a compact mass | ball, chunk, clump, glob, lump |
(noun)
an awkward stupid person | gawk, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, oaf, stumblebum | |
| cl one | (noun)
a person who is almost identical to another | dead ringer, ringer |
(noun)
a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction | clon | |
(noun)
an unauthorized copy or imitation | knockoff | |
(verb)
make multiple identical copies of | ||
| cl oned | ||
| cl oud | (verb)
| overcast |
(verb)
make less visible or unclear | befog, fog, haze over, mist, obnubilate, obscure | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
make gloomy or depressed | ||
(verb)
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | corrupt, defile, sully, taint | |
(verb)
make less clear | ||
(verb)
colour with streaks or blotches of different shades | dapple, mottle | |
(verb)
make milky or dull | ||
(noun)
any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible | ||
(noun)
a visible mass of water or ice particles suspended at a considerable altitude | ||
(noun)
out of touch with reality | ||
(noun)
a cause of worry or gloom or trouble | ||
(noun)
suspicion affecting your reputation | ||
(noun)
a group of many things in the air or on the ground | swarm | |
| cl ouded | (adj)
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance | |
(adj)
filled or abounding with clouds | cloud-covered, overcast, sunless | |
(adj)
mentally disordered | ||
(adj)
unclear in form or expression | blurred | |
| cl ue | (verb)
roll into a ball | clew |
(noun)
a slight indication | hint | |
(noun)
evidence that helps to solve a problem | clew, cue | |
| cl ued | ||
| co coon | (verb)
| |
(verb)
| ||
(noun)
silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs | ||
| co cooned | ||
| co ddle | (verb)
treat with excessive indulgence | baby, cocker, cosset, featherbed, indulge, pamper, spoil |
(verb)
cook in nearly boiling water | ||
| co ddled | ||
| co de | (verb)
| |
(verb)
| cipher, cypher, encipher, encrypt, inscribe | |
(noun)
a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones) | codification | |
(noun)
a coding system used for transmitting messages requiring brevity or secrecy | ||
(noun)
(computer science) the symbolic arrangement of data or instructions in a computer program or the set of such instructions | ||
(noun)
a series of letters, numbers or symbols assigned to something for the purpose of classification or identification | ||
| co ded | ||
| co don | (noun)
a specific sequence of three adjacent nucleotides on a strand of DNA or RNA that specifies the genetic code information for synthesizing a particular amino acid | |
| co ed | ||
| co ld | (adj)
| |
(adj)
| ||
(adj)
having lost freshness through passage of time | ||
(adj)
(color) giving no sensation of warmth | ||
(adj)
marked by errorless familiarity | ||
(adj)
lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new | dusty, moth-eaten, stale | |
(adj)
so intense as to be almost uncontrollable | ||
(adj)
sexually unresponsive | frigid | |
(adj)
without compunction or human feeling | inhuman, insensate | |
(adj)
feeling or showing no enthusiasm | ||
(adj)
unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication | ||
(adj)
of a seeker; far from the object sought | ||
(adj)
lacking the warmth of life | ||
(noun)
a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs) | ||
(noun)
the absence of heat | frigidity, frigidness, low temperature | |
(noun)
the sensation produced by low temperatures | ||
| co lleen | (noun)
an Irish girl | |
| co llude | (verb)
act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose | conspire |
| co lluded | ||
| co lon | (noun)
the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted | |
(noun)
the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos | ||
(noun)
the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos | ||
(noun)
a punctuation mark (:) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter) | ||
| co lonel | (noun)
| |
| co ncede | (verb)
admit (to a wrongdoing) | confess, profess |
(verb)
| grant, yield | |
(verb)
give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another | cede, grant, yield | |
(verb)
acknowledge defeat | ||
| co nceded | ||
| co ndo | (noun)
| |
| co ndolence | (noun)
an expression of sympathy with another's grief | commiseration |
| co ndone | (verb)
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with | excuse |
| co ndoned | ||
| co ne | (noun)
| |
(noun)
a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point | conoid | |
(noun)
| strobile, strobilus | |
(noun)
a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color | ||
(verb)
| ||
| co ned | ||
| co nned | ||
| co oed | ||
| co ol | (adj)
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat | |
(adj)
marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional | nerveless | |
(adj)
| ||
(adj)
| ||
(adj)
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition | all right, fine, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay | |
(adj)
used of a quantity or amount (especially of money) for emphasis | ||
(adj)
fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept | ||
(noun)
the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature | ||
(noun)
| aplomb, assuredness, poise, sang-froid | |
(verb)
| chill | |
(verb)
loose heat | chill | |
(verb)
lose intensity | ||
| co oled | ||
| co uld | ||
| co ulee | ||
| cu ddle | (noun)
a close and affectionate (and often prolonged) embrace | nestle, snuggle |
(verb)
move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position | draw close, nest, nestle, nuzzle, snuggle | |
(verb)
hold (a person or thing) close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth | ||
| cu ddled | ||
| cu ed | ||
| cu ll | (verb)
remove something that has been rejected | |
(verb)
look for and gather | pick, pluck | |
(noun)
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality | reject | |
| cu lled | ||
| de co | (noun)
a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s; marked by stylized forms and geometric designs adapted to mass production | |
| de code | (verb)
convert code into ordinary language | decipher, decrypt |
| de coded | ||
| de duce | (verb)
reason by deduction; establish by deduction | deduct, derive, infer |
(verb)
conclude by reasoning; in logic | infer | |
| de duced | ||
| de nounce | (verb)
speak out against | |
(verb)
to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful | brand, mark, stigmatise, stigmatize | |
(verb)
announce the termination of, as of treaties | ||
(verb)
give away information about somebody | betray, give away, grass, rat, shit, shop, snitch, stag, tell on | |
| de nounced | ||
| de uce | (noun)
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game | |
(noun)
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number | 2, II, two | |
(noun)
a word used in exclamations of confusion | devil, dickens | |
(noun)
one of the four playing cards in a deck that have two spots | two | |
| du nce | (noun)
a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence | blockhead, bonehead, dumbass, dunderhead, fuckhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, lunkhead, muttonhead, numskull, shithead |
| ed uce | (verb)
| draw out, elicit, evoke, extract |
(verb)
develop or evolve from a latent or potential state | derive | |
| ed uced | ||
| en code | (verb)
convert information into code | |
| en coded | ||
| lo co | (adj)
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky |
| ne ocon | (noun)
| |
| no nce | (noun)
the present occasion | time being |
| nu cleon | (noun)
a constituent (proton or neutron) of an atomic nucleus | |
| oc clude | (verb)
block passage through | block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate |
| oc cluded | (adj)
closed off | |
(adj)
(of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance | sorbed | |
| on ce | (adv)
on one occasion | in one case, one time |
(adv)
as soon as | ||
(adv)
at a previous time | at one time, erst, erstwhile, formerly | |
| ou nce | (noun)
a unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a troy pound | |
(noun)
a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams | oz. | |
(noun)
large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur | Panthera uncia, snow leopard | |
| un ceded | ||
| un cle | (noun)
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt | |
(noun)
a source of help and advice and encouragement | ||
| un cool | (adj)
(spoken slang) unfashionable and boring |
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