NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 21, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, h, i, k, t |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 218 points |
| Genius Level | 153 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</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| E | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| K | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| N | 6 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 13 |
| T | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 | Σ | 20 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 CH×3 CI×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×2 ET×1 |
| H | HE×2 HI×1 |
| I | IN×3 |
| K | KE×1 KI×5 KN×2 |
| N | NE×3 NI×10 |
| T | TE×4 TH×6 TI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEN×1 CHI×3 CIN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ENT×2 ETH×1 |
| H | HEI×1 HEN×1 HIN×1 |
| I | INC×2 INT×1 |
| K | KEE×1 KIN×2 KIT×3 KNE×1 KNI×1 |
| N | NEC×2 NEN×1 NIC×3 NIE×1 NIN×5 NIT×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×3 THE×2 THI×4 TIN×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ch..... | CH7 | A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young. |
| ch.. | CH4 | The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. |
| ch... | CH5 | A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack. |
| ci... | CI5 | A simple saddle girth used in Mexico. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| et.... | ET6 | Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins. |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| in.. | IN4 | A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| ke.. | KE4 | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| ki..... | KI7 | Relating to motion |
| ki.. | KI4 | To laugh loudly. |
| ki..... † | KI7 | A room or area for preparing food. |
| ki......... † | KI11 | small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room instead of a separate room |
| ki.... | KI6 | A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months). |
| kn.. | KN4 | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| kn.. | KN4 | To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. |
| ne..... | NE7 | A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. |
| ni.. | NI4 | A small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni........ | NI10 | The ordinal form of the number nineteen. |
| ni....... | NI9 | The ordinal form of the number ninety. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th.... | TH6 | From there, from that place or from that time. |
| th..... † | TH7 | To make thicker (in the sense of wider). |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| th... | TH5 | Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy). |
| th... | TH5 | To ponder, to go over in one's head. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
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.
- cent (CE4)
- chicken (CH7)
- chin (CH4)
- chink (CH5)
- cinch (CI5)
- entente (EN7)
- entice (EN6)
- ethnic (ET6)
- heinie (HE6)
- hence (HE5)
- hint (HI4)
- inch (IN4)
- incite (IN6)
- intent (IN6)
- keen (KE4)
- kinetic (KI7)
- kink (KI4)
- kitchen† (KI7)
- kitchenette† (KI11)
- kitten (KI6)
- knee (KN4)
- knit (KN4)
- neck (NE4)
- necktie (NE7)
- nene (NE4)
- nice (NI4)
- niche (NI5)
- nick (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nineteenth (NI10)
- ninetieth (NI9)
- ninth (NI5)
- nite (NI4)
- teen (TE4)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tenth (TE5)
- then (TH4)
- thence (TH6)
- thicken† (TH7)
- thin (TH4)
- thine (TH5)
- think (TH5)
- tinct (TI5)
- tine (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- chicken (noun): A domesticated species of junglefowl (usually, Gallus gallus; sometimes, Gallus gallus domesticus or Gallus domesticus), especially so-called when young.
- chin (noun): The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
- chink (noun): A narrow opening such as a fissure or crack.
- cinch (noun): A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- ethnic (adjective): Of or relating to a group of people having common racial, ancestral, national, religious or cultural origins.
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- hint (noun): A clue.
- inch (noun): A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- kinetic (adjective): Relating to motion
- kink (verb): To laugh loudly.
- kitchen† (noun): A room or area for preparing food.
- kitchenette† (noun): small kitchen or area for preparing food, often just a part of a room instead of a separate room
- kitten (noun): A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).
- knee (noun): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- knit (verb): To turn thread or yarn into a piece of fabric by forming loops that are pulled through each other. This can be done by hand with needles or by machine.
- neck (noun): The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- necktie (noun): A strip of cloth worn around the neck and tied in the front. See also bowtie.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niche (noun): A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
- nick (noun): A small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nineteenth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nineteen.
- ninetieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number ninety.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- thence (adverb): From there, from that place or from that time.
- thicken† (verb): To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thine (determiner): Singular second person prevocalic possessive determiner (preconsonantal form: thy).
- think (verb): To ponder, to go over in one's head.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.