NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 29, 2021

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for January 29, 2021
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for January 29, 2021

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for January 29, 2021
Center LetterT
Outer Letterse, g, h, n, o, u
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words50 words
Total Points197 points
Genius Level138 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for January 29, 2021

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>10Σ
E---1---1
G3-2----5
H2------2
N112----4
O1211--16
T14932---28
U1-11-1-4
Σ221295-1150

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

E
EN×1
G
GE×1
GH×1
GO×3
H
HO×1
HU×1
N
NO×3
NU×1
O
ON×1
OU×5
T
TE×7
TH×7
TO×11
TU×3
U
UN×4

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

E
ENT×1
G
GEN×1
GHE×1
GOT×2
GOU×1
H
HOO×1
HUN×1
N
NON×1
NOT×1
NOU×1
NUG×1
O
ONT×1
OUG×1
OUT×4
T
TEE×3
TEN×4
THE×2
THO×4
THU×1
TON×4
TOO×3
TOT×1
TOU×3
TUN×1
TUT×2
U
UNG×1
UNT×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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
en.....EN7An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
ge..GE4A gentleman.
gh....GH6An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law.
go..GO4A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
go....GO6past participle of get
go..GO4An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
ho..HO4A derisive cry or shout.
hu..HU4To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
no...NO5A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
no..NO4A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
no....NO6Nothing; something which does not exist.
nu....NU6A small, compact chunk or clump.
on..ON4Upon; on top of.
ou...OU5simple past tense of owe
ou...OU5To go out, to set forth.
ou.....OU7past participle of outgo
ou....OU6To defeat in terms of firepower.
ou........OU10simple past tense and past participle of outthink
te..TE4Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
te...TE5plural of tooth
te....TE6To grow teeth.
te...TE5An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
te...TE5A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
te..TE4A 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...TE5The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
th..TH4Objective and reflexive case of thou.
th..TH4At that time.
th...TH5A strip of leather.
th..TH4Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
th....TH6Despite that; however.
th.....TH7Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
th..TH4Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
to..TO4A specific pitch.
to..TO4An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
to....TO6The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
to...TO5A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
to..TO4A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
to..TO4The noise of a horn or whistle.
to...TO5A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
to..TO4A tote bag.
to...TO5Strong and resilient; sturdy.
to..... †TO7To make tough.
to..TO4Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
tu..TU4A melody.
tu...TU5A student of a tutor.
tu..TU4A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
un.....UN7Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
un.......UN9That which has not been (yet) thought; that which has yet to enter into the mind; a non-existent thought.
un..UN4Up to the time or degree that; until.
un....UN6To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.

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.

  • entente  (EN7)
  • gent  (GE4)
  • ghetto  (GH6)
  • goth  (GO4)
  • gotten  (GO6)
  • gout  (GO4)
  • hoot  (HO4)
  • hunt  (HU4)
  • nonet  (NO5)
  • note  (NO4)
  • nought  (NO6)
  • nugget  (NU6)
  • onto  (ON4)
  • ought  (OU5)
  • outgo  (OU5)
  • outgone  (OU7)
  • outgun  (OU6)
  • outthought  (OU10)
  • teen  (TE4)
  • teeth  (TE5)
  • teethe  (TE6)
  • tenet  (TE5)
  • tenon  (TE5)
  • tent  (TE4)
  • tenth  (TE5)
  • thee  (TH4)
  • then  (TH4)
  • thong  (TH5)
  • thou  (TH4)
  • though  (TH6)
  • thought  (TH7)
  • thug  (TH4)
  • tone  (TO4)
  • tong  (TO4)
  • tongue  (TO6)
  • tonne  (TO5)
  • toon  (TO4)
  • toot  (TO4)
  • tooth  (TO5)
  • tote  (TO4)
  • tough  (TO5)
  • toughen†  (TO7)
  • tout  (TO4)
  • tune  (TU4)
  • tutee  (TU5)
  • tutu  (TU4)
  • unguent  (UN7)
  • unthought  (UN9)
  • unto  (UN4)
  • untune  (UN6)

Answer Definitions

  • entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
  • gent (noun): A gentleman.
  • ghetto (noun): An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law.
  • goth (noun): A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
  • gotten (verb): past participle of get
  • gout (noun): An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
  • hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
  • hunt (verb): To find or search for an animal in the wild with the intention of killing the animal for its meat or for sport.
  • nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
  • note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
  • nought (noun): Nothing; something which does not exist.
  • nugget (noun): A small, compact chunk or clump.
  • onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
  • ought (verb): simple past tense of owe
  • outgo (verb): To go out, to set forth.
  • outgone (verb): past participle of outgo
  • outgun (verb): To defeat in terms of firepower.
  • outthought (verb): simple past tense and past participle of outthink
  • teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
  • teeth (noun): plural of tooth
  • teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
  • tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
  • tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
  • 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.
  • thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
  • then (adverb): At that time.
  • thong (noun): A strip of leather.
  • thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
  • though (adverb): Despite that; however.
  • thought (noun): Form created in the mind, rather than the forms perceived through the five senses; an instance of thinking.
  • thug (noun): Someone with an intimidating and unseemly appearance and mannerisms, who treats others violently and roughly, often for hire.
  • tone (noun): A specific pitch.
  • tong (noun): An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
  • tongue (noun): The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
  • tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
  • toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
  • toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
  • tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
  • tote (noun): A tote bag.
  • tough (adjective): Strong and resilient; sturdy.
  • toughen† (verb): To make tough.
  • tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
  • tune (noun): A melody.
  • tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
  • tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
  • unguent (noun): Any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes.
  • unthought (noun): That which has not been (yet) thought; that which has yet to enter into the mind; a non-existent thought.
  • unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.
  • untune (verb): To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.