NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 18, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, n, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 134 points |
| Genius Level | 94 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| D | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | 11 |
| G | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×3 AI×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×4 DI×7 |
| G | GA×1 |
| I | IN×1 |
| N | NA×2 |
| P | PA×4 PI×1 |
| T | TI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADA×2 ADD×1 AID×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAN×1 DAP×1 DAT×2 DIG×2 DIN×4 DIP×1 |
| G | GAD×1 |
| I | IND×1 |
| N | NAD×1 NAI×1 |
| P | PAD×1 PAI×1 PAN×2 PID×1 |
| T | TID×1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad... | AD5 | To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit |
| ad...... † | AD8 | present participle of adapt |
| ad.... | AD6 | present participle of add |
| ai.... | AI6 | present participle of aid |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| da..... | DA7 | present participle of dap |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| da.... | DA6 | present participle of date |
| di..... | DI7 | The action performed by a person or thing that digs. |
| di... | DI5 | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. |
| di.. | DI4 | Very minor damage, a small dent or chip. |
| di..... | DI7 | present participle of ding |
| di.... | DI6 | Eating dinner as a social function. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| di..... | DI7 | present participle of dip |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gad |
| in....... | IN9 | Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| pa..... | PA7 | present participle of pad |
| pa.. | PA4 | simple past tense and past participle of pay |
| pa... | PA5 | The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail. |
| pa.... | PA6 | An honorary title for a learned man or scholar. |
| pi.... | PI6 | An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers. |
| ti.... | TI6 | news; new information |
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.
- adapt (AD5)
- adapting† (AD8)
- adding (AD6)
- aiding (AI6)
- dang (DA4)
- dapping (DA7)
- data (DA4)
- dating (DA6)
- digging (DI7)
- digit (DI5)
- ding (DI4)
- dinging (DI7)
- dining (DI6)
- dint (DI4)
- dipping (DI7)
- gadding (GA7)
- indignant (IN9)
- nada (NA4)
- naiad (NA5)
- padding (PA7)
- paid (PA4)
- panda (PA5)
- pandit (PA6)
- pidgin (PI6)
- tiding (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- adapt (verb): To make suitable; to make to correspond; to fit or suit
- adapting† (verb): present participle of adapt
- adding (verb): present participle of add
- aiding (verb): present participle of aid
- dang (verb): Damn.
- dapping (verb): present participle of dap
- data (noun): plural of datum
- dating (verb): present participle of date
- digging (noun): The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
- digit (noun): The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
- ding (noun): Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
- dinging (verb): present participle of ding
- dining (noun): Eating dinner as a social function.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- dipping (verb): present participle of dip
- gadding (verb): present participle of gad
- indignant (adjective): Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- padding (verb): present participle of pad
- paid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pay
- panda (noun): The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
- pandit (noun): An honorary title for a learned man or scholar.
- pidgin (noun): An amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.
- tiding (noun): news; new information