NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 22, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | i, m, o, r, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 109 points |
| Genius Level | 76 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 6 | - | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| I | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 11 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×4 DO×8 DR×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ID×2 |
| M | MI×1 MO×2 |
| O | OD×2 |
| R | RO×1 |
| T | TI×3 TO×3 TR×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIR×2 DIT×2 DOD×1 DOO×3 DOR×3 DOT×1 DRO×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IDI×2 |
| M | MID×1 MOO×2 |
| O | ODD×1 ODO×1 |
| R | ROO×1 |
| T | TID×1 TIM×2 TOD×1 TOR×2 TRO×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| di.. | DI4 | Soil or earth. |
| di... | DI5 | Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| di... | DI5 | A short, simple verse or song. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| do... | DO5 | Filled with doom and gloom: depressing or pessimistic |
| do.. | DO4 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| do.. | DO4 | Clipping of dormitory. |
| do....... † | DO9 | A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind. |
| do.. | DO4 | A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers. |
| do... | DO5 | Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile. |
| dr... | DR5 | A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android). |
| id... | ID5 | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| mo... | MO5 | Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental. |
| od.... | OD6 | An odd or strange thing or opinion. |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Arranged neatly and in order. |
| ti... | TI5 | Lacking in courage or confidence. |
| ti...... | TI8 | The state of being timid; shyness. |
| to... | TO5 | Clipping of hot toddy. |
| to.... | TO6 | A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane. |
| to.... | TO6 | Very hot and dry. |
| tr.. | TR4 | simple past tense of tread |
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.
- dirt (DI4)
- dirty (DI5)
- ditto (DI5)
- ditty (DI5)
- dodo (DO4)
- doom (DO4)
- doomy (DO5)
- door (DO4)
- dorm (DO4)
- dormitory† (DO9)
- dory (DO4)
- dotty (DO5)
- droid (DR5)
- idiom (ID5)
- idiot (ID5)
- midi (MI4)
- mood (MO4)
- moody (MO5)
- oddity (OD6)
- odor (OD4)
- rood (RO4)
- tidy (TI4)
- timid (TI5)
- timidity (TI8)
- toddy (TO5)
- toroid (TO6)
- torrid (TO6)
- trod (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- dirt (noun): Soil or earth.
- dirty (adjective): Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- ditty (noun): A short, simple verse or song.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doom (noun): Destiny, especially terrible.
- doomy (adjective): Filled with doom and gloom: depressing or pessimistic
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- dorm (noun): Clipping of dormitory.
- dormitory† (noun): A room containing a number of beds (and often some other furniture and/or utilities) for sleeping, often applied to student and backpacker accommodation of this kind.
- dory (noun): A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
- dotty (adjective): Mildly insane or eccentric; often, senile.
- droid (noun): A robot, especially one made with some physical resemblance to a human (an android).
- idiom (noun): A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- mood (noun): A mental or emotional state, composure.
- moody (adjective): Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
- oddity (noun): An odd or strange thing or opinion.
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- tidy (adjective): Arranged neatly and in order.
- timid (adjective): Lacking in courage or confidence.
- timidity (noun): The state of being timid; shyness.
- toddy (noun): Clipping of hot toddy.
- toroid (noun): A surface generated by a closed curve (especially a circle) rotating about, but not intersecting or containing, an axis in its own plane.
- torrid (adjective): Very hot and dry.
- trod (verb): simple past tense of tread