NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 24, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, l, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 123 points |
| Genius Level | 86 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| C | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 16 |
| H | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AN×2 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CH×14 CI×1 CL×1 |
| H | HA×4 HI×1 |
| I | IN×1 |
| L | LA×1 |
| N | |
| R | RA×1 RI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ANA×2 ARC×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CHA×5 CHI×9 CIN×1 CLI×1 |
| H | HAI×2 HAL×2 HIL×1 |
| I | INC×1 |
| L | LAR×1 |
| N | |
| R | RAN×1 RIC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an...... | AN8 | Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy. |
| an........ † | AN10 | Anarchic |
| ar.. | AR4 | An inverted U shape. |
| ar..... | AR7 | A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.). |
| ch.. | CH4 | A female gypsy. |
| ch... | CH5 | A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal. |
| ch... | CH5 | An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench. |
| ch..... | CH7 | A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To burn something to charcoal. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch... | CH5 | A Latin-American girl; a Latina. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch... | CH5 | The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking. |
| ch... | CH5 | A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness. |
| ch.. | CH4 | The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth. |
| ch... | CH5 | Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china. |
| ch........ | CH10 | Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets. |
| ci... | CI5 | A simple saddle girth used in Mexico. |
| cl.... | CL6 | To clasp; to interlock. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| in.. | IN4 | A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. |
| la... | LA5 | A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles. |
| ra... | RA5 | A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock. |
| ri.. | RI4 | Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. |
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.
- anarchic (AN8)
- anarchical† (AN10)
- arch (AR4)
- archaic (AR7)
- chai (CH4)
- chain (CH5)
- chair (CH5)
- challah (CH7)
- char (CH4)
- chia (CH4)
- chic (CH4)
- chica (CH5)
- chichi (CH6)
- chili (CH5)
- chill (CH5)
- chin (CH4)
- china (CH5)
- chinchilla (CH10)
- cinch (CI5)
- clinch (CL6)
- hail (HA4)
- hair (HA4)
- halal (HA5)
- hall (HA4)
- hill (HI4)
- inch (IN4)
- larch (LA5)
- ranch (RA5)
- rich (RI4)
Answer Definitions
- anarchic (adjective): Relating to, supporting, or likely to cause anarchy.
- anarchical† (adjective): Anarchic
- arch (noun): An inverted U shape.
- archaic (noun): A general term for the prehistoric period intermediate between the earliest period (‘Paleo-Indian’, ‘Paleo-American’, ‘American‐paleolithic’, &c.) of human presence in the Western Hemisphere, and the most recent prehistoric period (‘Woodland’, etc.).
- chai (noun): A female gypsy.
- chain (noun): A series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal.
- chair (noun): An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person. Compare stool, couch, sofa, settee, loveseat and bench.
- challah (noun): A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- char (verb): To burn something to charcoal.
- chia (noun): A Mexican sage grown for its edible seeds, Salvia hispanica.
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chica (noun): A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chili (noun): The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- chill (noun): A moderate, but uncomfortable and penetrating coldness.
- chin (noun): The bottom of a face, the typically jutting jawline below the mouth.
- china (noun): Synonym of porcelain, a hard white translucent ceramic made from kaolin, now sometimes distinguished in reference to tableware as fine or good china.
- chinchilla (noun): Either of two small, crepuscular rodents of the genus Chinchilla, native to the Andes, prized for their very soft fur and often kept as pets.
- cinch (noun): A simple saddle girth used in Mexico.
- clinch (verb): To clasp; to interlock.
- hail (noun): Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- inch (noun): A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
- larch (noun): A coniferous tree, of genus Larix, having deciduous leaves, in fascicles.
- ranch (noun): A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.
- rich (adjective): Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.