NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 28, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, j, m, n, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 100 points |
| Genius Level | 70 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 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| J | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×1 AN×1 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IM×1 IN×1 |
| J | JI×2 |
| M | MA×6 MI×4 |
| N | NI×1 |
| R | RA×2 RU×1 |
| U | UM×1 UR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×1 ANI×1 ARI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IMA×1 INU×1 |
| J | JIN×2 |
| M | MAI×2 MAN×1 MAR×3 MIN×4 |
| N | NIN×1 |
| R | RAI×1 RAN×1 RUI×1 |
| U | UMA×1 URA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai.... | AI6 | A pilot of an aircraft. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| in... | IN5 | To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container. |
| ji.. | JI4 | A genie and descendant of the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form, equivalent to demons in Jewish demonology. |
| ji... | JI5 | Alternative form of jinn |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma....... † | MA9 | The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A harbour for small boats. |
| ma...... | MA8 | Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| mi..... | MI7 | The lowest limit. |
| ni... | NI5 | A person trained in ninjutsu, especially one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| um... | UM5 | One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats. |
| ur..... | UR7 | The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series. |
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.
- airman (AI6)
- anima (AN5)
- aria (AR4)
- imam (IM4)
- inurn (IN5)
- jinn (JI4)
- jinni (JI5)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- mania (MA5)
- marijuana† (MA9)
- marina (MA6)
- marinara (MA8)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- minimum (MI7)
- ninja (NI5)
- rain (RA4)
- rani (RA4)
- ruin (RU4)
- umami (UM5)
- uranium (UR7)
Answer Definitions
- airman (noun): A pilot of an aircraft.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- inurn (verb): To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.
- jinn (noun): A genie and descendant of the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form, equivalent to demons in Jewish demonology.
- jinni (noun): Alternative form of jinn
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- marijuana† (noun): The inflorescence of the Cannabis sativa plant, smoked or ingested for euphoric effect.
- marina (noun): A harbour for small boats.
- marinara (adjective): Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- minimum (noun): The lowest limit.
- ninja (noun): A person trained in ninjutsu, especially one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- ruin (noun): The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- umami (noun): One of the five basic tastes, the savory taste of foods such as seaweed, cured fish, aged cheeses and meats.
- uranium (noun): The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U: a radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.