NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 7, 2021

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 7, 2021

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 7, 2021
Center LetterN
Outer Lettersa, d, h, i, o, t
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words38 words
Total Points167 points
Genius Level117 points
Bingo?Yes

Table of Contents

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  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 March 7, 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
A21211-18
D2---1--3
H3------3
I1-----23
N423-1-111
O11-----2
T422----8
Σ176713-438

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A
AD×1
AN×5
AT×2
D
DI×2
DO×1
H
HA×1
HI×2
I
IN×3
N
NA×7
NI×1
NO×3
O
ON×2
T
TA×3
TH×2
TI×2
TO×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A
ADD×1
ANI×1
ANN×1
ANO×2
ANT×1
ATT×2
D
DIN×2
DON×1
H
HAN×1
HIN×2
I
INI×1
INT×2
N
NAA×1
NAD×1
NAI×1
NAN×1
NAT×3
NIN×1
NOO×1
NOT×2
O
ONI×1
ONT×1
T
TAH×1
TAI×1
TAN×1
THA×1
THI×1
TIN×1
TIT×1
TOO×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 ().

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ad......AD8The act of adding anything.
an...AN5A negatively charged ion.
an........AN10A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
an....AN6To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
an..AN4Straight away; at once.
an..AN4Opposed to something.
at....AT6To gain (an object or desired result).
at.....AT7Convicted, attainted.
di..DI4dinosaur.
di..DI4A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
do......DO8A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
ha..HA4The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
hi..HI4Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
hi..HI4A clue.
in........IN10The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
in..IN4To or towards the inside of.
in........IN10The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
na..NA4A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
na..NA4Nothing.
na...NA5A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
na..NA4A banana.
na....NA6floating or swimming (in water)
na....NA6A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
na........ NA10The quality of being a nation.
ni...NI5The ordinal form of the number nine.
no..NO4The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
no......NO8The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
no....NO6Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
on...ON5A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
on..ON4Upon; on top of.
ta....TA6A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
ta...TA5A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
ta....TA6Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
th..TH4Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
th..TH4Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
ti..TI4A slight coloring.
ti...TI5Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
to..TO4A cartoon, especially an animated television show.

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.

  • addition  (AD8)
  • anion  (AN5)
  • annotation  (AN10)
  • anoint  (AN6)
  • anon  (AN4)
  • anti  (AN4)
  • attain  (AT6)
  • attaint  (AT7)
  • dino  (DI4)
  • dint  (DI4)
  • donation  (DO8)
  • hand  (HA4)
  • hind  (HI4)
  • hint  (HI4)
  • initiation  (IN10)
  • into  (IN4)
  • intonation  (IN10)
  • naan  (NA4)
  • nada  (NA4)
  • naiad  (NA5)
  • nana  (NA4)
  • natant  (NA6)
  • nation  (NA6)
  • nationhood  (NA10)
  • ninth  (NI5)
  • noon  (NO4)
  • notation  (NO8)
  • notion  (NO6)
  • onion  (ON5)
  • onto  (ON4)
  • tahini  (TA6)
  • taint  (TA5)
  • tannin  (TA6)
  • than  (TH4)
  • thin  (TH4)
  • tint  (TI4)
  • titan  (TI5)
  • toon  (TO4)

Answer Definitions

  • addition (noun): The act of adding anything.
  • anion (noun): A negatively charged ion.
  • annotation (noun): A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
  • anoint (verb): To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
  • anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
  • anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
  • attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
  • attaint (adjective): Convicted, attainted.
  • dino (noun): dinosaur.
  • dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
  • donation (noun): A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
  • hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
  • hind (adjective): Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
  • hint (noun): A clue.
  • initiation (noun): The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
  • into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
  • intonation (noun): The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
  • naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
  • nada (pronoun): Nothing.
  • naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
  • nana (noun): A banana.
  • natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
  • nation (noun): A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
  • nationhood (noun): The quality of being a nation.
  • ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
  • noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
  • notation (noun): The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
  • notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
  • onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
  • onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
  • tahini (noun): A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
  • taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
  • tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
  • than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
  • thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
  • tint (noun): A slight coloring.
  • titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
  • toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.