NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 9, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, m, n, o, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 208 points |
| Genius Level | 146 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| D | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 17 |
| M | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 3 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 |
| T | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 18 | 12 | 7 | 8 | - | 2 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×3 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×4 DO×10 DR×3 |
| M | MA×3 MO×5 |
| N | NA×1 NO×2 |
| O | OD×1 |
| R | RA×6 RO×3 |
| T | TA×1 TO×2 TR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADA×1 ADM×1 ADO×1 ARD×1 ARM×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAM×1 DAR×2 DAT×1 DOD×1 DON×1 DOO×5 DOR×2 DOT×1 DRA×3 |
| M | MAD×2 MAT×1 MON×3 MOO×1 MOR×1 |
| N | NAD×1 NOM×1 NON×1 |
| O | ODO×1 |
| R | RAD×2 RAM×2 RAN×2 ROA×1 RON×1 ROO×1 |
| T | TAN×1 TOA×1 TOR×1 TRO×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..... | AD7 | Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined. |
| ad... | AD5 | A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements. |
| ad... | AD5 | To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate. |
| ar... | AR5 | Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada. |
| da.. | DA4 | To condemn to hell. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| da.. | DA4 | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| 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... | DO5 | One who makes a donation. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| do.. | DO4 | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| 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..... | DO7 | A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services. |
| do..... | DO7 | A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes. |
| do.. | DO4 | Clipping of dormitory. |
| do..... † | DO7 | Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended. |
| do.... | DO6 | An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g). |
| dr... | DR5 | A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue |
| dr.. | DR4 | To damn or curse. |
| ma... | MA5 | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A male who is insane or mentally disturbed. |
| ma..... | MA7 | The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight. |
| mo... | MO5 | An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible. |
| mo... | MO5 | A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth. |
| mo....... | MO9 | A play in the form of a monologue |
| mo.. | MO4 | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| mo..... † | MO7 | Having or showing a sharp or critical quality |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| no... | NO5 | A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home. |
| no....... | NO9 | Not random; caused or manipulated; arranged. |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra... | RA5 | The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. |
| ro... | RO5 | A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ta..... | TA7 | A cylindrical clay oven used, in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent, to make flat bread, or to cook meat. |
| to.. | TO4 | An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. |
| to..... | TO7 | A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud. |
| 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.
- adamant (AD7)
- adman (AD5)
- adorn (AD5)
- ardor (AR5)
- armada (AR6)
- damn (DA4)
- darn (DA4)
- dart (DA4)
- data (DA4)
- dodo (DO4)
- donor (DO5)
- doodad (DO6)
- doom (DO4)
- door (DO4)
- doorman (DO7)
- doormat (DO7)
- dorm (DO4)
- dormant† (DO7)
- dotard (DO6)
- dram (DR4)
- drama (DR5)
- drat (DR4)
- madam (MA5)
- madman (MA6)
- matador (MA7)
- monad (MO5)
- mondo (MO5)
- monodrama (MO9)
- mood (MO4)
- mordant† (MO7)
- nada (NA4)
- nomad (NO5)
- nonrandom (NO9)
- odor (OD4)
- radar (RA5)
- radon (RA5)
- ramada (RA6)
- ramrod (RA6)
- rand (RA4)
- random (RA6)
- road (RO4)
- rondo (RO5)
- rood (RO4)
- tandoor (TA7)
- toad (TO4)
- tornado (TO7)
- trod (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- adamant (adjective): Firm; unshakeable; unyielding; determined.
- adman (noun): A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
- adorn (verb): To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
- armada (noun): A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
- damn (verb): To condemn to hell.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- doom (noun): Destiny, especially terrible.
- 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.
- doorman (noun): A person who holds open the door at the entryway (entrance) to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services.
- doormat (noun): A coarse mat at the entrance to a house, upon which one wipes one's shoes.
- dorm (noun): Clipping of dormitory.
- dormant† (adjective): Inactive, sleeping, asleep, suspended.
- dotard (noun): An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage.
- dram (noun): A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
- drama (noun): A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- drat (verb): To damn or curse.
- madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- madman (noun): A male who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- matador (noun): The person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight.
- monad (noun): An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
- mondo (noun): A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
- monodrama (noun): A play in the form of a monologue
- mood (noun): A mental or emotional state, composure.
- mordant† (adjective): Having or showing a sharp or critical quality
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nomad (noun): A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
- nonrandom (adjective): Not random; caused or manipulated; arranged.
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- radon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
- ramada (noun): A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
- ramrod (noun): Device used with muzzleloaders to push the projectile up against the propellant.
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- random (noun): A roving motion; course without definite direction; lack of rule or method; chance.
- road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- tandoor (noun): A cylindrical clay oven used, in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent, to make flat bread, or to cook meat.
- toad (noun): An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- tornado (noun): A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.
- trod (verb): simple past tense of tread