NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 17, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, n, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 165 points |
| Genius Level | 115 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| D | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| G | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| U | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AI×1 AU×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×5 DI×6 DU×3 |
| G | GA×1 GU×1 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NA×2 NU×1 |
| T | TI×1 |
| U | UN×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 AID×1 AUD×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DAN×1 DAT×2 DAU×2 DIG×2 DIN×4 DUD×1 DUN×2 |
| G | GAD×1 GUI×1 |
| I | IND×1 INU×1 |
| N | NAD×1 NAI×1 NUD×1 |
| T | TID×1 |
| U | UND×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.... | AD6 | present participle of add |
| ai.... | AI6 | present participle of aid |
| au... | AU5 | A judicial examination. |
| au...... † | AU8 | present participle of audit |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| da.... | DA6 | present participle of date |
| da... | DA5 | To discourage, intimidate. |
| da...... † | DA8 | Discouraging; inspiring fear. |
| di..... | DI7 | The action performed by a person or thing that digs. |
| di... | DI5 | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. |
| di.. | DI4 | Very minor damage, a small dent or chip. |
| di..... | DI7 | present participle of ding |
| di.... | DI6 | Eating dinner as a social function. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| du.... | DU6 | present participle of dude. |
| du.. | DU4 | Manure; animal excrement. |
| du..... | DU7 | present participle of dun |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gad |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of guide |
| in....... | IN9 | Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong. |
| in........ † | IN10 | present participle of inundate |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| nu..... | NU7 | present participle of nudge |
| ti.... | TI6 | news; new information |
| un... | UN5 | simple past tense of undo |
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.
- adding (AD6)
- aiding (AI6)
- audit (AU5)
- auditing† (AU8)
- dang (DA4)
- data (DA4)
- dating (DA6)
- daunt (DA5)
- daunting† (DA8)
- digging (DI7)
- digit (DI5)
- ding (DI4)
- dinging (DI7)
- dining (DI6)
- dint (DI4)
- duding (DU6)
- dung (DU4)
- dunning (DU7)
- gadding (GA7)
- guiding (GU7)
- indignant (IN9)
- inundating† (IN10)
- nada (NA4)
- naiad (NA5)
- nudging (NU7)
- tiding (TI6)
- undid (UN5)
Answer Definitions
- adding (verb): present participle of add
- aiding (verb): present participle of aid
- audit (noun): A judicial examination.
- auditing† (verb): present participle of audit
- dang (verb): Damn.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- dating (verb): present participle of date
- daunt (verb): To discourage, intimidate.
- daunting† (adjective): Discouraging; inspiring fear.
- digging (noun): The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
- digit (noun): The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
- ding (noun): Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
- dinging (verb): present participle of ding
- dining (noun): Eating dinner as a social function.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- duding (verb): present participle of dude.
- dung (noun): Manure; animal excrement.
- dunning (verb): present participle of dun
- gadding (verb): present participle of gad
- guiding (verb): present participle of guide
- indignant (adjective): Showing anger or indignation, especially at something unjust or wrong.
- inundating† (verb): present participle of inundate
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nudging (verb): present participle of nudge
- tiding (noun): news; new information
- undid (verb): simple past tense of undo