NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 20, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, h, i, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 206 points |
| Genius Level | 144 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | 18 |
| G | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 | 5 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | - | - | 3 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×14 BI×4 |
| G | GA×1 GI×2 |
| H | HA×2 |
| I | IN×5 |
| N | NA×1 |
| T | TA×1 TI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAA×1 BAB×1 BAG×1 BAH×1 BAI×2 BAN×4 BAT×4 BIG×1 BIN×2 BIT×1 |
| G | GAB×1 GIB×1 GIG×1 |
| H | HAB×2 |
| I | INH×5 |
| N | NAB×1 |
| T | TAB×1 TIB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab..... | AB7 | present participle of lessening (something) in force or intensity. |
| ba.... | BA6 | The bleating of a sheep. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of bag |
| ba.. | BA4 | The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of bait |
| ba.... | BA6 | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A sudden percussive noise. |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of bang |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of ban |
| ba.. | BA4 | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| ba..... † | BA7 | That takes a bath. |
| ba.... | BA6 | present participle of bate |
| ba..... | BA7 | Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc. |
| bi... | BI5 | A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow |
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of binge |
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of bin |
| bi.... | BI6 | present participle of bite |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gab |
| gi.... | GI6 | present participle of gibe |
| gi..... | GI7 | 10 bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits. |
| ha... | HA5 | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| ha..... | HA7 | Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live. |
| in..... | IN7 | To live or reside in. |
| in........ | IN10 | Someone or thing who lives in a place. |
| in........ † | IN10 | present participle of inhabit |
| in..... | IN7 | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. |
| in........ | IN10 | present participle of inhibit |
| na..... | NA7 | present participle of nab |
| ta..... | TA7 | present participle of tab |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
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.
- abating (AB7)
- baaing (BA6)
- baba (BA4)
- bagging (BA7)
- baht (BA4)
- bait (BA4)
- baiting (BA7)
- banana (BA6)
- bang (BA4)
- banging (BA7)
- banning (BA7)
- bath (BA4)
- bathing† (BA7)
- bating (BA6)
- batting (BA7)
- bight (BI5)
- binging (BI7)
- binning (BI7)
- biting (BI6)
- gabbing (GA7)
- gibing (GI6)
- gigabit (GI7)
- habit (HA5)
- habitat (HA7)
- inhabit (IN7)
- inhabitant (IN10)
- inhabiting† (IN10)
- inhibit (IN7)
- inhibiting (IN10)
- nabbing (NA7)
- tabbing (TA7)
- tibia (TI5)
Answer Definitions
- abating (verb): present participle of lessening (something) in force or intensity.
- baaing (noun): The bleating of a sheep.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- bagging (verb): present participle of bag
- baht (noun): The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- baiting (verb): present participle of bait
- banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- bang (noun): A sudden percussive noise.
- banging (verb): present participle of bang
- banning (verb): present participle of ban
- bath (noun): A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
- bathing† (adjective): That takes a bath.
- bating (verb): present participle of bate
- batting (noun): Cotton, wool, silk or synthetic material used to stuff the inside of a mattress, quilt etc.
- bight (noun): A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow
- binging (verb): present participle of binge
- binning (verb): present participle of bin
- biting (verb): present participle of bite
- gabbing (verb): present participle of gab
- gibing (verb): present participle of gibe
- gigabit (noun): 10 bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits.
- habit (noun): An action performed on a regular basis.
- habitat (noun): Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
- inhabit (verb): To live or reside in.
- inhabitant (noun): Someone or thing who lives in a place.
- inhabiting† (verb): present participle of inhabit
- inhibit (verb): To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- inhibiting (verb): present participle of inhibit
- nabbing (verb): present participle of nab
- tabbing (verb): present participle of tab
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone