NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 26, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, g, n, o, r, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 151 points |
| Genius Level | 106 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| B | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 15 |
| G | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| N | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| O | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| R | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 23 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×3 AN×2 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×9 BO×3 BR×3 |
| G | GA×4 GO×1 GR×3 |
| N | NA×3 NO×1 |
| O | OR×3 |
| R | RA×5 RO×2 |
| Z |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AGO×2 ANG×1 ANO×1 ARB×1 ARG×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×2 BAN×2 BAO×1 BAR×3 BAZ×1 BOA×1 BOB×1 BON×1 BRA×2 BRO×1 |
| G | GAG×1 GAN×1 GAR×2 GON×1 GRA×2 GRO×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAB×1 NAN×1 NON×1 |
| O | ORA×1 ORG×2 |
| R | RAG×2 RAN×1 RAZ×2 ROA×2 |
| Z |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag.. | AG4 | A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| ag... | AG5 | A place for gathering. |
| an.... | AN6 | An angora cat. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| ar... | AR5 | A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation. |
| ar... | AR5 | The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks. |
| 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.... | BA6 | A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. |
| ba... | BA5 | The male ruler of a barony. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Synonym of tapioca pearl. |
| bo..... | BO7 | A rich mine or vein of silver or gold. |
| br.. | BR4 | A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification. |
| br.. | BR4 | The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. |
| br.... | BR6 | A heavy working shoe; a brogue. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Fashion, style of dressing oneself up. |
| ga...... † | GA8 | An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas. |
| go... | GO5 | Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action. |
| gr.. | GR4 | To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A grandmother. |
| gr... | GR5 | A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na... | NA5 | An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| no..... | NO7 | A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon. |
| or... | OR5 | An orangutan. |
| or... | OR5 | The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions. |
| or..... | OR7 | A thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. |
| ra.. | RA4 | simple past tense of ring |
| ra... | RA5 | A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A version of seven card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball). |
| ro.. | RO4 | Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
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.
- agar (AG4)
- agog (AG4)
- agora (AG5)
- angora (AN6)
- anon (AN4)
- arbor (AR5)
- argon (AR5)
- baba (BA4)
- baboon (BA6)
- banana (BA6)
- bang (BA4)
- baobab (BA6)
- barb (BA4)
- barn (BA4)
- baron (BA5)
- bazaar (BA6)
- boar (BO4)
- boba (BO4)
- bonanza (BO7)
- brag (BR4)
- bran (BR4)
- brogan (BR6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gang (GA4)
- garb (GA4)
- garbanzo† (GA8)
- gonna (GO5)
- grab (GR4)
- gran (GR4)
- groan (GR5)
- naan (NA4)
- nabob (NA5)
- nana (NA4)
- nonagon (NO7)
- orang (OR5)
- organ (OR5)
- organza (OR7)
- raga (RA4)
- ragbag (RA6)
- rang (RA4)
- razor (RA5)
- razz (RA4)
- roan (RO4)
- roar (RO4)
Answer Definitions
- agar (noun): A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- agora (noun): A place for gathering.
- angora (noun): An angora cat.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- arbor (noun): A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
- argon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- baboon (noun): An Old World monkey of the genus Papio, having dog-like muzzles and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and naked callosities on the buttocks.
- 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.
- baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- barn (noun): A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
- baron (noun): The male ruler of a barony.
- bazaar (noun): A marketplace, particularly in the Middle East and South Asia, and often covered with shops and stalls.
- boar (noun): A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- bonanza (noun): A rich mine or vein of silver or gold.
- brag (noun): A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
- bran (noun): The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
- brogan (noun): A heavy working shoe; a brogue.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- garb (noun): Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
- garbanzo† (noun): An edible pulse, Cicer arietinum, of the family Leguminosae or Fabaceae and subfamilies Faboideae or Papilionoideae, with white or purple-blue flowers and small feathery leaves on both sides of the stem and pods containing two to three peas.
- gonna (contraction): Contraction of going to when followed by an infinitive verb: used to express a future action.
- grab (verb): To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- gran (noun): A grandmother.
- groan (noun): A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nabob (noun): An Indian ruler within the Mogul empire.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nonagon (noun): A polygon with nine sides and nine angles; an enneagon.
- orang (noun): An orangutan.
- organ (noun): The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- organza (noun): A thin, stiff, sheer fabric that is made from silk or a synthetic yarn, which resembles organdy, and is used in dressmaking.
- raga (noun): Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- ragbag (noun): A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- rang (verb): simple past tense of ring
- razor (noun): A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.
- razz (noun): A version of seven card stud where the worst poker hand wins (called lowball).
- roan (adjective): Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.