NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 27, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, i, k, n, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 108 points |
| Genius Level | 76 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| G | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| K | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| O | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 8 |
| V | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EG×1 EN×1 EV×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×1 GO×4 |
| I | IN×2 |
| K | KE×1 KO×1 |
| N | NE×1 NO×5 |
| O | OG×2 OI×2 ON×2 OV×2 |
| V |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EGG×1 ENO×1 EVO×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GIN×1 GOI×1 GON×2 GOO×1 |
| I | INV×2 |
| K | KEN×1 KOO×1 |
| N | NEO×1 NOG×1 NON×1 NOO×3 |
| O | OGE×1 OGI×1 OIN×2 ONG×1 ONI×1 OVE×1 OVI×1 |
| V |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| eg.... | EG6 | A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas. |
| en... | EN5 | An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes. |
| ev... | EV5 | To call out; to draw out or bring forth. |
| ev..... † | EV7 | present participle of evoke |
| gi.... | GI6 | Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds. |
| go... | GO5 | present participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | past participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| in.... | IN6 | To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance. |
| in...... | IN8 | present participle of invoke |
| ke.. | KE4 | A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered. |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.... | NO6 | A small mug, cup or ladle. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.... | NO6 | An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly. |
| no.. | NO4 | A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og... | OG5 | The curve of a cumulative distribution function. |
| oi.. | OI4 | Representing the sound made by a pig. |
| oi..... | OI7 | present participle of oink |
| on..... | ON7 | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| ov.. | OV4 | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| ov... | OV5 | Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis. |
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.
- eggnog (EG6)
- enoki (EN5)
- evoke (EV5)
- evoking† (EV7)
- ginkgo (GI6)
- going (GO5)
- gone (GO4)
- gong (GO4)
- goon (GO4)
- invoke (IN6)
- invoking (IN8)
- keno (KE4)
- kook (KO4)
- neon (NE4)
- noggin (NO6)
- none (NO4)
- noogie (NO6)
- nook (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogive (OG5)
- oink (OI4)
- oinking (OI7)
- ongoing (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- oven (OV4)
- ovine (OV5)
Answer Definitions
- eggnog (noun): A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- enoki (noun): An enoki mushroom, Flammulina velutipes.
- evoke (verb): To call out; to draw out or bring forth.
- evoking† (verb): present participle of evoke
- ginkgo (noun): Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds.
- going (verb): present participle of go
- gone (verb): past participle of go
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- invoke (verb): To call upon (a person, a god) for help, assistance or guidance.
- invoking (verb): present participle of invoke
- keno (noun): A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- noggin (noun): A small mug, cup or ladle.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noogie (noun): An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
- nook (noun): A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogive (noun): The curve of a cumulative distribution function.
- oink (interjection): Representing the sound made by a pig.
- oinking (verb): present participle of oink
- ongoing (adjective): Continuing, permanent, lasting.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- oven (noun): A chamber used for baking or heating.
- ovine (adjective): Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis.