NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 28, 2021

Mar 28, 2021 · 12 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 28, 2021

Game Summary

Center Letter	M
Outer Letters	a, i, l, o, r, t
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	65 words
Total Points	268 points
Genius Level	188 points
Bingo?	Yes

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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	2	3	1	1	1	-	8
I	1	-	-	1	2	-	4
L	5	2	-	-	-	-	7
M	15	7	6	5	2	1	36
O	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
R	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
T	2	-	4	-	-	1	7
Σ	28	12	11	7	5	2	65

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A	AI×1 AL×1 AM×2 AR×3 AT×1
I	IM×4
L	LA×1 LI×3 LL×1 LO×2
M	MA×16 MI×5 MO×15
O	OM×1
R	RO×2
T	TA×2 TO×3 TR×2

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A	AIR×1 ALA×1 AMM×1 AMO×1 ARM×2 ARO×1 ATO×1
I	IMA×1 IMI×1 IMM×2
L	LAM×1 LIM×3 LLA×1 LOA×1 LOO×1
M	MAI×4 MAL×4 MAM×3 MAR×5 MIL×2 MIR×1 MIT×2 MOA×1 MOI×1 MOL×3 MOM×1 MOO×3 MOR×4 MOT×2
O	OMI×1
R	ROA×1 ROO×1
T	TAM×1 TAT×1 TOM×3 TRA×1 TRI×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.

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Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (^†).

Word	2L Ref	Definition (click to reveal)
ai.....	AI7	The system of conveying mail using aircraft.
al...	AL5	A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
am..	AM4	Ammunition.
am....	AM6	Neither moral nor immoral.
ar...	AR5	A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
ar......	AR8	Of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms.
ar...	AR5	A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
at..	AT4	The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
im..	IM4	One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
im......	IM8	A person who imitates or apes another.
im.....	IM7	Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.
im...... ^†	IM8	Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
la..	LA4	A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
li..	LI4	lima bean
li...	LI5	A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
li..	LI4	Clipping of limousine.
ll...	LL5	A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
lo..	LO4	A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
lo..	LO4	A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
ma..	MA4	A bag or wallet.
ma.....	MA7	A one-piece swimsuit (for women)
ma......	MA8	A room used for receiving and sending mail.
ma..	MA4	To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
ma.....	MA7	A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
ma......	MA8	Of, relating to, or infected by malaria.
ma..	MA4	A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
ma..	MA4	Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
ma..	MA4	Mother, female parent.
ma...	MA5	The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
ma....	MA6	An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
ma.....	MA7	Pertaining to marriage.
ma..	MA4	madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
ma....	MA6	Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
ma..	MA4	A shop, store.
ma.....	MA7	Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
mi.....	MI7	An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
mi..	MI4	A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
mi....	MI6	A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
mi....	MI6	Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre.
mi..	MI4	A mitten
mo..	MO4	A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
mo..	MO4	To toil, to work hard.
mo...	MO5	A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
mo..	MO4	A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
mo..	MO4	US standard spelling of moult.
mo...	MO5	mother
mo...	MO5	Money, cash.
mo..	MO4	An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
mo..	MO4	Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
mo...	MO5	Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
mo.......	MO9	plural of moratorium
mo....	MO6	Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
mo....	MO6	A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
mo...	MO5	A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
mo...	MO5	A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
om..	OM4	To leave out or exclude.
ro..	RO4	To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
ro..	RO4	Opportunity or scope (to do something).
ta....	TA6	A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor.
ta....	TA6	Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
to.......	TO9	A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
to....	TO6	A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
to....	TO6	Alternative spelling of tom-tit
tr..	TR4	A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
tr..	TR4	To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.

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.

airmail (AI7)
alarm (AL5)
ammo (AM4)
amoral (AM6)
armor (AR5)
armorial (AR8)
aroma (AR5)
atom (AT4)
imam (IM4)
imitator (IM8)
immoral (IM7)
immortal^† (IM8)
lama (LA4)
lima (LI4)
limit (LI5)
limo (LI4)
llama (LL5)
loam (LO4)
loom (LO4)
mail (MA4)
maillot (MA7)
mailroom (MA8)
maim (MA4)
malaria (MA7)
malarial (MA8)
mall (MA4)
malt (MA4)
mama (MA4)
mamma (MA5)
mammal (MA6)
marital (MA7)
marm (MA4)
marmot (MA6)
mart (MA4)
martial (MA7)
militia (MI7)
mill (MI4)
mirror (MI6)
mitral (MI6)
mitt (MI4)
moat (MO4)
moil (MO4)
molar (MO5)
moll (MO4)
molt (MO4)
momma (MO5)
moola (MO5)
moor (MO4)
moot (MO4)
moral (MO5)
moratoria (MO9)
mortal (MO6)
mortar (MO6)
motor (MO5)
motto (MO5)
omit (OM4)
roam (RO4)
room (RO4)
tamari (TA6)
tatami (TA6)
tomatillo (TO9)
tomato (TO6)
tomtit (TO6)
tram (TR4)
trim (TR4)

Answer Definitions

airmail (noun): The system of conveying mail using aircraft.
alarm (noun): A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
ammo (noun): Ammunition.
amoral (adjective): Neither moral nor immoral.
armor (noun): A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
armorial (adjective): Of, or relating to heraldry, or to heraldic arms.
aroma (noun): A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
imitator (noun): A person who imitates or apes another.
immoral (adjective): Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.
immortal^† (adjective): Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
lima (noun): lima bean
limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
loam (noun): A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
mail (noun): A bag or wallet.
maillot (noun): A one-piece swimsuit (for women)
mailroom (noun): A room used for receiving and sending mail.
maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
malaria (noun): A disease spread by mosquito, in which a protozoan, Plasmodium, multiplies in blood every few days.
malarial (adjective): Of, relating to, or infected by malaria.
mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
malt (noun): Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
marital (adjective): Pertaining to marriage.
marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
marmot (noun): Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
mart (noun): A shop, store.
martial (adjective): Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
militia (noun): An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
mirror (noun): A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
mitral (adjective): Pertaining to a mitre; resembling a mitre.
mitt (noun): A mitten
moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
molar (noun): A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
momma (noun): mother
moola (noun): Money, cash.
moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
moral (adjective): Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
moratoria (noun): plural of moratorium
mortal (adjective): Susceptible to death by aging, sickness, injury, or wound; not immortal.
mortar (noun): A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
motor (noun): A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).
tamari (noun): A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor.
tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
tomatillo (noun): A plant of the nightshade family originating in Mexico, Physalis philadelphica, cultivated for its tomato-like green to green-purple fruit surrounded by a thin papery skin.
tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
tram (noun): A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.

	4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9	Σ
A	2	3	1	1	1	-	8
I	1	-	-	1	2	-	4
L	5	2	-	-	-	-	7
M	15	7	6	5	2	1	36
O	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
R	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
T	2	-	4	-	-	1	7
Σ	28	12	11	7	5	2	65

	4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9	Σ
A	2	3	1	1	1	-	8
I	1	-	-	1	2	-	4
L	5	2	-	-	-	-	7
M	15	7	6	5	2	1	36
O	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
R	2	-	-	-	-	-	2
T	2	-	4	-	-	1	7
Σ	28	12	11	7	5	2	65