NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 29, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, k, n, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 157 points |
| Genius Level | 110 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| D | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 16 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | Σ | 10 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×3 CU×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×11 DU×5 |
| E | ED×2 |
| K | |
| N | NE×2 |
| T | TU×2 |
| U | UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CED×2 CEN×1 CUE×1 CUK×1 CUT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×4 DED×4 DET×2 DEU×1 DUC×4 DUN×1 |
| E | EDU×2 |
| K | |
| N | NEC×2 |
| T | TUC×2 |
| U | UNC×1 UND×1 UNT×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| cu.. | CU4 | simple past tense and past participle of cue |
| cu.. | CU4 | A cucumber. |
| cu.. | CU4 | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior. |
| de...... | DE8 | A dead person. |
| de.... | DE6 | Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances. |
| de.. | DE4 | Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deck |
| de.... | DE6 | To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deduce |
| de.... | DE6 | To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deduct |
| de.... | DE6 | to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing |
| de...... | DE8 | Having been noticed. |
| de... | DE5 | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. |
| du.. | DU4 | To quickly lower the head or body, often in order to prevent it from being struck by something. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duck |
| du.. | DU4 | a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duct |
| du... | DU5 | An unintelligent person. |
| ed... | ED5 | To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of educe |
| ne.. | NE4 | The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Having some specific type of neck |
| tu.. | TU4 | To pull or gather up (an item of fabric). |
| tu.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tuck |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un........ | UN10 | Not found; undiscovered. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked. |
| un...... † | UN8 | Not tucked in |
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.
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- cent (CE4)
- cued (CU4)
- cuke (CU4)
- cute (CU4)
- decedent (DE8)
- decent (DE6)
- deck (DE4)
- decked (DE6)
- deduce (DE6)
- deduced (DE7)
- deduct (DE6)
- deducted (DE8)
- detect (DE6)
- detected (DE8)
- deuce (DE5)
- duck (DU4)
- ducked (DU6)
- duct (DU4)
- ducted (DU6)
- dunce (DU5)
- educe (ED5)
- educed (ED6)
- neck (NE4)
- necked (NE6)
- tuck (TU4)
- tucked (TU6)
- uncut (UN5)
- undetected (UN10)
- untuck (UN6)
- untucked† (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- cued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cue
- cuke (noun): A cucumber.
- cute (adjective): Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
- decedent (noun): A dead person.
- decent (adjective): Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
- deck (noun): Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
- decked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deck
- deduce (verb): To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
- deduced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduce
- deduct (verb): To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
- deducted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduct
- detect (verb): to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
- detected (adjective): Having been noticed.
- deuce (noun): A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
- duck (verb): To quickly lower the head or body, often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- ducked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duck
- duct (noun): a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
- ducted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duct
- dunce (noun): An unintelligent person.
- educe (verb): To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- educed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of educe
- neck (noun): The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- necked (adjective): Having some specific type of neck
- tuck (verb): To pull or gather up (an item of fabric).
- tucked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tuck
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- undetected (adjective): Not found; undiscovered.
- untuck (verb): To remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked.
- untucked† (adjective): Not tucked in