NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 10, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, d, e, h, l, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 186 points |
| Genius Level | 130 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| D | 2 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| H | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | - | 15 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BU×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×2 DU×4 |
| E | EM×3 |
| H | HE×4 HU×3 |
| L | |
| M | ME×7 MU×8 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BUM×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DEE×2 DUM×4 |
| E | EMB×3 |
| H | HEL×2 HEM×2 HUM×3 |
| L | |
| M | MED×2 MEL×3 MEM×2 MUD×2 MUL×3 MUM×2 MUU×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| bu.... | BU6 | A confusion; a jumble. |
| bu....... | BU9 | Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus |
| bu..... | BU7 | simple past tense and past participle of bumble |
| bu.... | BU6 | simple past tense and past participle of bum |
| de.. | DE4 | To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deem |
| du.. | DU4 | Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind"). |
| du...... | DU8 | A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dumb |
| du.... | DU6 | A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound. |
| em... | EM5 | To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed. |
| em...... | EM8 | simple past tense and past participle of embed |
| em.... | EM6 | A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo. |
| he.. | HE4 | The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of helm |
| he.. | HE4 | The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of hem |
| hu.... | HU6 | Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming. |
| hu..... † | HU7 | (usually qualifying a first-person pronoun) Grateful for the support of others, touched; honored, flattered. |
| hu.... | HU6 | simple past tense and past participle of hum |
| me.... | ME6 | To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly. |
| me..... | ME7 | simple past tense and past participle of meddle |
| me.. | ME4 | to combine multiple similar objects into one. |
| me.... | ME6 | simple past tense and past participle of meld |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me... | ME5 | simple past tense and past participle of meme |
| mu.... | MU6 | To mix together, to mix up; to confuse. |
| mu..... | MU7 | Confused, disorganised, in disarray. |
| mu.. | MU4 | The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. |
| mu.. | MU4 | (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate. |
| mu.... | MU6 | simple past tense and past participle of mull |
| mu.... | MU6 | To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate. |
| mu..... | MU7 | simple past tense and past participle of mumble |
| mu.... | MU6 | A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches). |
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.
- bumble (BU6)
- bumblebee (BU9)
- bumbled (BU7)
- bummed (BU6)
- deem (DE4)
- deemed (DE6)
- dumb (DU4)
- dumbbell (DU8)
- dumbed (DU6)
- dumdum (DU6)
- embed (EM5)
- embedded (EM8)
- emblem (EM6)
- helm (HE4)
- helmed (HE6)
- heme (HE4)
- hemmed (HE6)
- humble (HU6)
- humbled† (HU7)
- hummed (HU6)
- meddle (ME6)
- meddled (ME7)
- meld (ME4)
- melded (ME6)
- melee (ME5)
- meme (ME4)
- memed (ME5)
- muddle (MU6)
- muddled (MU7)
- mule (MU4)
- mull (MU4)
- mulled (MU6)
- mumble (MU6)
- mumbled (MU7)
- muumuu (MU6)
Answer Definitions
- bumble (noun): A confusion; a jumble.
- bumblebee (noun): Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus
- bumbled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bumble
- bummed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bum
- deem (verb): To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.
- deemed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deem
- dumb (adjective): Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").
- dumbbell (noun): A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.
- dumbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dumb
- dumdum (noun): A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.
- embed (verb): To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
- embedded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of embed
- emblem (noun): A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
- helm (noun): The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel.
- helmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of helm
- heme (noun): The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
- hemmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hem
- humble (adjective): Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
- humbled† (adjective): (usually qualifying a first-person pronoun) Grateful for the support of others, touched; honored, flattered.
- hummed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hum
- meddle (verb): To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly.
- meddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meddle
- meld (verb): to combine multiple similar objects into one.
- melded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meld
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- memed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meme
- muddle (verb): To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.
- muddled (adjective): Confused, disorganised, in disarray.
- mule (noun): The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
- mull (verb): (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- mulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mull
- mumble (verb): To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
- mumbled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mumble
- muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).