NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 13, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, h, l, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 125 points |
| Genius Level | 88 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 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| C | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| M | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AH×1 AL×1 AM×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×4 CH×1 CL×2 |
| E | EM×1 |
| H | HA×1 HE×2 |
| L | LA×5 LE×1 LL×1 |
| M | MA×7 ME×5 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACM×1 AHE×1 ALC×1 AMY×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAL×2 CAM×2 CHY×1 CLA×2 |
| E | EMC×1 |
| H | HAM×1 HEL×1 HEM×1 |
| L | LAM×5 LEM×1 LLA×1 |
| M | MAC×1 MAL×2 MAM×3 MAY×1 MEA×2 MEC×1 MEL×1 MEM×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.. | AC4 | A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. |
| ah.. | AH4 | the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat |
| al..... † | AL7 | The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry. |
| am.. | AM4 | Synonym of pentyl |
| ca.. | CA4 | Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety. |
| ca.... | CA6 | In a calm manner. |
| ca.. | CA4 | simple past tense of come |
| ca... | CA5 | A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus. |
| ch... | CH5 | The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve. |
| cl.... | CL6 | Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| ha... | HA5 | Resembling or characteristic of ham. |
| he.. | HE4 | The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel. |
| 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. |
| la.. | LA4 | A master of Tibetan Buddhism. |
| la.. | LA4 | Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs. |
| la..... | LA7 | A thin, plate-like structure. |
| la...... | LA8 | plural of lamella |
| la.... | LA6 | In the manner of one who is lame. |
| le... | LE5 | A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition. |
| 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. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A heavy fighting club. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. |
| 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.... | MA6 | A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos. |
| me.. | ME4 | Correct quotes |
| me... | ME5 | Resembling meal . |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. |
| 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. |
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.
- acme (AC4)
- ahem (AH4)
- alchemy† (AL7)
- amyl (AM4)
- calm (CA4)
- calmly (CA6)
- came (CA4)
- camel (CA5)
- chyme (CH5)
- clam (CL4)
- clammy (CL6)
- emcee (EM5)
- hammy (HA5)
- helm (HE4)
- heme (HE4)
- lama (LA4)
- lame (LA4)
- lamella (LA7)
- lamellae (LA8)
- lamely (LA6)
- lemma (LE5)
- llama (LL5)
- mace (MA4)
- male (MA4)
- mall (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mammal (MA6)
- mayhem (MA6)
- meal (ME4)
- mealy (ME5)
- mecca (ME5)
- melee (ME5)
- meme (ME4)
Answer Definitions
- acme (noun): A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- ahem (interjection): the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
- alchemy† (noun): The premodern and early modern study of physical changes, particularly in Europe, Arabia, and China and chiefly in pursuit of an elixir of immortality, a universal panacea, and/or a philosopher's stone able to transmute base metals into gold, eventually developing into chemistry.
- amyl (noun): Synonym of pentyl
- calm (adjective): Peaceful, quiet, especially free from anger and anxiety.
- calmly (adverb): In a calm manner.
- came (verb): simple past tense of come
- camel (noun): A beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
- chyme (noun): The thick semifluid mass of partly digested food that is passed from the stomach to the duodenum.
- clam (noun): A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; for example the soft-shell clam (Mya arenaria), the hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), the sea clam or hen clam (Spisula solidissima), and other species. The name is said to have been given originally to the Tridacna gigas, a huge East Indian bivalve.
- clammy (adjective): Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- hammy (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of ham.
- helm (noun): The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel.
- 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.
- lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
- lame (adjective): Unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs.
- lamella (noun): A thin, plate-like structure.
- lamellae (noun): plural of lamella
- lamely (adverb): In the manner of one who is lame.
- lemma (noun): A proposition proved or accepted for immediate use in the proof of some other proposition.
- 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.
- mace (noun): A heavy fighting club.
- male (adjective): Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.
- mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
- 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.
- mayhem (noun): A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.
- meal (noun): Correct quotes
- mealy (adjective): Resembling meal .
- mecca (noun): Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- 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.