NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 21, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, j, l, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 169 points |
| Genius Level | 118 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 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| J | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| M | 7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 15 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 AM×4 AR×4 |
|---|---|
| J | |
| L | LA×1 LL×1 LO×3 |
| M | MA×13 MO×11 |
| O | |
| R | RO×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALA×1 AMM×1 AMO×2 AMY×1 ARM×3 ARO×1 |
|---|---|
| J | |
| L | LAM×1 LLA×1 LOA×2 LOO×1 |
| M | MAJ×2 MAL×1 MAM×4 MAR×3 MAY×3 MOJ×1 MOL×3 MOM×2 MOO×2 MOR×3 |
| O | |
| R | ROA×1 ROO×2 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| am.... | AM6 | Neither moral nor immoral. |
| am...... | AM8 | In an amoral manner; without morals. |
| am.. | AM4 | Synonym of pentyl |
| ar... | AR5 | A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. |
| ar.... | AR6 | US standard spelling of armoury. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. |
| ar... | AR5 | A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one. |
| la.. | LA4 | A master of Tibetan Buddhism. |
| 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... | LO5 | Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam; resembling loam. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| ma... | MA5 | : Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. Greater in number, quantity, or extent. |
| ma..... † | MA7 | significantly; very, very much |
| 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..... | MA7 | Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal). |
| ma...... | MA8 | A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma... | MA5 | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Clipping of mayonnaise. |
| ma... | MA5 | The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, &c., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor). |
| mo.. | MO4 | A magic charm or spell. |
| 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... | MO5 | A woman or girl, especially of low status. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| 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... | MO5 | Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour. |
| mo..... | MO7 | In terms of morals or ethics. |
| mo... | MO5 | Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Opportunity or scope (to do something). |
| ro... | RO5 | Spacious, expansive, comfortable. |
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.
- alarm (AL5)
- ammo (AM4)
- amoral (AM6)
- amorally (AM8)
- amyl (AM4)
- armor (AR5)
- armory (AR6)
- army (AR4)
- aroma (AR5)
- lama (LA4)
- llama (LL5)
- loam (LO4)
- loamy (LO5)
- loom (LO4)
- major (MA5)
- majorly† (MA7)
- mall (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mammal (MA6)
- mammary (MA7)
- marjoram (MA8)
- marm (MA4)
- marry (MA5)
- mayo (MA4)
- mayor (MA5)
- mayoral (MA7)
- mojo (MO4)
- molar (MO5)
- moll (MO4)
- molly (MO5)
- momma (MO5)
- mommy (MO5)
- moola (MO5)
- moor (MO4)
- moral (MO5)
- morally (MO7)
- moray (MO5)
- roam (RO4)
- room (RO4)
- roomy (RO5)
Answer Definitions
- alarm (noun): A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- amoral (adjective): Neither moral nor immoral.
- amorally (adverb): In an amoral manner; without morals.
- amyl (noun): Synonym of pentyl
- armor (noun): A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
- armory (noun): US standard spelling of armoury.
- army (noun): A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
- aroma (noun): A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
- 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.
- loamy (adjective): Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam; resembling loam.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- major (adjective): : Greater in dignity, rank, importance, significance, or interest. Greater in number, quantity, or extent.
- majorly† (adverb): significantly; very, very much
- 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.
- mammary (adjective): Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
- marjoram (noun): A herb of the mint family, Origanum majorana, having aromatic leaves.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- marry (verb): To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- mayo (noun): Clipping of mayonnaise.
- mayor (noun): The chief executive of the municipal government of a city, borough, &c., formerly usually appointed as a caretaker by European royal courts but now usually appointed or elected locally.
- mayoral (adjective): Relating to a mayor (or the office of the mayor).
- mojo (noun): A magic charm or spell.
- 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.
- molly (noun): A woman or girl, especially of low status.
- momma (noun): mother
- mommy (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
- moral (adjective): Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
- morally (adverb): In terms of morals or ethics.
- moray (noun): Any of the large cosmopolitan carnivorous eels of the family Muraenidae.
- roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).
- roomy (adjective): Spacious, expansive, comfortable.