NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 27, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, l, n, p, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 99 points |
| Genius Level | 69 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| F | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×5 FI×5 FL×5 FU×2 |
| I | IN×1 |
| L | |
| N | NA×1 |
| P | PA×1 PI×1 PU×2 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALF×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×1 FAL×1 FAU×3 FIL×3 FIN×2 FLA×3 FLI×1 FLU×1 FUL×2 |
| I | INF×1 |
| L | |
| N | NAI×1 |
| P | PAI×1 PIL×1 PUF×2 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be unsuccessful. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa.. | FA4 | A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry. |
| fa... | FA5 | Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time. |
| fa.... | FA6 | Pertaining to animals. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi.... | FI6 | The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick. |
| fi... | FI5 | A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class. |
| fi.... | FI6 | The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture. |
| fl... | FL5 | A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A maneuver which rotates an object end over end. |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fu..... | FU7 | To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.). |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| na.. | NA4 | Alternative spelling of naïf. |
| pa..... † | PA7 | Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. |
| pi... | PI5 | A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth. |
| pu.... | PU6 | The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food. |
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.
- alfalfa (AL7)
- fail (FA4)
- fall (FA4)
- faun (FA4)
- fauna (FA5)
- faunal (FA6)
- filial (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- fillip (FI6)
- final (FI5)
- finial (FI6)
- flail (FL5)
- flan (FL4)
- flap (FL4)
- flip (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- fulfill (FU7)
- full (FU4)
- infill (IN6)
- naif (NA4)
- painful† (PA7)
- pilaf (PI5)
- puff (PU4)
- puffin (PU6)
Answer Definitions
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- fail (verb): To be unsuccessful.
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- faun (noun): A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
- fauna (noun): Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
- faunal (adjective): Pertaining to animals.
- filial (adjective): Pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- fillip (noun): The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a flick.
- final (noun): A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
- finial (noun): The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.
- flail (noun): A tool used for threshing, consisting of a long handle with a shorter stick attached with a short piece of chain, thong or similar material.
- flan (noun): Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.
- flap (noun): Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
- flip (noun): A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- fulfill (verb): To satisfy, carry out, bring to completion (an obligation, a requirement, etc.).
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- naif (adjective): Alternative spelling of naïf.
- painful† (adjective): Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
- pilaf (noun): A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.
- puff (noun): A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
- puffin (noun): The young of the Manx shearwater (Puffinus puffinus), especially eaten as food.