NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 31, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, h, i, l |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 53 words |
| Total Points | 269 points |
| Genius Level | 188 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</th><th>8</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| G | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| T | 8 | 9 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 25 | Σ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 53 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×5 DI×3 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×2 EI×3 EL×1 |
| G | GE×1 GI×1 |
| H | HE×1 HI×3 |
| I | |
| L | LE×1 LI×7 |
| T | TE×5 TH×2 TI×18 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×5 DIE×2 DIG×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDI×2 EIG×3 ELI×1 |
| G | GEL×1 GIL×1 |
| H | HEI×1 HIG×2 HIL×1 |
| I | |
| L | LEG×1 LIG×2 LIL×2 LIT×3 |
| T | TEE×4 TEL×1 THE×1 THI×1 TID×3 TIE×1 TIG×1 TIL×8 TIT×5 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.... | DE6 | To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of delete |
| de..... † | DE7 | Joy; pleasure. |
| de....... † | DE9 | Greatly pleased. |
| de.. | DE4 | The deltoid muscle. |
| di.. | DI4 | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of diet |
| di... | DI5 | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. |
| ed.. | ED4 | A change to the text of a document. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of edit |
| ei... | EI5 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8. |
| ei.... | EI6 | The ordinal form of the number eight. |
| ei....... | EI9 | The ordinal form of the number eighty. |
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A lunatic. |
| gi.. | GI4 | Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. Gold-colored paint or other coating. |
| he.... | HE6 | The distance from the base of something to the top. |
| hi....... | HI9 | An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated. |
| hi......... † | HI11 | past participle of highlight |
| hi.. | HI4 | The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. |
| le... | LE5 | A legitimate; a legitimate actor. |
| li... | LI5 | Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light. |
| li..... † | LI7 | simple past tense and past participle of light |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.... | LI6 | simple past tense and past participle of lilt |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li... | LI5 | To go. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| te.. | TE4 | past participle of tee |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th... | TH5 | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. |
| ti... | TI5 | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tidy |
| ti.. | TI4 | Closely connected or associated. |
| ti... | TI5 | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| ti... | TI5 | The grapheme of character ~. A diacritical mark (˜) placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation, such as by palatalization in Spanish words or nasalization in Portuguese words. A punctuation mark that indicates range (from a number to another number). May be used to represent approximation (mathematics). |
| ti.. | TI4 | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. |
| ti... | TI5 | simple past tense and past participle of tile |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of till |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tilt |
| ti... | TI5 | Agricultural labour; husbandry. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tithe |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Bearing a title. |
| ti.... | TI6 | Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j. |
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.
- delete (DE6)
- deleted (DE7)
- delight† (DE7)
- delighted† (DE9)
- delt (DE4)
- diet (DI4)
- dieted (DI6)
- digit (DI5)
- edit (ED4)
- edited (ED6)
- eight (EI5)
- eighth (EI6)
- eightieth (EI9)
- elite (EL5)
- gelt (GE4)
- gilt (GI4)
- height (HE6)
- highlight (HI9)
- highlighted† (HI11)
- hilt (HI4)
- legit (LE5)
- light (LI5)
- lighted† (LI7)
- lilt (LI4)
- lilted (LI6)
- lite (LI4)
- lithe (LI5)
- little (LI6)
- teed (TE4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teethed (TE7)
- tell (TE4)
- thee (TH4)
- thigh (TH5)
- tide (TI4)
- tided (TI5)
- tidied (TI6)
- tied (TI4)
- tight (TI5)
- tilde (TI5)
- tile (TI4)
- tiled (TI5)
- till (TI4)
- tilled (TI6)
- tilt (TI4)
- tilted (TI6)
- tilth (TI5)
- tithe (TI5)
- tithed (TI6)
- title (TI5)
- titled (TI6)
- tittle (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- delete (verb): To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device.
- deleted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of delete
- delight† (noun): Joy; pleasure.
- delighted† (adjective): Greatly pleased.
- delt (noun): The deltoid muscle.
- diet (noun): The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
- dieted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diet
- digit (noun): The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
- edit (noun): A change to the text of a document.
- edited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edit
- eight (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8.
- eighth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eight.
- eightieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eighty.
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- gelt (noun): A lunatic.
- gilt (noun): Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. Gold-colored paint or other coating.
- height (noun): The distance from the base of something to the top.
- highlight (noun): An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- highlighted† (verb): past participle of highlight
- hilt (noun): The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
- legit (noun): A legitimate; a legitimate actor.
- light (noun): Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
- lighted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of light
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lilted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lilt
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- lithe (verb): To go.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- teed (verb): past participle of tee
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- thigh (noun): The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- tide (noun): The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
- tided (adjective): Affected by the tide; having a tide.
- tidied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tidy
- tied (adjective): Closely connected or associated.
- tight (adjective): Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- tilde (noun): The grapheme of character ~. A diacritical mark (˜) placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation, such as by palatalization in Spanish words or nasalization in Portuguese words. A punctuation mark that indicates range (from a number to another number). May be used to represent approximation (mathematics).
- tile (noun): A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
- tiled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tile
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of till
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tilted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tilt
- tilth (noun): Agricultural labour; husbandry.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- tithed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tithe
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- titled (adjective): Bearing a title.
- tittle (noun): Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.