NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 16, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, i, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 223 points |
| Genius Level | 156 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 10 |
| C | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| D | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| T | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 14 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AD×1 AR×3 AT×4 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×5 CI×2 CR×1 |
| D | DA×2 DI×7 DR×1 |
| I | IT×1 |
| R | RA×4 |
| T | TA×8 TI×2 TR×4 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACI×1 ACR×1 ADD×1 ARC×1 ARI×1 ART×1 ATR×1 ATT×3 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAR×2 CAT×2 CIT×2 CRI×1 |
| D | DAR×1 DAT×1 DIA×1 DIC×1 DID×2 DIR×2 DIT×1 DRA×1 |
| I | ITT×1 |
| R | RAI×1 RAR×1 RAT×2 |
| T | TAC×3 TAR×4 TAT×1 TIA×1 TID×1 TRA×3 TRI×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..... | AC7 | The quality or state of being acid. |
| ac...... † | AC8 | Bitterness or acerbity. |
| ad.... | AD6 | A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug |
| ar.... | AR6 | Alternative letter-case form of Arctic |
| ar..... | AR7 | A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Inclined toward paintings, music, etc. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| at... | AT5 | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. |
| at..... | AT7 | To pull toward without touching. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of cactus |
| ca... | CA5 | A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers. |
| ca...... | CA8 | A waterspout. |
| ca... | CA5 | With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women. |
| ci.... | CI6 | Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit. |
| ci.. | CI4 | A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place. |
| cr.... | CR6 | A person who appraises the works of others. |
| da.. | DA4 | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| di....... | DI9 | distinguishing |
| di... | DI5 | plural of dictum |
| di.... | DI6 | a didactic person |
| di...... | DI8 | Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality. |
| di.. | DI4 | Soil or earth. |
| di... | DI5 | Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. |
| di... | DI5 | A short, simple verse or song. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To damn or curse. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| ra... | RA5 | A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A measure of the scarcity of an object. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra... | RA5 | Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent. |
| ta... | TA5 | Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. |
| ta... | TA5 | Late; overdue or delayed. |
| ta... | TA5 | To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Arranged neatly and in order. |
| tr... | TR5 | An area or expanse. |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| tr... | TR5 | A grouping of three. |
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.
- acidity (AC7)
- acridity† (AC8)
- addict (AD6)
- arctic (AR6)
- aridity (AR7)
- arty (AR4)
- atria (AT5)
- attar (AT5)
- attic (AT5)
- attract (AT7)
- cacti (CA5)
- carat (CA5)
- cart (CA4)
- cataract (CA8)
- catty (CA5)
- citric (CI6)
- city (CI4)
- critic (CR6)
- dart (DA4)
- data (DA4)
- diacritic (DI9)
- dicta (DI5)
- didact (DI6)
- didactic (DI8)
- dirt (DI4)
- dirty (DI5)
- ditty (DI5)
- drat (DR4)
- itty (IT4)
- raita (RA5)
- rarity (RA6)
- ratatat (RA7)
- ratty (RA5)
- tacit (TA5)
- tact (TA4)
- tactic (TA6)
- tardy (TA5)
- tarry (TA5)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- tatty (TA5)
- tiara (TI5)
- tidy (TI4)
- tract (TR5)
- trait (TR5)
- tray (TR4)
- triad (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- acidity (noun): The quality or state of being acid.
- acridity† (noun): Bitterness or acerbity.
- addict (noun): A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
- arctic (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Arctic
- aridity (noun): A long-term lack of rainfall or moisture.
- arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- attract (verb): To pull toward without touching.
- cacti (noun): plural of cactus
- carat (noun): A unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
- cart (noun): A small, open, wheeled vehicle, drawn or pushed by a person or animal, more often used for transporting goods than passengers.
- cataract (noun): A waterspout.
- catty (adjective): With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
- citric (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or derived from, citrus fruit.
- city (noun): A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on the place.
- critic (noun): A person who appraises the works of others.
- dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- diacritic (adjective): distinguishing
- dicta (noun): plural of dictum
- didact (noun): a didactic person
- didactic (adjective): Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
- dirt (noun): Soil or earth.
- dirty (adjective): Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
- ditty (noun): A short, simple verse or song.
- drat (verb): To damn or curse.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- raita (noun): A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
- rarity (noun): A measure of the scarcity of an object.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
- tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- tardy (adjective): Late; overdue or delayed.
- tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- tidy (adjective): Arranged neatly and in order.
- tract (noun): An area or expanse.
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- triad (noun): A grouping of three.