NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 21, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, k, l, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 112 points |
| Genius Level | 78 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| D | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| W | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 AW×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DR×7 |
| K | |
| L | LA×2 |
| R | RA×3 |
| W | WA×4 WR×1 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARR×1 AWA×1 AWK×2 AWR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAR×2 DRA×4 DRY×3 |
| K | |
| L | LAR×2 |
| R | RAD×1 RAL×1 RAW×1 |
| W | WAR×2 WAY×2 WRY×1 |
| Y | YAR×1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| aw... | AW5 | A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted. |
| aw..... | AW7 | In a backwards direction. |
| aw....... † | AW9 | In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination. |
| aw.. | AW4 | Obliquely, crookedly; askew. |
| da.. | DA4 | Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light. |
| da.... | DA6 | With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension |
| dr.. | DR4 | To move or develop something. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To deduce or infer. |
| dr... | DR5 | To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Having a drawling sound. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads. |
| dr... | DR5 | A female tree spirit. |
| dr... | DR5 | In a dry manner. |
| dr..... | DR7 | A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings. |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| la.. | LA4 | Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra... | RA5 | A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. |
| ra... | RA5 | In a raw manner. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman. |
| wa.. | WA4 | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent |
| wa..... | WA7 | Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray. |
| wa....... | WA9 | In a wayward manner. |
| wr... | WR5 | In a wry manner. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. |
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.
- array (AR5)
- award (AW5)
- awkward (AW7)
- awkwardly† (AW9)
- awry (AW4)
- dark (DA4)
- darkly (DA6)
- draw (DR4)
- drawl (DR5)
- drawly (DR6)
- dray (DR4)
- dryad (DR5)
- dryly (DR5)
- drywall (DR7)
- lard (LA4)
- lark (LA4)
- radar (RA5)
- rally (RA5)
- rawly (RA5)
- ward (WA4)
- wary (WA4)
- wayward (WA7)
- waywardly (WA9)
- wryly (WR5)
- yard (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- award (noun): A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted.
- awkward (adverb): In a backwards direction.
- awkwardly† (adverb): In an awkward manner; with discomfort or lack of coordination.
- awry (adverb): Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
- dark (adjective): Having an absolute or (more often) relative lack of light.
- darkly (adverb): With insufficient light for easy discernment or comprehension
- draw (verb): To move or develop something. To sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc. on paper, cardboard, etc. To deduce or infer.
- drawl (verb): To drag on slowly and heavily; to while or dawdle away time indolently.
- drawly (adjective): Having a drawling sound.
- dray (noun): A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- dryad (noun): A female tree spirit.
- dryly (adverb): In a dry manner.
- drywall (noun): A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- lark (noun): Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- rally (noun): A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
- rawly (adverb): In a raw manner.
- ward (noun): A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
- wary (adjective): Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
- wayward (adjective): Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.
- waywardly (adverb): In a wayward manner.
- wryly (adverb): In a wry manner.
- yard (noun): A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.