NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 25, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, l, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 238 points |
| Genius Level | 167 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | - | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| F | 12 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 30 |
| G | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| U | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Σ | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DU×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×2 |
| F | FE×9 FL×8 FU×13 |
| G | GL×1 GU×2 |
| L | |
| N | NE×1 |
| U | UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×4 DUF×3 |
|---|---|
| E | ENG×2 |
| F | FEE×2 FEL×2 FEN×3 FEU×2 FLE×4 FLU×4 FUD×4 FUE×2 FUG×2 FUL×1 FUN×4 |
| G | GLE×1 GUF×1 GUL×1 |
| L | |
| N | NEE×1 |
| U | UND×1 UNF×3 |
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 ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of defend |
| de.... | DE6 | To cancel funding for. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of defund |
| du.. | DU4 | Dough. |
| du.... | DU6 | A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze. |
| du.... | DU6 | Alternative spelling of duffel |
| en.... | EN6 | To overwhelm. |
| en...... † | EN8 | simple past tense and past participle of engulf |
| fe.. | FE4 | To give (someone or something) food to eat. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of fell |
| fe.. | FE4 | To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of fend |
| fe.... | FE6 | A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A state of long-standing mutual hostility. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of feud |
| fl.. | FL4 | simple past tense and past participle of flee |
| fl.... | FL6 | To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight. |
| fl..... | FL7 | Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace). |
| fl... | FL5 | Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers. |
| fl..... | FL7 | simple past tense and past participle of fluff |
| fl... | FL5 | simple past tense and past participle of fling |
| fu.... | FU6 | To confuse or befuddle. |
| fu..... | FU7 | simple past tense and past participle of fuddle |
| fu... | FU5 | A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. |
| fu.... | FU6 | simple past tense and past participle of fudge |
| fu.. | FU4 | Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction. |
| fu.... | FU6 | simple past tense and past participle of fuel |
| fu.. | FU4 | Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins. |
| fu... | FU5 | A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody. |
| fu.. | FU4 | Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available. |
| fu.. | FU4 | A sum or source of money. |
| fu.... | FU6 | simple past tense and past participle of fund |
| fu.... | FU6 | A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening. |
| fu...... | FU8 | simple past tense and past participle of funnel |
| gl..... | GL7 | Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful. |
| gu.. | GU4 | Nonsensical talk or thinking. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable. |
| un........ | UN10 | Not defended. |
| un... | UN5 | Not fed. |
| un....... † | UN9 | Not having feathers; (of a bird) not yet having developed its wings and feathers and become able to fly. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not funded; having received no funding. |
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.
- defend (DE6)
- defended (DE8)
- defund (DE6)
- defunded (DE8)
- duff (DU4)
- duffel (DU6)
- duffle (DU6)
- engulf (EN6)
- engulfed† (EN8)
- feed (FE4)
- feel (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- felled (FE6)
- fend (FE4)
- fended (FE6)
- fennel (FE6)
- feud (FE4)
- feuded (FE6)
- fled (FL4)
- fledge (FL6)
- fledged (FL7)
- flee (FL4)
- flue (FL4)
- fluff (FL5)
- fluffed (FL7)
- flung (FL5)
- fuddle (FU6)
- fuddled (FU7)
- fudge (FU5)
- fudged (FU6)
- fuel (FU4)
- fueled (FU6)
- fugu (FU4)
- fugue (FU5)
- full (FU4)
- fund (FU4)
- funded (FU6)
- funnel (FU6)
- funneled (FU8)
- gleeful (GL7)
- guff (GU4)
- gulf (GU4)
- needful (NE7)
- undefended (UN10)
- unfed (UN5)
- unfledged† (UN9)
- unfunded (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- defend (verb): To ward off attacks against; to fight to protect; to guard.
- defended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defend
- defund (verb): To cancel funding for.
- defunded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defund
- duff (noun): Dough.
- duffel (noun): A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or frieze.
- duffle (noun): Alternative spelling of duffel
- engulf (verb): To overwhelm.
- engulfed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of engulf
- feed (verb): To give (someone or something) food to eat.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fell
- fend (verb): To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
- fended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fend
- fennel (noun): A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
- feud (noun): A state of long-standing mutual hostility.
- feuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of feud
- fled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of flee
- fledge (verb): To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
- fledged (adjective): Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- flue (noun): A pipe or duct that carries gaseous combustion products away from the point of combustion (such as a furnace).
- fluff (noun): Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.
- fluffed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fluff
- flung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fling
- fuddle (verb): To confuse or befuddle.
- fuddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fuddle
- fudge (noun): A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- fudged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fudge
- fuel (noun): Substance consumed to provide energy through combustion, or through chemical or nuclear reaction.
- fueled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fuel
- fugu (noun): Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
- fugue (noun): A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
- full (adjective): Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
- fund (noun): A sum or source of money.
- funded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fund
- funnel (noun): A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
- funneled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of funnel
- gleeful (adjective): Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
- guff (noun): Nonsensical talk or thinking.
- gulf (noun): A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
- needful (adjective): Needed; necessary; mandatory; requisite; indispensable.
- undefended (adjective): Not defended.
- unfed (adjective): Not fed.
- unfledged† (adjective): Not having feathers; (of a bird) not yet having developed its wings and feathers and become able to fly.
- unfunded (adjective): Not funded; having received no funding.