NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 27, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, p, t, z |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 118 points |
| Genius Level | 83 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| T | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| U | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
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×6 |
|---|---|
| E | ET×1 |
| I | |
| P | PU×6 |
| T | TU×4 |
| U | UP×1 |
| Z |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEP×4 DUD×2 DUE×2 DUP×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ETU×1 |
| I | |
| P | PUP×1 PUT×5 |
| T | TUT×4 |
| U | UPP×1 |
| Z |
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 assign to or for something |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of depute |
| de...... † | DE8 | To officially empower, authorize, pronounce, and establish (someone) to be a deputy. |
| de....... † | DE9 | simple past tense and past participle of deputize |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du... | DU5 | simple past tense and past participle of dude. |
| du.. | DU4 | A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). |
| du..... | DU7 | simple past tense and past participle of duet |
| du.. | DU4 | A person who has been deceived. |
| du... | DU5 | simple past tense and past participle of dupe |
| et... | ET5 | A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill. |
| pu.... | PU6 | Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove. |
| pu.. | PU4 | The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green. |
| pu.... | PU6 | simple past tense and past participle of putt |
| pu..... | PU7 | simple past tense and past participle of putty |
| pu.. | PU4 | Fool, idiot. |
| pu.... | PU6 | simple past tense and past participle of putz |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| tu.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tut |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| up... | UP5 | simple past tense and past participle of up |
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.
- depute (DE6)
- deputed (DE7)
- deputize† (DE8)
- deputized† (DE9)
- dude (DU4)
- duded (DU5)
- duet (DU4)
- duetted (DU7)
- dupe (DU4)
- duped (DU5)
- etude (ET5)
- puppet (PU6)
- putt (PU4)
- putted (PU6)
- puttied (PU7)
- putz (PU4)
- putzed (PU6)
- tutee (TU5)
- tutted (TU6)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- upped (UP5)
Answer Definitions
- depute (verb): to assign to or for something
- deputed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of depute
- deputize† (verb): To officially empower, authorize, pronounce, and establish (someone) to be a deputy.
- deputized† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deputize
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- duded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dude.
- duet (noun): A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- duetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duet
- dupe (noun): A person who has been deceived.
- duped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dupe
- etude (noun): A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- puppet (noun): Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
- putt (noun): The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
- putted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of putt
- puttied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of putty
- putz (noun): Fool, idiot.
- putzed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of putz
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- tutted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tut
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- upped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of up