NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 3, 2021

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for July 3, 2021
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for July 3, 2021

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for July 3, 2021
Center LetterN
Outer Lettersa, d, e, i, p, x
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words67 words
Total Points345 points
Genius Level241 points
Bingo?No

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for July 3, 2021

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>10Σ
A-3232--10
D21413-112
E-13-2--6
I-411---6
N8232---15
P557-1--18
X--------
Σ15162078-167

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AD×3
AN×2
AP×5
D
DE×10
DI×2
E
EN×2
EX×4
I
IN×6
N
NA×7
NE×4
NI×4
P
PA×8
PE×5
PI×5
X

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
ADD×2
ADE×1
ANN×2
API×1
APN×1
APP×3
D
DEA×5
DEE×2
DEN×1
DEP×2
DIN×2
E
END×1
ENN×1
EXP×4
I
INA×1
IND×4
INN×1
N
NAA×1
NAD×1
NAI×1
NAN×2
NAP×2
NEA×1
NEE×2
NEN×1
NIN×2
NIP×1
NIX×1
P
PAE×1
PAI×2
PAN×5
PEE×1
PEN×4
PIN×4
PIP×1
X

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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ad....AD6Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
ad.....AD7plural of addendum
ad.....AD7A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
an...AN5An addition, an extension.
an.....AN7simple past tense and past participle of annex
ap...AP5Relating to bees.
ap...AP5The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
ap....AP6To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
ap......AP8simple past tense and past participle of append
ap...... †AP8Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
de....DE6To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
de......DE8simple past tense and past participle of deaden
de.....DE7Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
de........DE10simple past tense and past participle of deadpan
de..DE4A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
de....DE6To make deep or deeper
de......DE8simple past tense and past participle of deepen
de....DE6simple past tense and past participle of deny
de....DE6To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
de......DE8simple past tense and past participle of depend
di..DI4To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
di...DI5simple past tense and past participle of dine
en...EN5simple past tense and past participle of end
en....EN6The number nine.
ex....EX6To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
ex......EX8simple past tense and past participle of expand
ex....EX6to consume, exhaust
ex......EX8simple past tense and past participle of expend
in...IN5Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
in....IN6Truly; in fact; actually.
in...IN5An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
in.....IN7Having an index.
in...IN5Independent; from outside the mainstream.
in...IN5A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
na..NA4A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
na..NA4Nothing.
na...NA5A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
na..NA4A banana.
na.....NA7simple past tense and past participle of nanny
na..NA4The back part of the neck.
na....NA6simple past tense and past participle of nap
ne..NE4The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
ne..NE4A requirement for something; something needed.
ne....NE6Necessary; being required.
ne..NE4The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
ni..NI4NATO &amp; ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
ni.....NI7The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
ni....NI6simple past tense and past participle of nip
ni...NI5simple past tense and past participle of nix
pa...PA5A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
pa..PA4An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
pa....PA6In pain, especially in an emotional sense.
pa...PA5The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
pa..PA4An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
pa...PA5Having panes.
pa....PA6A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
pa....PA6simple past tense and past participle of pan
pe..PE4The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
pe..PE4To hang down; to cause something to hang down
pe....PE6simple past tense and past participle of pend
pe...PE5A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
pe....PE6simple past tense and past participle of pen
pi..PI4Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
pi...PI5simple past tense and past participle of pine
pi....PI6simple past tense and past participle of pin
pi......PI8Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.
pi....PI6A seed

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.

  • addend  (AD6)
  • addenda  (AD7)
  • adenine  (AD7)
  • annex  (AN5)
  • annexed  (AN7)
  • apian  (AP5)
  • apnea  (AP5)
  • append  (AP6)
  • appended  (AP8)
  • appendix†  (AP8)
  • deaden  (DE6)
  • deadened  (DE8)
  • deadpan  (DE7)
  • deadpanned  (DE10)
  • dean  (DE4)
  • deepen  (DE6)
  • deepened  (DE8)
  • denied  (DE6)
  • depend  (DE6)
  • depended  (DE8)
  • dine  (DI4)
  • dined  (DI5)
  • ended  (EN5)
  • ennead  (EN6)
  • expand  (EX6)
  • expanded  (EX8)
  • expend  (EX6)
  • expended  (EX8)
  • inane  (IN5)
  • indeed  (IN6)
  • index  (IN5)
  • indexed  (IN7)
  • indie  (IN5)
  • innie  (IN5)
  • naan  (NA4)
  • nada  (NA4)
  • naiad  (NA5)
  • nana  (NA4)
  • nannied  (NA7)
  • nape  (NA4)
  • napped  (NA6)
  • neap  (NE4)
  • need  (NE4)
  • needed  (NE6)
  • nene  (NE4)
  • nine  (NI4)
  • ninepin  (NI7)
  • nipped  (NI6)
  • nixed  (NI5)
  • paean  (PA5)
  • pain  (PA4)
  • pained  (PA6)
  • panda  (PA5)
  • pane  (PA4)
  • paned  (PA5)
  • panini  (PA6)
  • panned  (PA6)
  • peen  (PE4)
  • pend  (PE4)
  • pended  (PE6)
  • penne  (PE5)
  • penned  (PE6)
  • pine  (PI4)
  • pined  (PI5)
  • pinned  (PI6)
  • pinniped  (PI8)
  • pippin  (PI6)

Answer Definitions

  • addend (noun): Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
  • addenda (noun): plural of addendum
  • adenine (noun): A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
  • annex (noun): An addition, an extension.
  • annexed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of annex
  • apian (adjective): Relating to bees.
  • apnea (noun): The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
  • append (verb): To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
  • appended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of append
  • appendix† (noun): Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
  • deaden (verb): To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
  • deadened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deaden
  • deadpan (adjective): Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
  • deadpanned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadpan
  • dean (noun): A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
  • deepen (verb): To make deep or deeper
  • deepened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deepen
  • denied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deny
  • depend (verb): To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
  • depended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of depend
  • dine (verb): To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
  • dined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dine
  • ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
  • ennead (noun): The number nine.
  • expand (verb): To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
  • expanded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of expand
  • expend (verb): to consume, exhaust
  • expended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of expend
  • inane (adjective): Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
  • indeed (adverb): Truly; in fact; actually.
  • index (noun): An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
  • indexed (adjective): Having an index.
  • indie (adjective): Independent; from outside the mainstream.
  • innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
  • naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
  • nada (pronoun): Nothing.
  • naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
  • nana (noun): A banana.
  • nannied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nanny
  • nape (noun): The back part of the neck.
  • napped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nap
  • neap (noun): The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
  • need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
  • needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
  • nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
  • nine (numeral): NATO &amp; ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
  • ninepin (noun): The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
  • nipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nip
  • nixed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nix
  • paean (noun): A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
  • pain (noun): An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
  • pained (adjective): In pain, especially in an emotional sense.
  • panda (noun): The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
  • pane (noun): An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
  • paned (adjective): Having panes.
  • panini (noun): A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
  • panned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pan
  • peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
  • pend (verb): To hang down; to cause something to hang down
  • pended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pend
  • penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
  • penned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pen
  • pine (noun): Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
  • pined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pine
  • pinned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pin
  • pinniped (noun): Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.
  • pippin (noun): A seed