NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 9, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, i, l, o, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 114 points |
| Genius Level | 80 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| L | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| M | 6 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 7 | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BL×1 BO×4 |
|---|---|
| I | IM×1 |
| L | LI×4 LO×2 |
| M | MI×2 MO×9 |
| O | OM×1 |
| T | TO×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BLO×1 BOM×1 BOO×2 BOT×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IMM×1 |
| L | LIM×4 LOB×1 LOO×1 |
| M | MIL×1 MIT×1 MOB×1 MOI×1 MOL×3 MOM×1 MOO×1 MOT×2 |
| O | OMI×1 |
| T | TOM×3 |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| bl... | BL5 | A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb. |
| bo.. | BO4 | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| bo... | BO5 | Characterized by heavy bass sounds. |
| bo.... | BO6 | The lowest part of anything. |
| im........ † | IM10 | The quality of not moving. |
| li.. | LI4 | A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing). |
| li... | LI5 | The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum). |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of limousine. |
| lo...... | LO8 | A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo...... † | MO8 | The ability to move; capacity for movement. |
| mo.. | MO4 | To toil, to work hard. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo... | MO5 | A woman or girl, especially of low status. |
| mo.. | MO4 | US standard spelling of moult. |
| mo... | MO5 | Mother. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo...... | MO8 | The state of being motile (moving) |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| to.. | TO4 | A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed. |
| to.... | TO6 | A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
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.
- bloom (BL5)
- bomb (BO4)
- boom (BO4)
- boomy (BO5)
- bottom (BO6)
- immobility† (IM10)
- limb (LI4)
- limbo (LI5)
- limit (LI5)
- limo (LI4)
- lobotomy (LO8)
- loom (LO4)
- mill (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- mobility† (MO8)
- moil (MO4)
- moll (MO4)
- molly (MO5)
- molt (MO4)
- mommy (MO5)
- moot (MO4)
- motility (MO8)
- motto (MO5)
- omit (OM4)
- tomb (TO4)
- tomboy (TO6)
- tomtit (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- bloom (noun): A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
- bomb (noun): An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb.
- boom (verb): To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- boomy (adjective): Characterized by heavy bass sounds.
- bottom (noun): The lowest part of anything.
- immobility† (noun): The quality of not moving.
- limb (noun): A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
- limbo (noun): The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum).
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
- lobotomy (noun): A surgical operation on the frontal lobe of the brain intent on treating certain mental illnesses.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mobility† (noun): The ability to move; capacity for movement.
- moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- molly (noun): A woman or girl, especially of low status.
- molt (verb): US standard spelling of moult.
- mommy (noun): Mother.
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- motility (noun): The state of being motile (moving)
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- tomb (noun): A small building (or "vault") for the remains of the dead, with walls, a roof, and (if it is to be used for more than one corpse) a door. It may be partly or wholly in the ground (except for its entrance) in a cemetery, or it may be inside a church proper or in its crypt. Single tombs may be permanently sealed; those for families (or other groups) have doors for access whenever needed.
- tomboy (noun): A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit