NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 11, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, l, o, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 145 points |
| Genius Level | 102 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| G | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| H | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 8 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | ET×2 EY×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GH×2 GO×1 |
| H | HE×4 HO×9 |
| L | |
| O | |
| T | TE×2 TH×4 TO×2 |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ETH×2 EYE×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GHE×2 GOT×1 |
| H | HEE×1 HEL×3 HOL×5 HOO×2 HOT×2 |
| L | |
| O | |
| T | TEE×2 THE×3 THO×1 TOO×2 |
| Y | YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| et...... † | ET8 | The scientific study of human and animal behaviour. |
| et... | ET5 | The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom. |
| ey..... | EY7 | The hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| ey...... | EY8 | A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| gh.... | GH6 | An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. |
| go.. | GO4 | A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho... | HO5 | Having, or being full of, holes. |
| ho... | HO5 | Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse. |
| ho.. | HO4 | Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god. |
| ho... | HO5 | Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s). |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho... | HO5 | A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France. |
| ho... | HO5 | With great amounts of heat. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th...... † | TH8 | The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| th... | TH5 | To suffer. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.... | TO6 | Having prominent teeth |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- ethology† (ET8)
- ethyl (ET5)
- eyehole (EY7)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- eyetooth (EY8)
- ghee (GH4)
- ghetto (GH6)
- goth (GO4)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hole (HO4)
- holey (HO5)
- holly (HO5)
- holt (HO4)
- holy (HO4)
- hooey (HO5)
- hoot (HO4)
- hotel (HO5)
- hotly (HO5)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- thee (TH4)
- theology† (TH8)
- they (TH4)
- thole (TH5)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothy (TO6)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- ethology† (noun): The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.
- ethyl (noun): The univalent hydrocarbon radical, C2H5, formally derived from ethane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
- eyehole (noun): The hole to which the viewer places his or her eye in a device such as a telescope.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- eyetooth (noun): A canine tooth of the upper jaw in humans.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- ghetto (noun): An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law.
- goth (noun): A punk-derived subculture of people who predominantly dress in black, associated with mournful music and attitudes.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- holey (adjective): Having, or being full of, holes.
- holly (noun): Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
- holt (noun): A small piece of woodland or a woody hill; a copse.
- holy (adjective): Dedicated to a religious purpose or a god.
- hooey (noun): Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hotel (noun): A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- hotly (adverb): With great amounts of heat.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- theology† (noun): The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- thole (verb): To suffer.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothy (adjective): Having prominent teeth
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.