NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 23, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, i, t, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 62 words |
| Total Points | 308 points |
| Genius Level | 216 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| D | 8 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 38 |
| E | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 16 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 62 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CI×1 CU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×20 DI×11 DU×7 |
| E | ED×6 EI×1 ET×1 EV×1 |
| I | IC×1 IV×1 |
| T | TE×1 TI×4 TU×1 |
| U | |
| V | VE×1 VI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CED×2 CIT×1 CUE×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×5 DED×5 DEE×2 DEI×3 DET×3 DEU×1 DEV×1 DIC×2 DIE×4 DIV×5 DUC×2 DUD×2 DUE×2 DUV×1 |
| E | EDD×1 EDI×3 EDU×2 EID×1 ETU×1 EVI×1 |
| I | ICE×1 IVI×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TID×3 TIE×1 TUT×1 |
| U | |
| V | VET×1 VIE×1 VIV×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| ci... | CI5 | simple past tense and past participle of cite |
| cu.. | CU4 | simple past tense and past participle of cue |
| de.... | DE6 | An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick. |
| de..... | DE7 | To trick or mislead. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deceive |
| de.... | DE6 | to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decide |
| de.... | DE6 | To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deduce |
| de.... | DE6 | To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deduct |
| de....... † | DE9 | Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning). |
| de.. | DE4 | An action or act; something that is done. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deed |
| de... | DE5 | To remove the ice from something. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deice |
| de..... | DE7 | The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter. |
| de.... | DE6 | to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing |
| de...... | DE8 | Having been noticed. |
| de....... | DE9 | A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator. |
| de... | DE5 | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. |
| de.... | DE6 | Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one. |
| di.. | DI4 | Gaming with one or more dice. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dice |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of diet |
| di...... | DI8 | Relating to diet. |
| di.. | DI4 | To swim under water. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving) |
| di.... | DI6 | To split or separate (something) into two or more parts. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divide |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divvy |
| du.. | DU4 | a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duct |
| 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... | DU5 | A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ed... | ED5 | A proclamation of law or other authoritative command. |
| ed.. | ED4 | A change to the text of a document. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of edit |
| ed... | ED5 | To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of educe |
| ei..... | EI7 | Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images. |
| et... | ET5 | A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill. |
| ev..... | EV7 | simple past tense and past participle of evict |
| ic.. | IC4 | With ice added. |
| iv... | IV5 | Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant. |
| te.. | TE4 | past participle of tee |
| ti.. | TI4 | The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. |
| ti... | TI5 | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tidy |
| ti.. | TI4 | Closely connected or associated. |
| tu.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tut |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vet |
| vi.. | VI4 | simple past tense and past participle of vie |
| vi... | VI5 | Clear, detailed or powerful. |
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.
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- cited (CI5)
- cued (CU4)
- deceit (DE6)
- deceive (DE7)
- deceived (DE8)
- decide (DE6)
- decided (DE7)
- deduce (DE6)
- deduced (DE7)
- deduct (DE6)
- deducted (DE8)
- deductive† (DE9)
- deed (DE4)
- deeded (DE6)
- deice (DE5)
- deiced (DE6)
- deicide (DE7)
- detect (DE6)
- detected (DE8)
- detective (DE9)
- deuce (DE5)
- device (DE6)
- dice (DI4)
- diced (DI5)
- died (DI4)
- diet (DI4)
- dieted (DI6)
- dietetic (DI8)
- dive (DI4)
- dived (DI5)
- divide (DI6)
- divided (DI7)
- divvied (DI7)
- duct (DU4)
- ducted (DU6)
- dude (DU4)
- duded (DU5)
- duet (DU4)
- duetted (DU7)
- duvet (DU5)
- eddied (ED6)
- edict (ED5)
- edit (ED4)
- edited (ED6)
- educe (ED5)
- educed (ED6)
- eidetic (EI7)
- etude (ET5)
- evicted (EV7)
- iced (IC4)
- ivied (IV5)
- teed (TE4)
- tide (TI4)
- tided (TI5)
- tidied (TI6)
- tied (TI4)
- tutted (TU6)
- vetted (VE6)
- vied (VI4)
- vivid (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- cited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cite
- cued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cue
- deceit (noun): An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
- deceive (verb): To trick or mislead.
- deceived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deceive
- decide (verb): to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- decided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decide
- deduce (verb): To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
- deduced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduce
- deduct (verb): To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
- deducted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduct
- deductive† (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or based on deduction (process of reasoning).
- deed (noun): An action or act; something that is done.
- deeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deed
- deice (verb): To remove the ice from something.
- deiced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deice
- deicide (noun): The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter.
- detect (verb): to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
- detected (adjective): Having been noticed.
- detective (noun): A police officer who looks for evidence as part of solving a crime; an investigator.
- deuce (noun): A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
- device (noun): Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
- dice (noun): Gaming with one or more dice.
- diced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dice
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- diet (noun): The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
- dieted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diet
- dietetic (adjective): Relating to diet.
- dive (verb): To swim under water.
- dived (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dive (scuba diving)
- divide (verb): To split or separate (something) into two or more parts.
- divided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divide
- divvied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divvy
- duct (noun): a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
- ducted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duct
- 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
- duvet (noun): A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- edict (noun): A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
- edit (noun): A change to the text of a document.
- edited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edit
- educe (verb): To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- educed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of educe
- eidetic (adjective): Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
- etude (noun): A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- evicted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of evict
- iced (adjective): With ice added.
- ivied (adjective): Overgrown with ivy or another climbing plant.
- teed (verb): past participle of tee
- tide (noun): The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
- tided (adjective): Affected by the tide; having a tide.
- tidied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tidy
- tied (adjective): Closely connected or associated.
- tutted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tut
- vetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vet
- vied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vie
- vivid (adjective): Clear, detailed or powerful.