NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 27, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, i, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 179 points |
| Genius Level | 125 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| D | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| H | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| W | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 10 | Σ | 15 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×7 |
|---|---|
| D | DI×2 |
| E | ET×3 |
| H | HE×4 HI×4 |
| I | IT×2 |
| T | TE×5 TH×1 TI×2 TW×2 |
| W | WH×7 WI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHE×2 CHI×5 |
|---|---|
| D | DIT×2 |
| E | ETC×2 ETH×1 |
| H | HEC×1 HEE×2 HEW×1 HID×1 HIE×1 HIT×2 |
| I | ITC×2 |
| T | TEC×2 TEE×3 THE×1 TIT×2 TWI×2 |
| W | WHE×4 WHI×3 WID×1 WIT×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch.. | CH4 | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. |
| ch.... | CH6 | simple past tense and past participle of chew |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch... | CH5 | To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily. |
| ch.... | CH6 | simple past tense and past participle of chide |
| ch.. | CH4 | A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal. |
| di... | DI5 | A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of ditch |
| et.. | ET4 | To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. |
| et.... | ET6 | Cut or dug into the surface as by etching. |
| et... | ET5 | Moral, relating to morals. |
| he.... | HE6 | Very busy with activity and confusion. |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he... | HE5 | past participle of hew |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | simple past tense and past participle of hie |
| hi... | HI5 | A sudden pull. |
| hi..... | HI7 | simple past tense and past participle of hitch |
| it.. | IT4 | A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area. |
| it.... | IT6 | simple past tense and past participle of itch |
| te.. | TE4 | Technology. |
| te.... | TE6 | One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tithe |
| tw.... | TW6 | A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm. |
| tw...... † | TW8 | simple past tense and past participle of twitch |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh.. | WH4 | To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. |
| wh..... | WH7 | (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh... | WH5 | What, of those mentioned or implied. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. |
| wh... | WH5 | Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. |
| wi... | WI5 | The state of being wide. |
| wi... | WI5 | A person who practices witchcraft. A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Against. |
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.
- chew (CH4)
- chewed (CH6)
- chic (CH4)
- chichi (CH6)
- chide (CH5)
- chided (CH6)
- chit (CH4)
- ditch (DI5)
- ditched (DI7)
- etch (ET4)
- etched (ET6)
- ethic (ET5)
- hectic (HE6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- hewed (HE5)
- hide (HI4)
- hied (HI4)
- hitch (HI5)
- hitched (HI7)
- itch (IT4)
- itched (IT6)
- tech (TE4)
- techie (TE6)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teethed (TE7)
- thee (TH4)
- tithe (TI5)
- tithed (TI6)
- twitch (TW6)
- twitched† (TW8)
- whee (WH4)
- whet (WH4)
- whetted (WH7)
- whew (WH4)
- which (WH5)
- whit (WH4)
- white (WH5)
- width (WI5)
- witch (WI5)
- with (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- chew (verb): To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
- chewed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chew
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- chide (verb): To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
- chided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chide
- chit (noun): A child or babe; a young, small, or insignificant person or animal.
- ditch (noun): A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.
- ditched (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ditch
- etch (verb): To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- etched (adjective): Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.
- ethic (adjective): Moral, relating to morals.
- hectic (adjective): Very busy with activity and confusion.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- hewed (verb): past participle of hew
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hie
- hitch (noun): A sudden pull.
- hitched (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hitch
- itch (noun): A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.
- itched (verb): simple past tense and past participle of itch
- tech (noun): Technology.
- techie (noun): One who works with, or has an interest in, technology or computers.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- tithed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tithe
- twitch (noun): A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
- twitched† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of twitch
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- whet (verb): To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- whetted (adjective): (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- which (determiner): What, of those mentioned or implied.
- whit (noun): The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
- white (adjective): Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- width (noun): The state of being wide.
- witch (noun): A person who practices witchcraft. A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
- with (preposition): Against.