NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 21, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 63 words |
| Total Points | 326 points |
| Genius Level | 228 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| D | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
| E | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 |
| L | 4 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| N | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| O | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| U | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 7 | Σ | 16 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 63 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 CL×4 CO×6 CU×5 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×9 DU×10 |
| E | ED×2 EL×2 EN×2 |
| L | LO×3 LU×4 |
| N | NO×2 NU×3 |
| O | OC×2 OU×1 |
| U | UD×1 UN×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×1 CLO×2 CLU×2 COL×2 CON×2 COU×2 CUD×2 CUE×1 CUL×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DED×2 DEL×2 DEN×4 DEU×1 DUD×2 DUE×2 DUL×2 DUN×4 |
| E | EDU×2 ELU×2 END×2 |
| L | LOU×3 LUL×3 LUN×1 |
| N | NOD×1 NOU×1 NUC×1 NUD×1 NUL×1 |
| O | OCC×2 OUN×1 |
| U | UDO×1 UNC×2 UND×3 UNN×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..... | CE7 | A small cell. |
| cl... | CL5 | A rock; boulder; a hill. |
| cl..... | CL7 | Filled with clouds. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide. |
| cl... | CL5 | simple past tense and past participle of clue |
| co..... | CO7 | to act in concert with; to conspire |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of collude |
| co...... † | CO8 | To end; to come to an end. |
| co....... † | CO9 | simple past tense and past participle of conclude |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense of can |
| co.... | CO6 | A stream. |
| cu.... | CU6 | A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends. |
| cu..... | CU7 | simple past tense and past participle of cuddle |
| cu.. | CU4 | simple past tense and past participle of cue |
| cu.. | CU4 | To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). |
| cu.... | CU6 | simple past tense and past participle of cull |
| 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 deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. |
| de..... | DE7 | Being affected by delusions. |
| de...... | DE8 | To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare. |
| de....... | DE9 | simple past tense and past participle of denounce |
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| de... | DE5 | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du... | DU5 | simple past tense and past participle of dude. |
| du.. | DU4 | Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duel |
| du.. | DU4 | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dull |
| du... | DU5 | An unintelligent person. |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| du... | DU5 | Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know. |
| 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 |
| el... | EL5 | To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill. |
| el.... | EL6 | simple past tense and past participle of elude |
| en... | EN5 | To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb. |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of endue |
| lo.. | LO4 | Of great intensity. |
| lo.... | LO6 | To become louder. |
| lo...... | LO8 | simple past tense and past participle of louden |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.... | LU6 | simple past tense and past participle of lull |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak. |
| no.... | NO6 | A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu..... | NU7 | A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd). |
| nu.. | NU4 | Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| oc..... | OC7 | To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.). |
| oc...... | OC8 | simple past tense and past participle of occlude |
| ou... | OU5 | An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams. |
| ud.. | UD4 | a Japanese wheat noodle |
| un... | UN5 | The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool. |
| un.. | UN4 | To reverse the effects of an action. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not done. |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
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.
- cellule (CE7)
- cloud (CL5)
- clouded (CL7)
- clue (CL4)
- clued (CL5)
- collude (CO7)
- colluded (CO8)
- conclude† (CO8)
- concluded† (CO9)
- could (CO5)
- coulee (CO6)
- cuddle (CU6)
- cuddled (CU7)
- cued (CU4)
- cull (CU4)
- culled (CU6)
- deduce (DE6)
- deduced (DE7)
- delude (DE6)
- deluded (DE7)
- denounce (DE8)
- denounced (DE9)
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- deuce (DE5)
- dude (DU4)
- duded (DU5)
- duel (DU4)
- dueled (DU6)
- dull (DU4)
- dulled (DU6)
- dunce (DU5)
- dune (DU4)
- dunned (DU6)
- dunno (DU5)
- educe (ED5)
- educed (ED6)
- elude (EL5)
- eluded (EL6)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- loud (LO4)
- louden (LO6)
- loudened (LO8)
- lull (LU4)
- lulled (LU6)
- lulu (LU4)
- lune (LU4)
- nodule (NO6)
- noun (NO4)
- nucleon (NU7)
- nude (NU4)
- null (NU4)
- occlude (OC7)
- occluded (OC8)
- ounce (OU5)
- udon (UD4)
- uncle (UN5)
- uncool (UN6)
- undo (UN4)
- undone (UN6)
- undue (UN5)
- unneeded (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- cellule (noun): A small cell.
- cloud (noun): A rock; boulder; a hill.
- clouded (adjective): Filled with clouds.
- clue (noun): A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
- clued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of clue
- collude (verb): to act in concert with; to conspire
- colluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of collude
- conclude† (verb): To end; to come to an end.
- concluded† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of conclude
- could (verb): simple past tense of can
- coulee (noun): A stream.
- cuddle (noun): A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends.
- cuddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cuddle
- cued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cue
- cull (verb): To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- culled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cull
- 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
- delude (verb): To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- deluded (adjective): Being affected by delusions.
- denounce (verb): To make known in a formal manner; to proclaim; to announce; to declare.
- denounced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denounce
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- deuce (noun): A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- duded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dude.
- duel (noun): Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
- dueled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duel
- dull (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- dulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dull
- dunce (noun): An unintelligent person.
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
- 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
- elude (verb): To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- eluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elude
- endue (verb): To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.
- endued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endue
- loud (adjective): Of great intensity.
- louden (verb): To become louder.
- loudened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of louden
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lull
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lune (noun): A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or unreasonable freak.
- nodule (noun): A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- nucleon (noun): A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd).
- nude (adjective): Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- occlude (verb): To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
- occluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of occlude
- ounce (noun): An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
- udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
- uncle (noun): The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
- uncool (adjective): Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool.
- undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
- undone (adjective): Not done.
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.