NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 19, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, n, p, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 146 points |
| Genius Level | 102 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| E | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | 7 | - | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×2 DU×6 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×3 |
| I | |
| N | NU×2 |
| P | PI×1 PU×1 |
| U | UN×9 UP×3 |
| Z |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEN×2 DUD×2 DUN×2 DUP×2 |
|---|---|
| E | END×2 ENN×1 |
| I | |
| N | NUD×2 |
| P | PIN×1 PUN×1 |
| U | UND×2 UNN×1 UNP×4 UNZ×2 UPE×2 UPP×1 |
| Z |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du... | DU5 | simple past tense and past participle of dude. |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| du.. | DU4 | A person who has been deceived. |
| du... | DU5 | simple past tense and past participle of dupe |
| 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 |
| en... | EN5 | A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression. |
| nu.. | NU4 | Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| nu... | NU5 | Entertainment involving naked people, especially women. |
| pi... | PI5 | Alternative form of pin-up |
| pu.... | PU6 | simple past tense and past participle of pun |
| un... | UN5 | simple past tense of undo |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
| un... | UN5 | To release from a pen. |
| un...... | UN8 | simple past tense and past participle of unpen |
| un... | UN5 | To unfasten by removing a pin. |
| un...... | UN8 | simple past tense and past participle of unpin |
| un... | UN5 | To open something using a zipper. |
| un...... † | UN8 | simple past tense and past participle of unzip |
| up... | UP5 | To end up; to set on end. |
| up..... | UP7 | simple past tense and past participle of upend |
| up... | UP5 | simple past tense and past participle of up |
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.
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- dude (DU4)
- duded (DU5)
- dune (DU4)
- dunned (DU6)
- dupe (DU4)
- duped (DU5)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- ennui (EN5)
- nude (NU4)
- nudie (NU5)
- pinup (PI5)
- punned (PU6)
- undid (UN5)
- undue (UN5)
- unneeded (UN8)
- unpen (UN5)
- unpenned (UN8)
- unpin (UN5)
- unpinned (UN8)
- unzip (UN5)
- unzipped† (UN8)
- upend (UP5)
- upended (UP7)
- upped (UP5)
Answer Definitions
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- duded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dude.
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- dupe (noun): A person who has been deceived.
- duped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dupe
- 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
- ennui (noun): A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
- nude (adjective): Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
- nudie (noun): Entertainment involving naked people, especially women.
- pinup (noun): Alternative form of pin-up
- punned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pun
- undid (verb): simple past tense of undo
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.
- unpen (verb): To release from a pen.
- unpenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of unpen
- unpin (verb): To unfasten by removing a pin.
- unpinned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of unpin
- unzip (verb): To open something using a zipper.
- unzipped† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of unzip
- upend (verb): To end up; to set on end.
- upended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of upend
- upped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of up