NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 25, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, g, m, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 140 points |
| Genius Level | 98 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| B | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| I | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| M | 5 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| T | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 6 | Σ | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×2 AM×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BE×1 BI×2 |
| E | EM×1 |
| G | GA×2 GI×3 |
| I | IA×2 IM×4 IT×1 |
| M | MA×2 ME×1 MI×4 |
| T | TA×2 TE×1 TI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGI×2 AMB×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAG×1 BAI×1 BEI×1 BIG×1 BIT×1 |
| E | EMI×1 |
| G | GAI×1 GAM×1 GIB×1 GIG×1 GIM×1 |
| I | IAM×2 IMA×2 IMB×1 IMI×1 ITE×1 |
| M | MAG×1 MAI×1 MEG×1 MIM×1 MIT×3 |
| T | TAI×1 TAT×1 TEA×1 TIB×2 TIM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag... | AG5 | dyspepsia |
| ag..... | AG7 | To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person). |
| am... | AM5 | The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc. The area or sphere of control and influence of something. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A small bag, especially a small, clear, plastic bag. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| be... | BE5 | A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool. |
| bi.... | BI6 | Alternative spelling of biggy |
| bi.. | BI4 | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| ga.. | GA4 | Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving. |
| ga.... | GA6 | An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage. |
| gi.. | GI4 | Alternative spelling of gybe |
| gi..... | GI7 | 10 bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits. |
| gi... | GI5 | Give me. |
| ia.. | IA4 | A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. |
| ia... | IA5 | plural of iambus |
| im... | IM5 | An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| im.... | IM6 | To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages). |
| im..... | IM7 | To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| ma.. | MA4 | plural of mage |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| me..... † | ME7 | 10 = 1,000,000 bits or 125,000 bytes (125 kilobytes) |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi...... | MI8 | To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| ta... | TA5 | A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| te..... | TE7 | The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal). |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
| ti.... | TI6 | plural of tibia |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
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.
- agita (AG5)
- agitate (AG7)
- ambit (AM5)
- baggie (BA6)
- bait (BA4)
- beige (BE5)
- biggie (BI6)
- bite (BI4)
- emit (EM4)
- gait (GA4)
- gambit (GA6)
- gibe (GI4)
- gigabit (GI7)
- gimme (GI5)
- iamb (IA4)
- iambi (IA5)
- image (IM5)
- imam (IM4)
- imbibe (IM6)
- imitate (IM7)
- item (IT4)
- magi (MA4)
- maim (MA4)
- megabit† (ME7)
- mime (MI4)
- mite (MI4)
- mitigate (MI8)
- mitt (MI4)
- taiga (TA5)
- tatami (TA6)
- teatime (TE7)
- tibia (TI5)
- tibiae (TI6)
- time (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- agita (noun): dyspepsia
- agitate (verb): To disturb or excite; to perturb or stir up (a person).
- ambit (noun): The extent of actions, thoughts, or the meaning of words, etc. The area or sphere of control and influence of something.
- baggie (noun): A small bag, especially a small, clear, plastic bag.
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- beige (noun): A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
- biggie (noun): Alternative spelling of biggy
- bite (verb): To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- gait (noun): Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while moving.
- gambit (noun): An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage.
- gibe (noun): Alternative spelling of gybe
- gigabit (noun): 10 bits, a thousand million (1,000,000,000) bits.
- gimme (contraction): Give me.
- iamb (noun): A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
- iambi (noun): plural of iambus
- image (noun): An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- imbibe (verb): To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
- imitate (verb): To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- magi (noun): plural of mage
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- megabit† (noun): 10 = 1,000,000 bits or 125,000 bytes (125 kilobytes)
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitigate (verb): To reduce, lessen, or decrease; to make less severe or easier to bear.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- taiga (noun): A subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests situated south of the tundras and north of the steppes in the Northern Hemisphere.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- teatime (noun): The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- tibiae (noun): plural of tibia
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.