NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 26, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, f, i, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 20 words |
| Total Points | 92 points |
| Genius Level | 64 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| E | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| U | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 | Σ | 6 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 20 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CU×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×1 |
| F | FE×1 |
| I | IN×1 |
| N | |
| T | TU×7 |
| U | UN×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CUF×1 CUT×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ENN×1 |
| F | FET×1 |
| I | INT×1 |
| N | |
| T | TUF×2 TUN×2 TUT×3 |
| U | UNC×2 UNF×1 UNI×2 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cu.. | CU4 | glove; mitten |
| cu.. | CU4 | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior. |
| cu... | CU5 | A cute person or animal. |
| en... | EN5 | A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression. |
| fe........ † | FE10 | Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle. |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| tu.... | TU6 | A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A melody. |
| tu... | TU5 | A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove cuffs from (someone) |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un... | UN5 | Not fit; not having the correct requirements. |
| un.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un... | UN5 | To bring together as one. |
| un... | UN5 | To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of. |
| un.... | UN6 | To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action. |
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.
- cuff (CU4)
- cute (CU4)
- cutie (CU5)
- ennui (EN5)
- fettuccine† (FE10)
- intuit (IN6)
- tuffet (TU6)
- tuft (TU4)
- tune (TU4)
- tunic (TU5)
- tutee (TU5)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- uncuff (UN6)
- uncut (UN5)
- unfit (UN5)
- unit (UN4)
- unite (UN5)
- untie (UN5)
- untune (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- cuff (noun): glove; mitten
- cute (adjective): Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair, dainty, round, and soft physical features, disproportionately large eyes and head, playfulness, fragility, helplessness, curiosity or shyness, innocence, affectionate behavior.
- cutie (noun): A cute person or animal.
- ennui (noun): A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
- fettuccine† (noun): Long, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- tuffet (noun): A clump of grass or similar vegetation; a small grass-covered mound.
- tuft (noun): A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- tune (noun): A melody.
- tunic (noun): A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- uncuff (verb): To remove cuffs from (someone)
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- unfit (adjective): Not fit; not having the correct requirements.
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- unite (verb): To bring together as one.
- untie (verb): To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
- untune (verb): To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.