NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 30, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, e, i, l, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 172 points |
| Genius Level | 120 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</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| E | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| M | 13 | 2 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 20 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 EM×3 EN×1 |
| I | IM×2 IT×1 |
| L | LI×6 |
| M | ME×7 MI×12 |
| N | NI×2 |
| T | TE×2 TI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEL×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ELE×1 EMB×1 EMI×2 ENT×1 |
| I | IMB×1 IMM×1 ITE×1 |
| L | LIM×4 LIN×2 |
| M | MEE×1 MEL×2 MEM×1 MEN×1 MET×2 MIE×1 MIL×3 MIM×1 MIN×4 MIT×3 |
| N | NIM×2 |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×1 TIM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be.......... † | BE12 | an act of belittling |
| be..... | BE7 | plural of bellman |
| el..... | EL7 | One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based. |
| em.... | EM6 | A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo. |
| em..... | EM7 | Noteworthy, remarkable, great. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| en......... | EN11 | The right to have something, whether actual or perceived. |
| im.... | IM6 | To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages). |
| im...... | IM8 | about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| li.. | LI4 | A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing). |
| li.. | LI4 | Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| li.. | LI4 | To draw or paint; to delineate. |
| li..... | LI7 | plural of lineman |
| li...... | LI8 | A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| me.. | ME4 | Molten material, the product of melting. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| me.... | ME6 | A quality of endurance and courage. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer. |
| mi.. | MI4 | The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi.. | MI4 | That which belongs to me. Used predicatively. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mi.... | MI6 | A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered. |
| ni... | NI5 | plural of nimbus |
| ni.... | NI6 | Adept at taking or grasping |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| ti...... | TI8 | A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology. |
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.
- belittlement† (BE12)
- bellmen (BE7)
- element (EL7)
- emblem (EM6)
- eminent (EM7)
- emit (EM4)
- entitlement (EN11)
- imbibe (IM6)
- imminent (IM8)
- item (IT4)
- limb (LI4)
- lime (LI4)
- limit (LI5)
- limn (LI4)
- linemen (LI7)
- liniment (LI8)
- meet (ME4)
- melee (ME5)
- melt (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- mentee (ME6)
- mete (ME4)
- mettle (ME6)
- mien (MI4)
- mile (MI4)
- mill (MI4)
- millet (MI6)
- mime (MI4)
- mine (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- mint (MI4)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- mitten (MI6)
- nimbi (NI5)
- nimble (NI6)
- teem (TE4)
- tenement (TE8)
- time (TI4)
- timeline (TI8)
Answer Definitions
- belittlement† (noun): an act of belittling
- bellmen (noun): plural of bellman
- element (noun): One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or fundamental powers of anything are based.
- emblem (noun): A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
- eminent (adjective): Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- entitlement (noun): The right to have something, whether actual or perceived.
- imbibe (verb): To drink (used frequently of alcoholic beverages).
- imminent (adjective): about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- limb (noun): A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
- lime (noun): Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- limn (verb): To draw or paint; to delineate.
- linemen (noun): plural of lineman
- liniment (noun): A topical medical preparation intended to be rubbed into the skin with friction, as for example to relieve symptoms of arthritis.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- melt (noun): Molten material, the product of melting.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- mete (verb): To measure.
- mettle (noun): A quality of endurance and courage.
- mien (noun): Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- mile (noun): The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- millet (noun): Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mine (pronoun): That which belongs to me. Used predicatively.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mitten (noun): A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
- nimbi (noun): plural of nimbus
- nimble (adjective): Adept at taking or grasping
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- timeline (noun): A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology.