NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 6, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, i, l, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 146 points |
| Genius Level | 102 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| C | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 |
| D | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| I | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| T | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 14 |
| W | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | Σ | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AL×1 AT×2 AW×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 |
| D | DA×1 DI×3 |
| I | IL×1 IT×1 |
| L | LA×1 LI×2 |
| T | TA×8 TI×3 TW×3 |
| W | WA×2 WI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×1 ALI×1 ATI×1 ATT×1 AWA×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAT×2 |
| D | DAT×1 DIC×1 DID×2 |
| I | ILL×1 ITA×1 |
| L | LAC×1 LIC×1 LIL×1 |
| T | TAC×4 TAI×1 TAL×3 TID×1 TIL×2 TWI×3 |
| W | WAI×1 WAT×1 WIL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad.... | AD6 | A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug |
| al.. | AL4 | simple past tense and past participle of alight |
| at... | AT5 | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| at... | AT5 | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. |
| aw... | AW5 | To wait for. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of cactus |
| ca..... | CA7 | A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo. |
| ca..... | CA7 | Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| di... | DI5 | plural of dictum |
| di.... | DI6 | a didactic person |
| di...... | DI8 | Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| it.... | IT6 | Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century. |
| la.... | LA6 | Of, relating to, or derived from milk. |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| ta... | TA5 | Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The sense of touch; feeling. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. |
| ta...... | TA8 | of or relating to tactics |
| ta.. | TA4 | The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic. |
| ta.. | TA4 | plural of talus |
| ta.. | TA4 | Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| ti... | TI5 | Relating to tides. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| tw.... | TW6 | simple past tense and past participle of twilight |
| tw... | TW5 | A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving. |
| tw.. | TW4 | To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.) |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wi..... † | WI7 | A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat. A bobcat (Lynx rufus) or other similar New World species of lynx. Any feral cat. Alternative spelling of wild cat, any undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions. |
| wi.. | WI4 | To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower). |
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.
- addict (AD6)
- alit (AL4)
- atilt (AT5)
- attic (AT5)
- await (AW5)
- cacti (CA5)
- catcall (CA7)
- cattail (CA7)
- data (DA4)
- dicta (DI5)
- didact (DI6)
- didactic (DI8)
- illicit (IL7)
- italic (IT6)
- lactic (LA6)
- licit (LI5)
- lilt (LI4)
- tacit (TA5)
- tact (TA4)
- tactic (TA6)
- tactical (TA8)
- tail (TA4)
- talc (TA4)
- tali (TA4)
- tall (TA4)
- tidal (TI5)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- twilit (TW6)
- twill (TW5)
- twit (TW4)
- wait (WA4)
- watt (WA4)
- wildcat† (WI7)
- wilt (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- addict (noun): A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
- alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
- atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- await (verb): To wait for.
- cacti (noun): plural of cactus
- catcall (noun): A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.
- cattail (noun): Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- dicta (noun): plural of dictum
- didact (noun): a didactic person
- didactic (adjective): Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- italic (adjective): Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.
- lactic (adjective): Of, relating to, or derived from milk.
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
- tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
- tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- tactical (adjective): of or relating to tactics
- tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- talc (noun): Originally a large range of transparent or glistening foliated minerals. Examples include mica, selenite and the hydrated magnesium silicate that the term talc generally has referred to in modern times (see below). Also an item made of such a mineral and depending for its function on the special nature of the mineral (see next). Mediaeval writers adopted the term from the Arabic.
- tali (noun): plural of talus
- tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- tidal (adjective): Relating to tides.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- twilit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of twilight
- twill (noun): A pattern, characterised by diagonal ridges, created by the regular interlacing of threads of the warp and weft during weaving.
- twit (verb): To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.
- wait (verb): To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- wildcat† (noun): A cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat. A bobcat (Lynx rufus) or other similar New World species of lynx. Any feral cat. Alternative spelling of wild cat, any undomesticated felid, as tigers or lions.
- wilt (verb): To droop or become limp and flaccid (as a dying leaf or flower).