NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 17, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, i, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 56 words |
| Total Points | 310 points |
| Genius Level | 217 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 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| D | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 16 |
| E | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| U | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | Σ | 10 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 56 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CU×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×7 DU×9 |
| E | ED×2 EN×3 ET×1 |
| I | IN×7 |
| N | NU×2 |
| T | TU×7 |
| U | UN×15 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CUE×1 CUT×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DED×4 DEN×2 DEU×1 DUC×2 DUD×2 DUE×2 DUN×3 |
| E | EDU×2 END×2 ENN×1 ETU×1 |
| I | IND×5 INT×2 |
| N | NUD×2 |
| T | TUN×3 TUT×4 |
| U | UNC×1 UND×4 UNE×1 UNI×4 UNN×1 UNT×4 |
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 | simple past tense and past participle of cue |
| 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. |
| de.... | DE6 | To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deduce |
| de.... | DE6 | To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deduct |
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| de... | DE5 | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. |
| du.. | DU4 | a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duct |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du... | DU5 | simple past tense and past participle of dude. |
| du.. | DU4 | A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). |
| du..... | DU7 | simple past tense and past participle of duet |
| du... | DU5 | An unintelligent person. |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| ed... | ED5 | To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of educe |
| 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. |
| et... | ET5 | A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill. |
| in.... | IN6 | To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon. |
| in..... | IN7 | simple past tense and past participle of induce |
| in.... | IN6 | To bring in as a member; to make a part of. |
| in...... † | IN8 | simple past tense and past participle of induct |
| in...... † | IN8 | A person who is inducted into an organization. |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| in...... | IN8 | simple past tense and past participle of intuit |
| 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. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A melody. |
| tu... | TU5 | simple past tense and past participle of tune |
| 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.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tut |
| 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... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un....... | UN9 | Open and not yet settled or determined. |
| un........ | UN10 | Not found; undiscovered. |
| un... | UN5 | simple past tense of undo |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not having been altered from the original version; not edited. |
| un........ | UN10 | Not intended; unplanned |
| un.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un... | UN5 | To bring together as one. |
| un.... | UN6 | simple past tense and past participle of unite |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
| un... | UN5 | To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not tied; undone |
| un.... | UN6 | To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action. |
| un..... | UN7 | The state of not having been tuned. |
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.
- cued (CU4)
- cute (CU4)
- cutie (CU5)
- deduce (DE6)
- deduced (DE7)
- deduct (DE6)
- deducted (DE8)
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- deuce (DE5)
- duct (DU4)
- ducted (DU6)
- dude (DU4)
- duded (DU5)
- duet (DU4)
- duetted (DU7)
- dunce (DU5)
- dune (DU4)
- dunned (DU6)
- educe (ED5)
- educed (ED6)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- ennui (EN5)
- etude (ET5)
- induce (IN6)
- induced (IN7)
- induct (IN6)
- inducted† (IN8)
- inductee† (IN8)
- intuit (IN6)
- intuited (IN8)
- nude (NU4)
- nudie (NU5)
- tune (TU4)
- tuned (TU5)
- tunic (TU5)
- tutee (TU5)
- tutted (TU6)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- uncut (UN5)
- undecided (UN9)
- undetected (UN10)
- undid (UN5)
- undue (UN5)
- unedited (UN8)
- unintended (UN10)
- unit (UN4)
- unite (UN5)
- united (UN6)
- unneeded (UN8)
- untie (UN5)
- untied (UN6)
- untune (UN6)
- untuned (UN7)
Answer Definitions
- cued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cue
- 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.
- deduce (verb): To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
- deduced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduce
- deduct (verb): To take one thing from another; remove from; make smaller or less by some amount.
- deducted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduct
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- deuce (noun): A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
- duct (noun): a pipe, tube or canal which carries gas or liquid from one place to another
- ducted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duct
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- duded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dude.
- duet (noun): A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- duetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duet
- dunce (noun): An unintelligent person.
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- educe (verb): To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- educed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of educe
- 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.
- etude (noun): A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- induce (verb): To lead by persuasion or influence; incite or prevail upon.
- induced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of induce
- induct (verb): To bring in as a member; to make a part of.
- inducted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of induct
- inductee† (noun): A person who is inducted into an organization.
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- intuited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of intuit
- 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.
- tune (noun): A melody.
- tuned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tune
- 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.
- tutted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tut
- 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.
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- undecided (adjective): Open and not yet settled or determined.
- undetected (adjective): Not found; undiscovered.
- undid (verb): simple past tense of undo
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unedited (adjective): Not having been altered from the original version; not edited.
- unintended (adjective): Not intended; unplanned
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- unite (verb): To bring together as one.
- united (verb): simple past tense and past participle of unite
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.
- untie (verb): To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of.
- untied (adjective): Not tied; undone
- untune (verb): To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
- untuned (adjective): The state of not having been tuned.