NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 22, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, h, m, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 120 points |
| Genius Level | 84 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×3 DI×3 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×2 |
| F | FI×3 |
| H | HI×2 HU×2 |
| I | |
| M | ME×1 MI×5 MU×2 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×1 DEH×1 DEI×1 DIE×1 DIM×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 EDI×1 |
| F | FIE×1 FIF×2 |
| H | HID×1 HIE×1 HUM×2 |
| I | |
| M | MED×1 MID×1 MIF×2 MIM×2 MUD×1 MUM×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of defy |
| de.......... † | DE12 | simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deify |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dim |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ed..... | ED7 | simple past tense and past participle of edify |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of fife |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | simple past tense and past participle of hie |
| hu... | HU5 | Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery. |
| hu........ † | HU10 | simple past tense and past participle of humidify |
| me.... | ME6 | The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A small argument; a quarrel. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi... | MI5 | simple past tense and past participle of mime |
| mu..... | MU7 | Having been made unclear, obfuscated. |
| mu....... | MU9 | Preserved, for a dead body, by mummification. |
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.
- defied (DE6)
- dehumidified† (DE12)
- deified (DE7)
- died (DI4)
- dime (DI4)
- dimmed (DI6)
- eddied (ED6)
- edified (ED7)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- fifed (FI5)
- hide (HI4)
- hied (HI4)
- humid (HU5)
- humidified† (HU10)
- medium (ME6)
- midi (MI4)
- miff (MI4)
- miffed (MI6)
- mime (MI4)
- mimed (MI5)
- muddied (MU7)
- mummified (MU9)
Answer Definitions
- defied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defy
- dehumidified† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify
- deified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deify
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- dime (noun): A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
- dimmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dim
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- edified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edify
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- fifed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fife
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hie
- humid (adjective): Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
- humidified† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of humidify
- medium (noun): The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- miff (noun): A small argument; a quarrel.
- miffed (adjective): Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mime
- muddied (adjective): Having been made unclear, obfuscated.
- mummified (adjective): Preserved, for a dead body, by mummification.