NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 26, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, n, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 110 points |
| Genius Level | 77 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| C | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| U | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | Σ | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AU×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CI×1 CU×3 |
| I | IN×3 |
| N | |
| R | RU×3 |
| T | TA×3 TR×1 TU×5 |
| U | UN×3 UR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AUN×1 AUR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CIR×1 CUR×3 |
| I | INC×1 INT×1 INU×1 |
| N | |
| R | RUI×1 RUN×2 |
| T | TAC×1 TAU×2 TRU×1 TUN×2 TUR×1 TUT×2 |
| U | UNC×1 UNI×2 URI×1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| au.. | AU4 | The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent. |
| au.. | AU4 | Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something. |
| ci..... | CI7 | The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution |
| cu..... | CU7 | A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4 mm in diameter when dried. |
| cu.. | CU4 | Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude. |
| cu..... † | CU7 | A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. |
| in... | IN5 | to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| in... | IN5 | To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| ru... | RU5 | Of, pertaining to, or written using runes. |
| ru.. | RU4 | The smallest animal of a litter. |
| ta...... † | TA8 | Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak. |
| ta... | TA5 | to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| tr.... | TR6 | Absent without permission, especially from school. |
| tu.. | TU4 | Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae. |
| tu... | TU5 | A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. |
| tu.. | TU4 | To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself. |
| 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.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un....... | UN9 | Espousing a unitary view of something |
| ur.. | UR4 | Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine. |
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.
- aunt (AU4)
- aura (AU4)
- circuit (CI7)
- currant (CU7)
- curt (CU4)
- curtain† (CU7)
- incur (IN5)
- intuit (IN6)
- inurn (IN5)
- ruin (RU4)
- runic (RU5)
- runt (RU4)
- taciturn† (TA8)
- taunt (TA5)
- taut (TA4)
- truant (TR6)
- tuna (TU4)
- tunic (TU5)
- turn (TU4)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- uncut (UN5)
- unit (UN4)
- unitarian (UN9)
- uric (UR4)
Answer Definitions
- aunt (noun): The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.
- aura (noun): Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
- circuit (noun): The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution
- currant (noun): A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4 mm in diameter when dried.
- curt (adjective): Brief or terse, especially to the point of being rude.
- curtain† (noun): A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light.
- incur (verb): to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- inurn (verb): To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.
- ruin (noun): The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- runic (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or written using runes.
- runt (noun): The smallest animal of a litter.
- taciturn† (adjective): Silent; temperamentally untalkative; disinclined to speak.
- taunt (verb): to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- truant (adjective): Absent without permission, especially from school.
- tuna (noun): Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- tunic (noun): A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
- turn (verb): To make a non-linear physical movement. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- 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.
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- unitarian (adjective): Espousing a unitary view of something
- uric (adjective): Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine.