NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 27, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, l, m, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 58 words |
| Total Points | 260 points |
| Genius Level | 182 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| D | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 14 | 4 | 14 | - | 1 | - | - | 33 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| M | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| T | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 10 | Σ | 21 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 58 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AH×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×3 |
| E | |
| H | HA×13 HE×20 |
| L | LA×3 LE×1 |
| M | MA×2 ME×3 |
| T | TE×4 TH×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AHE×2 ATH×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEA×3 |
| E | |
| H | HAL×5 HAM×3 HAT×5 HEA×8 HEE×4 HEL×6 HEM×2 |
| L | LAT×3 LET×1 |
| M | MAH×1 MAT×1 MEA×1 MET×2 |
| T | TEE×3 TEL×1 THA×1 THE×5 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ah... | AH5 | At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving. |
| ah.. | AH4 | the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat |
| at..... | AT7 | A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. |
| de...... | DE8 | A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadhead |
| de... | DE5 | The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To limp; move with a limping gait. |
| ha.... | HA6 | simple past tense and past participle of halt |
| ha.... | HA6 | Hooked at the end. |
| ha.... | HA6 | A small village or a group of houses. |
| ha.... | HA6 | simple past tense and past participle of ham |
| ha.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha... | HA5 | Disliked; odious; reviled. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| ha.... | HA6 | Wearing a hat; wearing a specified type of hat. |
| he.. | HE4 | The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs. |
| he.... | HE6 | Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top. |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heal |
| he.... | HE6 | The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. |
| he.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heat |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he.. | HE4 | The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of helm |
| he.... | HE6 | A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour. |
| he...... | HE8 | Having or wearing a helmet, or having the appearance of wearing a helmet. |
| he.. | HE4 | The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of hem |
| la.. | LA4 | A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. |
| la... | LA5 | To invite; bid; ask. |
| la.... | LA6 | simple past tense and past participle of lathe |
| le.... | LE6 | Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal. |
| ma..... | MA7 | An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity |
| ma.. | MA4 | Clipping of mathematics. |
| me...... | ME8 | An ungainly, dull or stupid person; someone who is lazy, disrespectful and/or whose beliefs and philosophies clash with another. |
| me....... † | ME9 | Someone who listens to (is a fan of) heavy metal music. |
| me.. | ME4 | Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| te........ | TE10 | Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb. |
| th... | TH5 | A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic. |
| th.... | TH6 | Having a particular theme or topic |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
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.
- ahead (AH5)
- ahem (AH4)
- athlete (AT7)
- deadhead (DE8)
- deadheaded (DE10)
- death (DE5)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- halt (HA4)
- halted (HA6)
- hamate (HA6)
- hamlet (HA6)
- hammed (HA6)
- hate (HA4)
- hated (HA5)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- hatted (HA6)
- head (HE4)
- headed (HE6)
- heal (HE4)
- healed (HE6)
- health (HE6)
- heat (HE4)
- heated (HE6)
- heath (HE5)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heel (HE4)
- heeled (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- helm (HE4)
- helmed (HE6)
- helmet (HE6)
- helmeted (HE8)
- heme (HE4)
- hemmed (HE6)
- lath (LA4)
- lathe (LA5)
- lathed (LA6)
- lethal (LE6)
- mahatma (MA7)
- math (MA4)
- meathead (ME8)
- metalhead† (ME9)
- meth (ME4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teethed (TE7)
- telehealth (TE10)
- that (TH4)
- thee (TH4)
- them (TH4)
- theme (TH5)
- themed (TH6)
- theta (TH5)
Answer Definitions
- ahead (adverb): At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- ahem (interjection): the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
- athlete (noun): A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- deadhead (noun): A person either admitted to a theatrical or musical performance without charge, or paid to attend.
- deadheaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadhead
- death (noun): The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
- halted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of halt
- hamate (adjective): Hooked at the end.
- hamlet (noun): A small village or a group of houses.
- hammed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ham
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hated (adjective): Disliked; odious; reviled.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- hatted (adjective): Wearing a hat; wearing a specified type of hat.
- head (noun): The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
- headed (adjective): Of a sheet of paper: having the sender's name, address, etc. preprinted at the top.
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- healed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heal
- health (noun): The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heat
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- helm (noun): The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel.
- helmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of helm
- helmet (noun): A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
- helmeted (adjective): Having or wearing a helmet, or having the appearance of wearing a helmet.
- heme (noun): The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
- hemmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hem
- lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- lathe (verb): To invite; bid; ask.
- lathed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lathe
- lethal (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- mahatma (noun): An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity
- math (noun): Clipping of mathematics.
- meathead (noun): An ungainly, dull or stupid person; someone who is lazy, disrespectful and/or whose beliefs and philosophies clash with another.
- metalhead† (noun): Someone who listens to (is a fan of) heavy metal music.
- meth (noun): Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- telehealth (noun): Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- them (pronoun): Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb.
- theme (noun): A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
- themed (adjective): Having a particular theme or topic
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.