NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 1, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 5 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 247 points |
| Genius Level | 173 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</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| D | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| I | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AD×3 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CI×1 CO×5 |
| D | DA×1 DI×9 DO×3 |
| I | ID×2 IN×4 |
| N | NA×2 |
| O | OC×1 |
| T | TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACI×2 ADD×3 ANA×1 ANT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×2 CIC×1 COD×2 CON×3 |
| D | DAT×1 DIA×1 DIC×3 DID×2 DIN×2 DIT×1 DOD×1 DON×1 DOO×1 |
| I | IDI×2 IND×4 |
| N | NAD×1 NAI×1 |
| O | OCT×1 |
| T | TOA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.. | AC4 | Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red. |
| ad.... | AD6 | A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug |
| ad....... † | AD9 | A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences. |
| ad...... | AD8 | The act of adding anything. |
| an...... | AN8 | Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft). |
| an..... | AN7 | An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Impartial and free from prejudice. |
| ca... | CA5 | Any member of the family Canidae, including dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals. |
| ci.... | CI6 | Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada. |
| co.. | CO4 | A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. |
| co... | CO5 | A handbell used for summoning monks. |
| co....... | CO9 | A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false. |
| co... | CO5 | Clipping of condominium. |
| co......... † | CO11 | The condoning of an offence. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| di...... † | DI8 | Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales. |
| di... | DI5 | plural of dictum |
| di....... † | DI9 | Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words. |
| di..... | DI7 | Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication. |
| di.... | DI6 | a didactic person |
| di...... | DI8 | Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do...... | DO8 | A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| id..... | ID7 | Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy. |
| in.... | IN6 | Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained. |
| in........ † | IN10 | Act of pointing out or indicating. |
| in..... | IN7 | plural of indicium |
| in.... | IN6 | To accuse of wrongdoing; charge. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| oc... | OC5 | A group of eight things. |
| to.. | TO4 | An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. |
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.
- acid (AC4)
- acidic (AC6)
- addict (AD6)
- addiction† (AD9)
- addition (AD8)
- anaconda (AN8)
- antacid (AN7)
- candid (CA6)
- canid (CA5)
- cicada (CI6)
- coda (CO4)
- codon (CO5)
- condition (CO9)
- condo (CO5)
- condonation† (CO11)
- data (DA4)
- diatonic† (DI8)
- dicta (DI5)
- dictation† (DI9)
- diction (DI7)
- didact (DI6)
- didactic (DI8)
- dino (DI4)
- dint (DI4)
- ditto (DI5)
- dodo (DO4)
- donation (DO8)
- doodad (DO6)
- idiot (ID5)
- idiotic (ID7)
- indica (IN6)
- indication† (IN10)
- indicia (IN7)
- indict (IN6)
- nada (NA4)
- naiad (NA5)
- octad (OC5)
- toad (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- acid (adjective): Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- acidic (adjective): Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
- addict (noun): A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug
- addiction† (noun): A state that is characterized by compulsive drug use or compulsive engagement in rewarding behavior, despite negative consequences.
- addition (noun): The act of adding anything.
- anaconda (noun): Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft).
- antacid (noun): An agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity, especially in the stomach.
- candid (adjective): Impartial and free from prejudice.
- canid (noun): Any member of the family Canidae, including dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals.
- cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
- coda (noun): A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- codon (noun): A handbell used for summoning monks.
- condition (noun): A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.
- condo (noun): Clipping of condominium.
- condonation† (noun): The condoning of an offence.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- diatonic† (adjective): Relating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scales.
- dicta (noun): plural of dictum
- dictation† (noun): Dictating, the process of speaking for someone else to write down the words.
- diction (noun): Choice and use of words, especially with regard to effective communication.
- didact (noun): a didactic person
- didactic (adjective): Instructive or intended to teach or demonstrate, especially with regard to morality.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- donation (noun): A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- idiotic (adjective): Pertaining to or resembling an idiot; characterised with behaviour resembling idiocy.
- indica (noun): Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained.
- indication† (noun): Act of pointing out or indicating.
- indicia (noun): plural of indicium
- indict (verb): To accuse of wrongdoing; charge.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- octad (noun): A group of eight things.
- toad (noun): An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.