NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 2, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, h, k, l |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 197 points |
| Genius Level | 138 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| B | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| C | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 12 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AC×1 AL×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BE×4 BL×4 |
| C | CA×10 CE×2 CH×5 CL×1 |
| E | EA×1 |
| H | HA×2 HE×2 |
| K | |
| L | LA×2 LE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 ACH×1 ALA×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAC×2 BEA×1 BEC×1 BEE×1 BEL×1 BLA×2 BLE×2 |
| C | CAB×3 CAC×2 CAK×1 CAL×4 CEL×2 CHA×2 CHE×3 CLA×1 |
| E | EAC×1 |
| H | HAC×2 HEC×2 |
| K | |
| L | LAC×2 LEA×1 LEC×1 LEE×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab... | AB5 | Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'. |
| ac.. | AC4 | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| al... | AL5 | An expression of sorrow or mourning. |
| ba.. | BA4 | At or near the rear. |
| ba...... | BA8 | Any pain or ache in the back. |
| be... | BE5 | The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly. |
| be.. | BE4 | A stream or small river. |
| be... | BE5 | A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches. |
| be... | BE5 | To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth. |
| bl... | BL5 | Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless. |
| bl....... | BL9 | A rejection; a vote against admitting someone. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Pale; bleak. |
| bl... | BL5 | An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain. |
| ca... | CA5 | A secret political clique or faction. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Alternative spelling of Kabballah |
| ca... | CA5 | A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship. |
| ca... | CA5 | A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. |
| ca.... | CA6 | The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A telephone conversation; a phone call. |
| ca... | CA5 | A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe. |
| ca...... | CA8 | That can be called. |
| ca...... | CA8 | The return of a situation to a previous position or state. |
| ce... | CE5 | A celebrity; a famous person. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ch... | CH5 | A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3). |
| ch..... | CH7 | A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov. |
| ch... | CH5 | A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. |
| ch....... † | CH9 | Able to be checked or verified. |
| ch... | CH5 | The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. |
| cl... | CL5 | An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. |
| ea.. | EA4 | All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). |
| ha.. | HA4 | To chop or cut down in a rough manner. |
| ha...... † | HA8 | That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable. |
| he.. | HE4 | Hell. |
| he.... | HE6 | To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses. |
| la.. | LA4 | A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread. |
| la.. | LA4 | A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. |
| le... | LE5 | A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. |
| le.. | LE4 | A strong, lecherous desire or craving. |
| le... | LE5 | An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis. |
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.
- aback (AB5)
- ache (AC4)
- alack (AL5)
- back (BA4)
- backache (BA8)
- beach (BE5)
- beck (BE4)
- beech (BE5)
- belch (BE5)
- black (BL5)
- blackball (BL9)
- bleach (BL6)
- blech (BL5)
- cabal (CA5)
- cabala (CA6)
- cable (CA5)
- cache (CA5)
- cackle (CA6)
- cake (CA4)
- call (CA4)
- calla (CA5)
- callable (CA8)
- callback (CA8)
- celeb (CE5)
- cell (CE4)
- chalk (CH5)
- challah (CH7)
- check (CH5)
- checkable† (CH9)
- cheek (CH5)
- clack (CL5)
- each (EA4)
- hack (HA4)
- hackable† (HA8)
- heck (HE4)
- heckle (HE6)
- lace (LA4)
- lack (LA4)
- leach (LE5)
- lech (LE4)
- leech (LE5)
Answer Definitions
- aback (adverb): Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'.
- ache (verb): To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- alack (interjection): An expression of sorrow or mourning.
- back (adjective): At or near the rear.
- backache (noun): Any pain or ache in the back.
- beach (noun): The shore of a body of water, especially when sandy or pebbly.
- beck (noun): A stream or small river.
- beech (noun): A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves and many branches.
- belch (verb): To expel (gas) loudly from the stomach through the mouth.
- black (adjective): Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- blackball (noun): A rejection; a vote against admitting someone.
- bleach (adjective): Pale; bleak.
- blech (interjection): An imitation of the sound of gagging, used to express disgust or disdain.
- cabal (noun): A secret political clique or faction.
- cabala (proper noun): Alternative spelling of Kabballah
- cable (noun): A long object used to make a physical connection. A strong, large-diameter wire or rope, or something resembling such a rope. An assembly of two or more cable-laid ropes. An assembly of two or more wires, used for electrical power or data circuits; one or more and/or the whole may be insulated. A strong rope or chain used to moor or anchor a ship.
- cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- cackle (noun): The cry of a hen or goose, especially when laying an egg.
- cake (noun): A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- call (noun): A telephone conversation; a phone call.
- calla (noun): A marsh plant native to cooler areas throughout the northern hemisphere, Calla palustris, having pale green flowers in a white spathe.
- callable (adjective): That can be called.
- callback (noun): The return of a situation to a previous position or state.
- celeb (noun): A celebrity; a famous person.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- chalk (noun): A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3).
- challah (noun): A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- check (noun): A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- checkable† (adjective): Able to be checked or verified.
- cheek (noun): The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- clack (noun): An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
- each (determiner): All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- hack (verb): To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- hackable† (adjective): That can be hacked or broken into; insecure, vulnerable.
- heck (interjection): Hell.
- heckle (verb): To question harshly in an attempt to find or reveal weaknesses.
- lace (noun): A light fabric containing patterns of holes, usually built up from a single thread.
- lack (noun): A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
- leach (noun): A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
- lech (noun): A strong, lecherous desire or craving.
- leech (noun): An aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis.