NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 9, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, o, r, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 59 words |
| Total Points | 250 points |
| Genius Level | 175 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 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| H | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| O | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| R | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 |
| T | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| W | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 23 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 59 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AO×1 AR×3 AT×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HA×3 HO×2 |
| O | OA×2 OR×2 |
| R | RA×2 RO×5 |
| T | TA×7 TH×8 TO×6 TR×4 TY×1 |
| W | WA×3 WH×1 WO×5 WR×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AOR×1 ARH×1 ARR×1 ART×1 ATH×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HAR×1 HAT×2 HOO×1 HOR×1 |
| O | OAT×2 ORA×2 |
| R | RAT×2 ROO×1 ROT×4 |
| T | TAR×5 TAT×2 THA×3 THR×4 THW×1 TOO×3 TOR×3 TRA×1 TRO×3 TYR×1 |
| W | WAR×2 WAT×1 WHA×1 WOO×1 WOR×4 WRA×1 WRO×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ao... | AO5 | The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system. |
| ar... | AR5 | One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. |
| ar....... | AR9 | Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Inclined toward paintings, music, etc. |
| at..... | AT7 | From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over. |
| at... | AT5 | An essential oil extracted from flowers. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho....... | HO9 | Giving exhortation or advice; encouraging. |
| oa.. | OA4 | A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. |
| oa.. | OA4 | Containing oats. |
| or.... | OR6 | Someone who orates or delivers an oration. |
| or..... | OR7 | A private chapel or prayer room. |
| ra..... | RA7 | A swiftly repeated knocking sound. |
| ra... | RA5 | Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Capable of rotation. |
| ro..... | RO7 | One who or that which rotates. |
| ro...... | RO8 | of, pertaining to, or causing rotation; rotational |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato. |
| ta... | TA5 | A card game played in various different variations. |
| ta... | TA5 | To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Sharp to the taste; acid; sour. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| 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...... | TH8 | that way (usually in terms of physical direction) |
| th.. | TH4 | To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen |
| th.... | TH6 | The front part of the neck. |
| th..... | TH7 | Produced in the throat; having a rough or coarse quality like a sound produced in the throat. |
| th... | TH5 | To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air. |
| th....... † | TH9 | Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded. |
| th.... | TH6 | Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.... | TO6 | Having prominent teeth |
| to... | TO5 | the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried. |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
| tr.. | TR4 | Of, or relating to, troy weight. |
| ty.. | TY4 | A beginner; a novice. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). |
| wa... | WA5 | Having warts. |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wh.. | WH4 | Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Alternative form of w00t |
| wo....... | WO9 | A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters. |
| wo.. | WO4 | A plant; herb; vegetable. |
| wo... | WO5 | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. |
| wo.... | WO6 | having worth, merit, or value |
| wr... | WR5 | Great anger. |
| wr... | WR5 | Full of anger; wrathful. |
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.
- aorta (AO5)
- arhat (AR5)
- arrowroot (AR9)
- arty (AR4)
- athwart (AT7)
- attar (AT5)
- hart (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- hoot (HO4)
- hortatory (HO9)
- oath (OA4)
- oaty (OA4)
- orator (OR6)
- oratory (OR7)
- ratatat (RA7)
- ratty (RA5)
- root (RO4)
- rotary (RO6)
- rotator (RO7)
- rotatory (RO8)
- rotor (RO5)
- taro (TA4)
- tarot (TA5)
- tarry (TA5)
- tart (TA4)
- tartar (TA6)
- tattoo (TA6)
- tatty (TA5)
- that (TH4)
- thataway (TH8)
- thaw (TH4)
- throat (TH6)
- throaty (TH7)
- throw (TH5)
- throwaway† (TH9)
- thwart (TH6)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothy (TO6)
- torah (TO5)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- tray (TR4)
- trot (TR4)
- troth (TR5)
- troy (TR4)
- tyro (TY4)
- wart (WA4)
- warty (WA5)
- watt (WA4)
- what (WH4)
- woot (WO4)
- worrywart (WO9)
- wort (WO4)
- worth (WO5)
- worthy (WO6)
- wrath (WR5)
- wroth (WR5)
Answer Definitions
- aorta (noun): The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.
- arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- arrowroot (noun): Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
- arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
- athwart (adverb): From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
- attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
- hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hortatory (adjective): Giving exhortation or advice; encouraging.
- oath (noun): A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- oaty (adjective): Containing oats.
- orator (noun): Someone who orates or delivers an oration.
- oratory (noun): A private chapel or prayer room.
- ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
- ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- rotary (adjective): Capable of rotation.
- rotator (noun): One who or that which rotates.
- rotatory (adjective): of, pertaining to, or causing rotation; rotational
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- taro (noun): Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
- tarot (noun): A card game played in various different variations.
- tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
- tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
- tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- 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.
- thataway (adverb): that way (usually in terms of physical direction)
- thaw (verb): To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
- throat (noun): The front part of the neck.
- throaty (adjective): Produced in the throat; having a rough or coarse quality like a sound produced in the throat.
- throw (verb): To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
- throwaway† (adjective): Disposable; intended for a single use prior to being discarded.
- thwart (adjective): Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothy (adjective): Having prominent teeth
- torah (noun): the compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.
- troy (adjective): Of, or relating to, troy weight.
- tyro (noun): A beginner; a novice.
- wart (noun): A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- warty (adjective): Having warts.
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- what (determiner): Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t
- worrywart (noun): A person who worries excessively, especially about unimportant matters.
- wort (noun): A plant; herb; vegetable.
- worth (adjective): Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
- worthy (adjective): having worth, merit, or value
- wrath (noun): Great anger.
- wroth (adjective): Full of anger; wrathful.