NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 10, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, n, o, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 66 words |
| Total Points | 289 points |
| Genius Level | 202 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 15 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 16 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| O | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| W | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 8 | Σ | 24 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DO×8 DW×3 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| L | LE×6 LO×10 |
| N | NE×5 NO×3 |
| O | OL×2 OW×1 |
| T | TE×2 TO×12 TW×2 |
| W | WE×6 WO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×4 DOL×5 DOO×2 DOW×1 DWE×3 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| L | LED×1 LEN×3 LET×1 LEW×1 LOD×1 LOL×2 LON×1 LOO×3 LOT×1 LOW×2 |
| N | NEE×2 NET×2 NEW×1 NOE×1 NOO×2 |
| O | OLD×1 OLE×1 OWL×1 |
| T | TEL×2 TOD×2 TOL×3 TOO×4 TOW×3 TWE×2 |
| W | WEL×6 WOO×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.... | DE6 | To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of delete |
| de.. | DE4 | A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep. |
| de.. | DE4 | The deltoid muscle. |
| do.. | DO4 | To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dole |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doll |
| do.. | DO4 | A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard. |
| do.... | DO6 | A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person. |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of doodle |
| do... | DO5 | A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position. |
| dw... | DW5 | A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state. |
| dw..... | DW7 | simple past tense and past participle of dwell |
| dw... | DW5 | simple past tense and past participle of dwell |
| le.. | LE4 | A man; a person. |
| le.. | LE4 | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| le.. | LE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Lent |
| le... | LE5 | Slow (45–60 bpm). |
| le..... † | LE7 | Alternative form of let-down |
| le.. | LE4 | Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A way or path; a road. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of loll. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of loot |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| lo..... | LO7 | inside information, the story or truth. |
| lo... | LO5 | simple past tense and past participle of low |
| ne.... | NE6 | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Covered or armored with needles. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla). |
| ne..... | NE7 | simple past tense and past participle of nettle |
| ne... | NE5 | A central pillar around which a staircase spirals. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no.... | NO6 | a string or strip of pasta |
| no..... | NO7 | simple past tense and past participle of noodle |
| ol... | OL5 | From or relating to a previous era. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| ow... | OW5 | Diminutive of owl |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te.... | TE6 | A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation |
| to.... | TO6 | To walk unsteadily, as a small child does. |
| to..... | TO7 | simple past tense and past participle of toddle |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense and past participle of tell |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of toll |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of tool |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
| to..... | TO7 | simple past tense and past participle of tootle |
| to... | TO5 | A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath. |
| to..... | TO7 | simple past tense and past participle of towel |
| to....... | TO9 | A small towel, hand or face wipe. |
| tw..... | TW7 | To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward playing on a fiddle. |
| tw...... | TW8 | simple past tense and past participle of tweedle |
| we.. | WE4 | A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of weld |
| we.. | WE4 | Accurately, competently, satisfactorily. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of well |
| we.. | WE4 | To roll; revolve |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of welt |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Made of wool. |
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.
- delete (DE6)
- deleted (DE7)
- dell (DE4)
- delt (DE4)
- dole (DO4)
- doled (DO5)
- doll (DO4)
- dolled (DO6)
- dolt (DO4)
- doodle (DO6)
- doodled (DO7)
- dowel (DO5)
- dwell (DW5)
- dwelled (DW7)
- dwelt (DW5)
- lede (LE4)
- lend (LE4)
- lent (LE4)
- lento (LE5)
- letdown† (LE7)
- lewd (LE4)
- lode (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolled (LO6)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loot (LO4)
- looted (LO6)
- lotto (LO5)
- lowdown (LO7)
- lowed (LO5)
- needle (NE6)
- needled (NE7)
- nettle (NE6)
- nettled (NE7)
- newel (NE5)
- noel (NO4)
- noodle (NO6)
- noodled (NO7)
- olden (OL5)
- oleo (OL4)
- owlet (OW5)
- tell (TE4)
- telnet (TE6)
- toddle (TO6)
- toddled (TO7)
- told (TO4)
- toll (TO4)
- tolled (TO6)
- tool (TO4)
- tooled (TO6)
- tootle (TO6)
- tootled (TO7)
- towel (TO5)
- toweled (TO7)
- towelette (TO9)
- tweedle (TW7)
- tweedled (TW8)
- weld (WE4)
- welded (WE6)
- well (WE4)
- welled (WE6)
- welt (WE4)
- welted (WE6)
- wool (WO4)
- woolen (WO6)
Answer Definitions
- delete (verb): To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device.
- deleted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of delete
- dell (noun): A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep.
- delt (noun): The deltoid muscle.
- dole (verb): To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
- doled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dole
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doll
- dolt (noun): A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.
- doodle (noun): A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
- doodled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doodle
- dowel (noun): A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their proper relative position.
- dwell (noun): A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
- dwelled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dwell
- dwelt (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dwell
- lede (noun): A man; a person.
- lend (verb): To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- lent (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Lent
- lento (adjective): Slow (45–60 bpm).
- letdown† (noun): Alternative form of let-down
- lewd (adjective): Lascivious, sexually promiscuous, rude.
- lode (noun): A way or path; a road.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of loll.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- looted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of loot
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- lowdown (noun): inside information, the story or truth.
- lowed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of low
- needle (noun): A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
- needled (adjective): Covered or armored with needles.
- nettle (noun): Any plant whose foliage is covered with stinging, mildly poisonous hairs, causing an instant rash. Especially, most species of herb genus Urtica, the stinging nettles: Most, but not all, subspecies of Urtica dioica (common nettle), Urtica incisa (Australian nettle); Wood nettle (Laportea canadensis); Bull nettles and spurge nettles of genus Cnidoscolus: Cnidoscolus stimulosus, bull nettle, spurge nettle, Cnidoscolus texanus, Texas bull nettle, Cnidoscolus urens, bull nettle, Nettle trees or tree nettles: Various species of the genus Dendrocnide: Urera baccifera (scratchbush), Urtica ferox (tree nettle); rock nettle (Eucnide); small-leaved nettle (Dendrocnide photinophylla).
- nettled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nettle
- newel (noun): A central pillar around which a staircase spirals.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- noodle (noun): a string or strip of pasta
- noodled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of noodle
- olden (adjective): From or relating to a previous era.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- owlet (noun): Diminutive of owl
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- telnet (noun): A network protocol that enables one computer to communicate with another via the Internet; the program that acts as the client in this situation
- toddle (verb): To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.
- toddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toddle
- told (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tell
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toll
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- tooled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tool
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
- tootled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tootle
- towel (noun): A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
- toweled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of towel
- towelette (noun): A small towel, hand or face wipe.
- tweedle (verb): To handle lightly; said with reference to awkward playing on a fiddle.
- tweedled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tweedle
- weld (noun): A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.
- welded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weld
- well (adverb): Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
- welled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of well
- welt (verb): To roll; revolve
- welted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of welt
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
- woolen (adjective): Made of wool.