NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 13, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, m, o, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 133 points |
| Genius Level | 93 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 14 |
| M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DO×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HE×4 HO×8 HU×2 |
| M | ME×2 MO×3 |
| O | |
| T | TE×3 TH×7 TO×2 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DOE×1 DOT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HEE×2 HEM×2 HOE×1 HOM×2 HOO×5 HUE×1 HUM×1 |
| M | MET×2 MOT×1 MOU×2 |
| O | |
| T | TEE×3 THE×4 THO×1 THU×2 TOO×2 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| do... | DO5 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| do.. | DO4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| 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 |
| ho.. | HO4 | simple past tense and past participle of hoe |
| ho.. | HO4 | A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there. |
| ho... | HO5 | simple past tense and past participle of home |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Wearing a hood. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | past participle of hoot |
| hu.. | HU4 | coloured; having a hue. |
| hu.... | HU6 | simple past tense and past participle of hum |
| me.. | ME4 | Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride. |
| me.... | ME6 | A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process). |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| mo... | MO5 | The opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| mo..... † | MO7 | Having a specified type of mouth. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| 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.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| th.. | TH4 | The sound of a dull impact. |
| th..... | TH7 | simple past tense and past participle of thud |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to..... | TO7 | Having teeth. |
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.
- doeth (DO5)
- doth (DO4)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heme (HE4)
- hemmed (HE6)
- hoed (HO4)
- home (HO4)
- homed (HO5)
- hood (HO4)
- hooded (HO6)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hoot (HO4)
- hooted (HO6)
- hued (HU4)
- hummed (HU6)
- meth (ME4)
- method (ME6)
- moth (MO4)
- mouth (MO5)
- mouthed† (MO7)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teethed (TE7)
- thee (TH4)
- them (TH4)
- theme (TH5)
- themed (TH6)
- thou (TH4)
- thud (TH4)
- thudded (TH7)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothed (TO7)
Answer Definitions
- doeth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- doth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- 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
- hoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hoe
- home (noun): A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
- homed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of home
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooded (adjective): Wearing a hood.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hooted (verb): past participle of hoot
- hued (adjective): coloured; having a hue.
- hummed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hum
- meth (noun): Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.
- method (noun): A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- mouth (noun): The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- mouthed† (adjective): Having a specified type of mouth.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- 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
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- thud (noun): The sound of a dull impact.
- thudded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of thud
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothed (adjective): Having teeth.