NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 18, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, h, l, m, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 178 points |
| Genius Level | 125 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| D | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| E | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| H | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 7 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×5 BL×4 BU×9 |
|---|---|
| D | DU×4 |
| E | EB×1 EM×3 |
| H | HU×3 |
| L | LU×2 |
| M | MU×2 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BED×1 BEH×1 BEL×3 BLE×2 BLU×2 BUB×2 BUD×1 BUL×2 BUM×4 |
|---|---|
| D | DUB×1 DUM×3 |
| E | EBB×1 EMB×3 |
| H | HUB×1 HUM×2 |
| L | LUB×2 |
| M | MUM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| be.... | BE6 | simple past tense and past participle of bed |
| be.... | BE6 | simple past tense and past participle of behold |
| be.. | BE4 | A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck. |
| be... | BE5 | An attractive woman. |
| be.... | BE6 | Having a bell attached. |
| bl.. | BL4 | simple past tense and past participle of bleed |
| bl... | BL5 | To lose blood through an injured blood vessel. |
| bl.. | BL4 | Having blue as its color. |
| bl...... | BL8 | Various flowering plants with blue, usually pendulous, flowers. In genus Hyacinthoides common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica) Italian bluebell (Hyacinthoides italica) In other genera genus Muscari, the grape hyacinth) Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica) Scottish bluebell (harebell) (Campanula rotundifolia) Australian royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) Texas bluebell (Eustoma russellianum) desert bluebell or California bluebell (Phacelia campanularia) |
| bu.... | BU6 | A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid. |
| bu..... | BU7 | simple past tense and past participle of bubble |
| bu.... | BU6 | simple past tense and past participle of bud |
| bu.. | BU4 | Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end. |
| bu.. | BU4 | An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated. |
| bu.... | BU6 | A confusion; a jumble. |
| bu....... | BU9 | Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus |
| bu..... | BU7 | simple past tense and past participle of bumble |
| bu.... | BU6 | simple past tense and past participle of bum |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dub |
| du.. | DU4 | Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind"). |
| du...... | DU8 | A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dumb |
| eb... | EB5 | simple past tense and past participle of ebb |
| em... | EM5 | To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed. |
| em...... | EM8 | simple past tense and past participle of embed |
| em.... | EM6 | A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo. |
| hu.... | HU6 | A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket. |
| hu.... | HU6 | Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming. |
| hu..... † | HU7 | (usually qualifying a first-person pronoun) Grateful for the support of others, touched; honored, flattered. |
| lu.. | LU4 | Lubricant. |
| lu... | LU5 | simple past tense and past participle of lube |
| mu.... | MU6 | To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate. |
| mu..... | MU7 | simple past tense and past participle of mumble |
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.
- bedded (BE6)
- beheld (BE6)
- bell (BE4)
- belle (BE5)
- belled (BE6)
- bled (BL4)
- bleed (BL5)
- blue (BL4)
- bluebell (BL8)
- bubble (BU6)
- bubbled (BU7)
- budded (BU6)
- bulb (BU4)
- bull (BU4)
- bumble (BU6)
- bumblebee (BU9)
- bumbled (BU7)
- bummed (BU6)
- dubbed (DU6)
- dumb (DU4)
- dumbbell (DU8)
- dumbed (DU6)
- ebbed (EB5)
- embed (EM5)
- embedded (EM8)
- emblem (EM6)
- hubbub (HU6)
- humble (HU6)
- humbled† (HU7)
- lube (LU4)
- lubed (LU5)
- mumble (MU6)
- mumbled (MU7)
Answer Definitions
- bedded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bed
- beheld (verb): simple past tense and past participle of behold
- bell (noun): A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
- belle (noun): An attractive woman.
- belled (adjective): Having a bell attached.
- bled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bleed
- bleed (verb): To lose blood through an injured blood vessel.
- blue (adjective): Having blue as its color.
- bluebell (noun): Various flowering plants with blue, usually pendulous, flowers. In genus Hyacinthoides common bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Spanish bluebell (Hyacinthoides hispanica) Italian bluebell (Hyacinthoides italica) In other genera genus Muscari, the grape hyacinth) Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica) Scottish bluebell (harebell) (Campanula rotundifolia) Australian royal bluebell (Wahlenbergia gloriosa) Texas bluebell (Eustoma russellianum) desert bluebell or California bluebell (Phacelia campanularia)
- bubble (noun): A spherically contained volume of air or other gas, especially one made from soapy liquid.
- bubbled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bubble
- budded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bud
- bulb (noun): Any solid object rounded at one end and tapering on the other, possibly attached to a larger object at the tapered end.
- bull (noun): An adult male of domesticated cattle or oxen. Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
- bumble (noun): A confusion; a jumble.
- bumblebee (noun): Any of several species of large bee in the genus Bombus
- bumbled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bumble
- bummed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bum
- dubbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dub
- dumb (adjective): Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").
- dumbbell (noun): A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.
- dumbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dumb
- ebbed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ebb
- embed (verb): To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed.
- embedded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of embed
- emblem (noun): A representative symbol, such as a trademark or logo.
- hubbub (noun): A confused uproar, commotion, tumult or racket.
- humble (adjective): Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming.
- humbled† (adjective): (usually qualifying a first-person pronoun) Grateful for the support of others, touched; honored, flattered.
- lube (noun): Lubricant.
- lubed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lube
- mumble (verb): To speak unintelligibly or inaudibly; to fail to articulate.
- mumbled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mumble