NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 21, 2022

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 21, 2022
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 21, 2022

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 21, 2022
Center LetterV
Outer Lettersa, e, h, i, l, y
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words31 words
Total Points117 points
Genius Level82 points
Bingo?No

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for March 21, 2022

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>7Σ
A-2--2
E2-1-3
H25119
I-----
L431-8
V522-9
Y-----
Σ13125131

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AL×1
AV×1
E
EA×1
EV×2
H
HA×4
HE×4
HI×1
I
L
LA×2
LE×4
LI×2
V
VA×3
VE×2
VI×4
Y

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
ALI×1
AVA×1
E
EAV×1
EVI×2
H
HAL×3
HAV×1
HEA×3
HEL×1
HIV×1
I
L
LAV×2
LEA×1
LEV×3
LIV×2
V
VAL×3
VEA×1
VEI×1
VIA×1
VIL×3
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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
al...AL5Having life; living; not dead.
av...AV5To turn to the advantage of.
ea..EA4Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
ev..EV4Intending to harm; malevolent.
ev....EV6In an evil manner.
ha...HA5A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
ha....HA6Alternative spelling of halva
ha...HA5To reduce to half the original amount.
ha..HA4To possess, own.
he...HE5To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
he..... †HE7In a heavy manner.
he...HE5Having great weight.
he...HE5The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
hi..HI4A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
la..LA4The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
la..LA4To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
le...LE5To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
le...LE5An elevated geographical feature.
le...LE5The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
le..LE4To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
li..LI4To be alive; to have life.
li....LI6Full of life; energetic.
va..VA4A valley.
va....VA6An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often garnished with a river flowing through it.
va...VA5A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
ve..VE4The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
ve..VE4Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
vi..VI4A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
vi..VI4Morally low; base; despicable.
vi....VI6In a vile manner, evilly, despicably.
vi...VI5A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.

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.

  • alive  (AL5)
  • avail  (AV5)
  • eave  (EA4)
  • evil  (EV4)
  • evilly  (EV6)
  • halva  (HA5)
  • halvah  (HA6)
  • halve  (HA5)
  • have  (HA4)
  • heave  (HE5)
  • heavily†  (HE7)
  • heavy  (HE5)
  • helve  (HE5)
  • hive  (HI4)
  • lava  (LA4)
  • lave  (LA4)
  • leave  (LE5)
  • levee  (LE5)
  • level  (LE5)
  • levy  (LE4)
  • live  (LI4)
  • lively  (LI6)
  • vale  (VA4)
  • valley  (VA6)
  • valve  (VA5)
  • veal  (VE4)
  • veil  (VE4)
  • vial  (VI4)
  • vile  (VI4)
  • vilely  (VI6)
  • villa  (VI5)

Answer Definitions

  • alive (adjective): Having life; living; not dead.
  • avail (verb): To turn to the advantage of.
  • eave (noun): Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
  • evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
  • evilly (adverb): In an evil manner.
  • halva (noun): A confection usually made from crushed sesame seeds and honey. It is a traditional dessert in South Asia, the Mediterranean and the Middle East.
  • halvah (noun): Alternative spelling of halva
  • halve (verb): To reduce to half the original amount.
  • have (verb): To possess, own.
  • heave (verb): To lift with difficulty; to raise with some effort; to lift (a heavy thing).
  • heavily† (adverb): In a heavy manner.
  • heavy (adjective): Having great weight.
  • helve (noun): The handle or haft of a tool or weapon.
  • hive (noun): A structure, whether artificial or natural, for housing a swarm of honeybees.
  • lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
  • lave (verb): To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
  • leave (verb): To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
  • levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
  • level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
  • levy (verb): To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
  • live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
  • lively (adjective): Full of life; energetic.
  • vale (noun): A valley.
  • valley (noun): An elongated depression cast between hills or mountains, often garnished with a river flowing through it.
  • valve (noun): A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
  • veal (noun): The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
  • veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
  • vial (noun): A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small tube-shaped bottle used to store medicine, perfume or other chemicals.
  • vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.
  • vilely (adverb): In a vile manner, evilly, despicably.
  • villa (noun): A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.