NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 7, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, k, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 225 points |
| Genius Level | 158 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| E | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| K | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| N | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| U | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 | Σ | 15 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 3 | - | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×7 DU×5 |
| E | EN×4 |
| K | KE×3 KN×2 |
| N | NE×6 NU×3 |
| T | TE×6 TU×2 |
| U | UN×9 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEN×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×2 DEN×4 DET×1 DUN×5 |
| E | END×3 ENT×1 |
| K | KEE×2 KEN×1 KNE×2 |
| N | NEC×2 NEE×2 NEN×1 NET×1 NUD×1 NUK×2 |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×5 TUN×2 |
| U | UNC×2 UND×2 UNN×1 UNT×4 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| un...... † | UN8 | Not tucked in |
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| de...... | DE8 | A dead person. |
| de.... | DE6 | Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances. |
| de.. | DE4 | A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of dent |
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| de..... | DE7 | Alternative form of détente |
| du... | DU5 | An unintelligent person. |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.. | DU4 | To submerge briefly in a liquid. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dunk |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en... | EN5 | To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb. |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of endue |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| ke.. | KE4 | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| ke.... | KE6 | simple past tense and past participle of keen |
| ke... | KE5 | A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana. |
| kn.. | KN4 | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| kn... | KN5 | Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Having some specific type of neck |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.... | NE6 | simple past tense and past participle of net |
| nu.. | NU4 | Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A nuclear weapon. |
| nu... | NU5 | simple past tense and past participle of nuke |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te.. | TE4 | To make a tender of; to offer or tender. |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of tend |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te.... | TE6 | simple past tense and past participle of tent |
| tu.. | TU4 | A melody. |
| tu... | TU5 | simple past tense and past participle of tune |
| un..... | UN7 | Not having been ceded. |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un........ | UN10 | Not found; undiscovered. |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
| un.... | UN6 | To remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked. |
| un.... | UN6 | To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action. |
| un..... | UN7 | The state of not having been tuned. |
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.
- untucked† (UN8)
- cent (CE4)
- decedent (DE8)
- decent (DE6)
- dent (DE4)
- dented (DE6)
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- detente (DE7)
- dunce (DU5)
- dune (DU4)
- dunk (DU4)
- dunked (DU6)
- dunned (DU6)
- ended (EN5)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- entente (EN7)
- keen (KE4)
- keened (KE6)
- kente (KE5)
- knee (KN4)
- kneed (KN5)
- neck (NE4)
- necked (NE6)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- nene (NE4)
- netted (NE6)
- nude (NU4)
- nuke (NU4)
- nuked (NU5)
- teen (TE4)
- tend (TE4)
- tended (TE6)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tented (TE6)
- tune (TU4)
- tuned (TU5)
- unceded (UN7)
- uncut (UN5)
- undetected (UN10)
- undue (UN5)
- unneeded (UN8)
- untuck (UN6)
- untune (UN6)
- untuned (UN7)
Answer Definitions
- untucked† (adjective): Not tucked in
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- decedent (noun): A dead person.
- decent (adjective): Appropriate; suitable for the circumstances.
- dent (noun): A shallow deformation in the surface of an object, produced by an impact.
- dented (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dent
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- detente (noun): Alternative form of détente
- dunce (noun): An unintelligent person.
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dunk (verb): To submerge briefly in a liquid.
- dunked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dunk
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- endue (verb): To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.
- endued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endue
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- keened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keen
- kente (noun): A type of fabric made of interwoven cloth strips, native to Ghana.
- knee (noun): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- kneed (adjective): Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.
- neck (noun): The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- necked (adjective): Having some specific type of neck
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- netted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of net
- nude (adjective): Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
- nuke (noun): A nuclear weapon.
- nuked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nuke
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- tend (verb): To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
- tended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tend
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tented (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tent
- tune (noun): A melody.
- tuned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tune
- unceded (adjective): Not having been ceded.
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- undetected (adjective): Not found; undiscovered.
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.
- untuck (verb): To remove something from a relatively hidden location or position where it is tucked.
- untune (verb): To cause (something) to be out of tune; to make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action.
- untuned (adjective): The state of not having been tuned.