NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 1, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, g, i, k, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 90 points |
| Genius Level | 63 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| M | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| R | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| C | CR×1 |
| G | GA×1 GI×2 GR×4 |
| I | IM×1 |
| K | KA×2 |
| M | MA×11 MI×3 |
| R |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | |
|---|---|
| C | CRA×1 |
| G | GAM×1 GIM×2 GRA×3 GRI×1 |
| I | IMA×1 |
| K | KAR×2 |
| M | MAC×1 MAG×3 MAI×1 MAK×1 MAM×2 MAR×3 MIC×2 MIM×1 |
| R |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| cr.. | CR4 | To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity. |
| ga... | GA5 | The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). |
| gi...... † | GI8 | Showy but of poor quality; worthless. |
| gi..... | GI7 | A trick or device used to attain some end. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g. |
| gr.... | GR6 | grandmother |
| gr..... | GR7 | A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language. |
| gr.. | GR4 | Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| ka... | KA5 | The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. |
| ka.... | KA6 | Of or pertaining to karma. |
| ma.. | MA4 | An individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills. |
| ma.. | MA4 | plural of mage |
| ma... | MA5 | The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them |
| ma... | MA5 | The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A ring-tailed lemur. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Boundary, land within a boundary. A boundary; a border or frontier. A boundary-post or fence. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. A type of small region or principality. A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi.. | MI4 | an Irishman |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
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.
- cram (CR4)
- gamma (GA5)
- gimcrack† (GI8)
- gimmick (GI7)
- gram (GR4)
- gramma (GR6)
- grammar (GR7)
- grim (GR4)
- imam (IM4)
- karma (KA5)
- karmic (KA6)
- mack (MA4)
- magi (MA4)
- magic (MA5)
- magma (MA5)
- maim (MA4)
- maki (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- maraca (MA6)
- mark (MA4)
- marm (MA4)
- mica (MI4)
- mick (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
Answer Definitions
- cram (verb): To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to fill to superfluity.
- gamma (noun): The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- gimcrack† (adjective): Showy but of poor quality; worthless.
- gimmick (noun): A trick or device used to attain some end.
- gram (noun): A unit of mass equal to one-thousandth of a kilogram. Symbol: g.
- gramma (noun): grandmother
- grammar (noun): A system of rules and principles for speaking and writing a language.
- grim (adjective): Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- karma (noun): The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth.
- karmic (adjective): Of or pertaining to karma.
- mack (noun): An individual skilled in the art of seduction using verbal skills.
- magi (noun): plural of mage
- magic (noun): The application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them
- magma (noun): The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- maki (noun): A ring-tailed lemur.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- maraca (noun): A Latin American percussion instrument consisting of a hollow-gourd rattle containing pebbles or beans and often played in pairs, as a rhythm instrument.
- mark (noun): Boundary, land within a boundary. A boundary; a border or frontier. A boundary-post or fence. A stone or post used to indicate position and guide travellers. A type of small region or principality. A common, or area of common land, especially among early Germanic peoples.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- mick (noun): an Irishman
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.