NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 2, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, h, i, l, m |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 46 words |
| Total Points | 174 points |
| Genius Level | 122 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| G | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| M | 6 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| T | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | 16 | Σ | 21 | 13 | 9 | - | - | 3 | 46 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EI×3 EL×1 EM×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×1 GI×2 |
| H | HE×2 HI×2 |
| I | IT×1 |
| L | LE×1 LI×7 |
| M | ME×5 MI×4 |
| T | TE×4 TH×4 TI×8 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EIG×3 ELI×1 EMI×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEL×1 GIL×1 GIM×1 |
| H | HEI×1 HEL×1 HIG×1 HIL×1 |
| I | ITE×1 |
| L | LEG×1 LIG×1 LIL×1 LIM×2 LIT×3 |
| M | MEE×1 MEL×1 MET×3 MIG×1 MIL×1 MIT×2 |
| T | TEE×3 TEL×1 THE×3 THI×1 TIG×1 TIL×3 TIM×1 TIT×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ei... | EI5 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8. |
| ei.... | EI6 | The ordinal form of the number eight. |
| ei....... | EI9 | The ordinal form of the number eighty. |
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| ge.. | GE4 | A lunatic. |
| gi.. | GI4 | Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. Gold-colored paint or other coating. |
| gi.... | GI6 | A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes. |
| he.... | HE6 | The distance from the base of something to the top. |
| he.... | HE6 | A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour. |
| hi....... | HI9 | An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated. |
| hi.. | HI4 | The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| le... | LE5 | A legitimate; a legitimate actor. |
| li... | LI5 | Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li....... † | LI9 | A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime. |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li... | LI5 | To go. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.. | ME4 | Molten material, the product of melting. |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| me.. | ME4 | Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride. |
| me.... | ME6 | A quality of endurance and courage. |
| mi... | MI5 | Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| 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... | TH5 | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. |
| ti... | TI5 | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j. |
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.
- eight (EI5)
- eighth (EI6)
- eightieth (EI9)
- elite (EL5)
- emit (EM4)
- gelt (GE4)
- gilt (GI4)
- gimlet (GI6)
- height (HE6)
- helmet (HE6)
- highlight (HI9)
- hilt (HI4)
- item (IT4)
- legit (LE5)
- light (LI5)
- lilt (LI4)
- limelight† (LI9)
- limit (LI5)
- lite (LI4)
- lithe (LI5)
- little (LI6)
- meet (ME4)
- melt (ME4)
- mete (ME4)
- meth (ME4)
- mettle (ME6)
- might (MI5)
- millet (MI6)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- teem (TE4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- tell (TE4)
- thee (TH4)
- them (TH4)
- theme (TH5)
- thigh (TH5)
- tight (TI5)
- tile (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- time (TI4)
- tithe (TI5)
- title (TI5)
- tittle (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- eight (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8.
- eighth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eight.
- eightieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eighty.
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- gelt (noun): A lunatic.
- gilt (noun): Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. Gold-colored paint or other coating.
- gimlet (noun): A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.
- height (noun): The distance from the base of something to the top.
- helmet (noun): A hard, protective head covering, typically part of armour.
- highlight (noun): An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- hilt (noun): The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- legit (noun): A legitimate; a legitimate actor.
- light (noun): Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- limelight† (noun): A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- lithe (verb): To go.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- melt (noun): Molten material, the product of melting.
- mete (verb): To measure.
- meth (noun): Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.
- mettle (noun): A quality of endurance and courage.
- might (noun): Power, strength, force or influence held by a person or group.
- millet (noun): Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- 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.
- thigh (noun): The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- tight (adjective): Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- tile (noun): A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- tittle (noun): Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.