NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 7, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, m, n, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 251 points |
| Genius Level | 176 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</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×3 CO×30 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×1 EM×1 |
| M | |
| N | NE×1 NO×2 |
| O | OC×1 ON×1 |
| P | PE×1 |
| T |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEM×1 CEN×2 COC×1 COM×12 CON×10 COO×4 COP×1 COT×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ECO×1 EMC×1 |
| M | |
| N | NEO×1 NON×2 |
| O | OCT×1 ONC×1 |
| P | PEN×1 |
| T |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.... | CE6 | A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ce... | CE5 | A hotchpotch, a mixture; especially a piece made up of quotations from other authors, or a poem containing individual lines from other poems. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co.. | CO4 | To move from further away to nearer to. |
| co... | CO5 | A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail. |
| co...... | CO8 | To begin, start. |
| co.......... | CO12 | The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning. |
| co..... | CO7 | A spoken or written remark. |
| co.... | CO6 | Mutual; shared by more than one. |
| co.. | CO4 | Clipping of complimentary. |
| co..... | CO7 | To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend |
| co........ † | CO10 | The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role. |
| co....... † | CO9 | Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications. |
| co....... † | CO9 | A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device. |
| co..... | CO7 | A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup. |
| co..... | CO7 | An abstract and general idea; an abstraction. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co..... | CO7 | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| co..... | CO7 | To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning. |
| co... | CO5 | A short story as a form of literary composition. |
| co..... | CO7 | To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt. |
| co...... † | CO8 | The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain. |
| co..... | CO7 | Satisfied, pleased, contented. |
| co......... | CO11 | The state or degree of being contented or satisfied. |
| co.. | CO4 | A black person. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.. | CO4 | To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult. |
| co.. | CO4 | A cottage or hut. |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| ec..... | EC7 | a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems). |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no.... | NO6 | A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy). |
| oc... | OC5 | A group or set of eight of something. |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
| pe... | PE5 | plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound). |
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.
- cement (CE6)
- cent (CE4)
- cento (CE5)
- cocoon (CO6)
- come (CO4)
- comet (CO5)
- commence (CO8)
- commencement (CO12)
- comment (CO7)
- common (CO6)
- comp (CO4)
- compete (CO7)
- competence† (CO10)
- competent† (CO9)
- component† (CO9)
- compote (CO7)
- concept (CO7)
- concoct (CO7)
- cone (CO4)
- connect (CO7)
- connote (CO7)
- conte (CO5)
- contemn (CO7)
- contempt† (CO8)
- content (CO7)
- contentment (CO11)
- coon (CO4)
- coop (CO4)
- coopt (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- cope (CO4)
- cote (CO4)
- cotton (CO6)
- ecotone (EC7)
- emcee (EM5)
- neocon (NE6)
- nonce (NO5)
- noncom (NO6)
- octet (OC5)
- once (ON4)
- pence (PE5)
Answer Definitions
- cement (noun): A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- cento (noun): A hotchpotch, a mixture; especially a piece made up of quotations from other authors, or a poem containing individual lines from other poems.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- come (verb): To move from further away to nearer to.
- comet (noun): A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
- commence (verb): To begin, start.
- commencement (noun): The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; the beginning.
- comment (noun): A spoken or written remark.
- common (adjective): Mutual; shared by more than one.
- comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
- compete (verb): To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
- competence† (noun): The quality or state of being competent, i.e. able or suitable for a general role.
- competent† (adjective): Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
- component† (noun): A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
- compote (noun): A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
- concept (noun): An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- connect (verb): To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- connote (verb): To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
- conte (noun): A short story as a form of literary composition.
- contemn (verb): To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.
- contempt† (noun): The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
- content (adjective): Satisfied, pleased, contented.
- contentment (noun): The state or degree of being contented or satisfied.
- coon (noun): A black person.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cope (verb): To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- cote (noun): A cottage or hut.
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- ecotone (noun): a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- noncom (noun): A non-commissioned officer, such as a sergeant (army) or petty officer (navy).
- octet (noun): A group or set of eight of something.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- pence (noun): plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).