NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 11, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, m, n, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 126 points |
| Genius Level | 88 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| C | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×6 CO×5 |
| M | |
| N | NA×1 |
| O | |
| P | PA×6 PO×7 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAM×3 CAN×1 CAP×2 COM×2 COO×1 COP×2 |
| M | |
| N | NAP×1 |
| O | |
| P | PAM×1 PAN×1 PAP×4 POM×3 PON×1 POO×1 POP×2 |
| Y | YAP×1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac....... † | AC9 | To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with. |
| ca.. | CA4 | An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures. |
| ca... | CA5 | A police officer assigned to a university campus. |
| ca... | CA5 | Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings. |
| ca... | CA5 | A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table. |
| co.. | CO4 | Clipping of complimentary. |
| co..... † | CO7 | A team; a group of people who work together professionally. A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | To jointly pay with another or others. |
| co.. | CO4 | The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original. |
| na... | NA5 | An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper. |
| pa... | PA5 | singular of pampas |
| pa.... | PA6 | a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa.... | PA6 | The office of the pope. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| po.. | PO4 | Show of magnificence; parade; display; power. |
| po..... | PO7 | Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic. |
| po.... | PO6 | A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| po... | PO5 | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
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.
- accompany† (AC9)
- camp (CA4)
- campo (CA5)
- campy (CA5)
- canopy (CA6)
- capo (CA4)
- capon (CA5)
- comp (CO4)
- company† (CO7)
- coop (CO4)
- copay (CO5)
- copy (CO4)
- nappy (NA5)
- pampa (PA5)
- panama (PA6)
- papa (PA4)
- papacy (PA6)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- pomp (PO4)
- pompano (PO7)
- pompom (PO6)
- pony (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
- poppy (PO5)
- yappy (YA5)
Answer Definitions
- accompany† (verb): To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep company with; to go along with.
- camp (noun): An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
- campo (noun): A police officer assigned to a university campus.
- campy (adjective): Characterized by camp or kitsch, especially when deliberate or intentional.
- canopy (noun): A high cover providing shelter, such as a cloth supported above an object, particularly over a bed.
- capo (noun): A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings.
- capon (noun): A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
- comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
- company† (noun): A team; a group of people who work together professionally. A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- copay (verb): To jointly pay with another or others.
- copy (noun): The result of copying; an identical duplicate of an original.
- nappy (noun): An absorbent garment worn by a baby who does not yet have voluntary control of their bladder and bowels or by someone who is incontinent; a diaper.
- pampa (noun): singular of pampas
- panama (noun): a lightweight hat of natural-colored straw hand-plaited of narrow strips from the young leaves of the jipijapa
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papacy (noun): The office of the pope.
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- pomp (noun): Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.
- pompano (noun): Any of various carangid fish, of the genus Trachinotus or species Alectis ciliaris, the African pompano, from coastal parts of the North Atlantic.
- pompom (noun): A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric bound at the centre, most notably used in cheerleading.
- pony (noun): A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- poppy (noun): Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.