NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 16, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, k, o, r, w |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 169 points |
| Genius Level | 118 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| D | 3 | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| K | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| W | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Y | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | Σ | 10 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×2 AW×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DO×6 DR×2 DY×1 |
| K | KA×2 KO×1 |
| O | OA×1 OK×1 |
| R | RO×2 |
| W | WA×2 WO×5 |
| Y | YA×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARR×2 AWA×1 AWR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAD×1 DAY×1 DOO×2 DOR×2 DOW×2 DRA×1 DRY×1 DYA×1 |
| K | KAY×2 KOO×1 |
| O | OAK×1 OKA×1 |
| R | ROA×1 ROW×1 |
| W | WAR×1 WAY×1 WOO×1 WOR×4 |
| Y | YAR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). |
| aw.. | AW4 | From a place, hence. |
| aw.. | AW4 | Obliquely, crookedly; askew. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da..... † | DA7 | The work done in a day; a day's work. |
| do..... | DO7 | The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room. |
| do...... | DO8 | (Northern New England) the yard near the front or back door of a house |
| do... | DO5 | Like a dork. |
| do.. | DO4 | A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers. |
| do... | DO5 | Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. |
| do... | DO5 | Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads. |
| dr... | DR5 | A female tree spirit. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| ka... | KA5 | A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck |
| ka.. | KA4 | A knockout. |
| ko... | KO5 | Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish. |
| oa.. | OA4 | Resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood. |
| ok.. | OK4 | Alternative spelling of OK |
| ro..... | RO7 | A way used as a road. |
| ro... | RO5 | Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous. |
| wa.. | WA4 | Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent |
| wa..... | WA7 | Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray. |
| wo... | WO5 | Covered in woods; wooded. |
| wo... | WO5 | Using an excessive number of words. |
| wo...... † | WO8 | Suitable for everyday use. |
| wo..... † | WO7 | Any of the days of a week on which work is done. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends). |
| wo... | WO5 | To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. |
| ya...... † | YA8 | Work done in maintaining a lawn, and related landscaping activities |
| ya.... | YA6 | Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine. |
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.
- array (AR5)
- arroyo (AR6)
- away (AW4)
- awry (AW4)
- daddy (DA5)
- daywork† (DA7)
- doorway (DO7)
- dooryard (DO8)
- dorky (DO5)
- dory (DO4)
- dowdy (DO5)
- dowry (DO5)
- dray (DR4)
- dryad (DR5)
- dyad (DY4)
- kayak (KA5)
- kayo (KA4)
- kooky (KO5)
- oaky (OA4)
- okay (OK4)
- roadway (RO7)
- rowdy (RO5)
- wary (WA4)
- wayward (WA7)
- woody (WO5)
- wordy (WO5)
- workaday† (WO8)
- workday† (WO7)
- worry (WO5)
- yard (YA4)
- yardwork† (YA8)
- yarrow (YA6)
Answer Definitions
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arroyo (noun): A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
- away (adverb): From a place, hence.
- awry (adverb): Obliquely, crookedly; askew.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- daywork† (noun): The work done in a day; a day's work.
- doorway (noun): The passage of a door; a door-shaped entrance into a house or a room.
- dooryard (noun): (Northern New England) the yard near the front or back door of a house
- dorky (adjective): Like a dork.
- dory (noun): A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
- dowdy (adjective): Plain and unfashionable in style or dress.
- dowry (noun): Payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage.
- dray (noun): A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- dryad (noun): A female tree spirit.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- kayak (noun): A type of small boat, covered over by a surface deck, powered by the occupant or occupants using a double-bladed paddle in a sitting position, from a hole in the surface deck
- kayo (noun): A knockout.
- kooky (adjective): Eccentric, strange, or foolish; crazy or insane; kookish.
- oaky (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of the oak tree or its wood.
- okay (noun): Alternative spelling of OK
- roadway (noun): A way used as a road.
- rowdy (adjective): Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
- wary (adjective): Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent
- wayward (adjective): Given to wilful, perverse deviation from the expected norm; tending to stray.
- woody (adjective): Covered in woods; wooded.
- wordy (adjective): Using an excessive number of words.
- workaday† (adjective): Suitable for everyday use.
- workday† (noun): Any of the days of a week on which work is done. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).
- worry (verb): To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.
- yard (noun): A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
- yardwork† (noun): Work done in maintaining a lawn, and related landscaping activities
- yarrow (noun): Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.