NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 21, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, i, p, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 233 points |
| Genius Level | 163 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| N | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| P | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 10 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| V | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 17 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×2 EP×1 EV×3 |
| I | IN×13 |
| N | NE×1 NI×6 |
| P | PE×7 PI×3 |
| T | TE×4 TI×4 |
| V | VE×2 VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ENT×2 EPI×1 EVE×2 EVI×1 |
| I | INC×6 INE×1 INT×1 INV×5 |
| N | NEN×1 NIC×1 NIE×1 NIN×3 NIT×1 |
| P | PEC×1 PEE×1 PEN×5 PIC×1 PIN×2 |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×3 TIE×1 TIN×3 |
| V | VEI×1 VEN×1 VIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| ep..... | EP7 | Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.). |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest. |
| in....... | IN9 | Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages. |
| in.... | IN6 | To take in or ingest. |
| in....... † | IN9 | Beginning; of or relating to inception. |
| in........ | IN10 | A beginning, or first stage. |
| in....... | IN9 | In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence. |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in... | IN5 | Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence. |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| in....... | IN9 | An expression which inveighs or rails against a person. |
| in.... | IN6 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| in....... | IN9 | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. |
| in.... | IN6 | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| in..... | IN7 | a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni..... | NI7 | The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants, especially of fruits; under acidic conditions it forms a gel. It is often used in processed foods, especially jellies and jams where it causes thickening (setting). |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe... | PE5 | plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound). |
| pe....... | PE9 | The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning. |
| pe...... | PE8 | Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt. |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Confinement; concealment. |
| pi.... | PI6 | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint) : one half quart 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or approximately 18.62 fluid ounces [551 millilitres] for dry goods (a US dry pint). 1.696 liters 12 fluid ounces |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.... | TE6 | Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| ti.... | TI6 | A tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
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.
- cent (CE4)
- entente (EN7)
- entice (EN6)
- epicene (EP7)
- even (EV4)
- event (EV5)
- evince (EV6)
- incentive (IN9)
- incept (IN6)
- inceptive† (IN9)
- incipience (IN10)
- incipient (IN9)
- incite (IN6)
- inept (IN5)
- intent (IN6)
- invective (IN9)
- invent (IN6)
- inventive (IN9)
- invite (IN6)
- invitee (IN7)
- nene (NE4)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- ninepin (NI7)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nite (NI4)
- pectin (PE6)
- peen (PE4)
- pence (PE5)
- penitence (PE9)
- penitent (PE8)
- penne (PE5)
- pent (PE4)
- picnic (PI6)
- pine (PI4)
- pint (PI4)
- teen (TE4)
- tenet (TE5)
- tenpin (TE6)
- tent (TE4)
- tiepin (TI6)
- tinct (TI5)
- tine (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
- vein (VE4)
- vent (VE4)
- vine (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- epicene (adjective): Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- evince (verb): To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
- incentive (noun): Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
- incept (verb): To take in or ingest.
- inceptive† (adjective): Beginning; of or relating to inception.
- incipience (noun): A beginning, or first stage.
- incipient (adjective): In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- inept (adjective): Not able to do something; not proficient; displaying incompetence.
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- invective (noun): An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
- invent (verb): To design a new process or mechanism.
- inventive (adjective): Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- invite (verb): To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- invitee (noun): a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- ninepin (noun): The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- pectin (noun): A polysaccharide extracted from the cell walls of plants, especially of fruits; under acidic conditions it forms a gel. It is often used in processed foods, especially jellies and jams where it causes thickening (setting).
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- pence (noun): plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
- penitence (noun): The condition of being penitent; a feeling of regret or remorse for doing wrong or sinning.
- penitent (adjective): Feeling pain or sorrow on account of one's sins or offenses; feeling sincere guilt.
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- pent (noun): Confinement; concealment.
- picnic (noun): An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
- pine (noun): Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
- pint (noun): A unit of volume, equivalent to: one eighth of a gallon, specifically: 20 fluid ounces, approximately 568 millilitres (an imperial pint) : one half quart 16 US fluid ounces [473 millilitres] for liquids (a US liquid pint) or approximately 18.62 fluid ounces [551 millilitres] for dry goods (a US dry pint). 1.696 liters 12 fluid ounces
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tenpin (noun): Any of the bottle-shaped targets used in tenpin bowling.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tiepin (noun): A tie tack, a pin or stud used to secure a tie to the shirt.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.