NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 24, 2018

Aug 24, 2018 · 10 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 24, 2018

Game Summary

Center Letter	O
Outer Letters	c, n, r, t, u, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	52 words
Total Points	202 points
Genius Level	141 points
Bingo?	Yes

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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	Σ
C	4	5	5	7	21
N	2	-	-	-	2
O	1	2	2	-	5
R	3	1	2	-	6
T	11	2	2	1	16
U	1	-	-	-	1
Y	1	-	-	-	1
Σ	23	10	11	8	52

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

C	CO×16 CR×4 CU×1
N	NO×2
O	OC×1 ON×1 OU×3
R	RO×5 RU×1
T	TO×8 TR×4 TU×2 TY×2
U	UN×1
Y	YO×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

C	COC×2 CON×4 COO×2 COR×2 COT×2 COU×4 CRO×4 CUT×1
N	NOO×1 NOU×1
O	OCC×1 ONT×1 OUT×3
R	ROC×1 ROO×1 ROT×2 ROU×1 RUN×1
T	TON×1 TOO×2 TOR×3 TOU×2 TRO×3 TRY×1 TUR×1 TUT×1 TYC×1 TYR×1
U	UNT×1
Y	YOU×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.

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Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (^†).

Word	2L Ref	Definition (click to reveal)
co.....	CO7	A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
co....	CO6	The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
co.....	CO7	To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
co....	CO6	To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.
co.....	CO7	To twist in a violent manner.
co.....	CO7	An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
co..	CO4	A black person.
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	Any cereal plant grown for its grain, or the grain thereof.
co...	CO5	Boring and unoriginal.
co....	CO6	Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
co.....	CO7	Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy
co...	CO5	To recite numbers in sequence.
co..... ^†	CO7	An area of land; a district, region.
co....	CO6	An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).
co...	CO5	An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
cr..	CR4	A crocodile.
cr...	CR5	A close friend.
cr...	CR5	To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner.
cr.....	CR7	A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
cu....	CU6	Alternative form of cut-out
no..	NO4	The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
no..	NO4	A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
oc...	OC5	To happen or take place.
on..	ON4	Upon; on top of.
ou....	OU6	A loud cry or uproar.
ou...	OU5	A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning.
ou....	OU6	To run faster than.
ro....	RO6	A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
ro..	RO4	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
ro..	RO4	Clipping of rotogravure.
ro...	RO5	A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
ro..	RO4	A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular , a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone.
ru....	RU6	Something that has been run out.
to..	TO4	Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
to..	TO4	A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
to..	TO4	The noise of a horn or whistle.
to..	TO4	past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
to..	TO4	A traditional Japanese lantern.
to..	TO4	An injury or wrong.
to..	TO4	A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
to..	TO4	Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
tr..	TR4	An ugly old woman, a hag.
tr...	TR5	Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
tr..	TR4	Of, or relating to, troy weight.
tr....	TR6	A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre.
tu.....	TU7	The act of coming forth.
tu...	TU5	One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
ty....	TY6	A wealthy and powerful business person.
ty..	TY4	A beginner; a novice.
un..	UN4	Up to the time or degree that; until.
yo..	YO4	Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).

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.

coconut (CO7)
cocoon (CO6)
concoct (CO7)
concur (CO6)
contort (CO7)
contour (CO7)
coon (CO4)
coot (CO4)
corn (CO4)
corny (CO5)
cotton (CO6)
cottony (CO7)
count (CO5)
country^† (CO7)
county (CO6)
court (CO5)
croc (CR4)
crony (CR5)
croon (CR5)
crouton (CR7)
cutout (CU6)
noon (NO4)
noun (NO4)
occur (OC5)
onto (ON4)
outcry (OU6)
outro (OU5)
outrun (OU6)
rococo (RO6)
root (RO4)
roto (RO4)
rotor (RO5)
rout (RO4)
runout (RU6)
tony (TO4)
toon (TO4)
toot (TO4)
torn (TO4)
toro (TO4)
tort (TO4)
tour (TO4)
tout (TO4)
trot (TR4)
trout (TR5)
troy (TR4)
tryout (TR6)
turnout (TU7)
tutor (TU5)
tycoon (TY6)
tyro (TY4)
unto (UN4)
your (YO4)

Answer Definitions

coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
concur (verb): To agree (in action or opinion); to have a common opinion; to coincide; to correspond.
contort (verb): To twist in a violent manner.
contour (noun): An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
coon (noun): A black person.
coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
corn (noun): Any cereal plant grown for its grain, or the grain thereof.
corny (adjective): Boring and unoriginal.
cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
cottony (adjective): Having some characteristics of cotton; soft and fluffy
count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
country^† (noun): An area of land; a district, region.
county (noun): An administrative region of various countries, including Bhutan, Canada, China, Croatia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Romania, South Korea, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and 48 of the 50 United States (excluding Alaska and Louisiana).
court (noun): An enclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different buildings; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.
croc (noun): A crocodile.
crony (noun): A close friend.
croon (verb): To hum or sing softly or in a sentimental manner.
crouton (noun): A small, often seasoned, piece of dry or fried bread.
cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
occur (verb): To happen or take place.
onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
outcry (noun): A loud cry or uproar.
outro (noun): A portion of music at the end of a song; like an intro, but at the end instead of the beginning.
outrun (verb): To run faster than.
rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
roto (noun): Clipping of rotogravure.
rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
rout (noun): A group of people; a crowd, a throng, a troop; in particular , a group of people accompanying or travelling with someone.
runout (noun): Something that has been run out.
tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
torn (verb): past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
tour (noun): A journey through a particular building, estate, country, etc.
tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
trout (noun): Any of several species of fish in Salmonidae, closely related to salmon, and distinguished by spawning more than once.
troy (adjective): Of, or relating to, troy weight.
tryout (noun): A test of the suitability or effectiveness of a person or thing, especially an audition for a performer or athlete, or the advance staging of a play at a small theatre.
turnout (noun): The act of coming forth.
tutor (noun): One who teaches another (usually called a student, learner, or tutee) in a one-on-one or small-group interaction.
tycoon (noun): A wealthy and powerful business person.
tyro (noun): A beginner; a novice.
unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.
your (determiner): Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).