NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 25, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, h, o, p, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 202 points |
| Genius Level | 141 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| N | 6 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 10 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| P | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 16 |
| T | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 20 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EN×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×3 HY×1 |
| N | NE×5 NO×5 |
| O | ON×1 OP×2 |
| P | PE×6 PH×5 PO×4 PY×1 |
| T | TE×6 TH×1 TO×4 TY×1 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ENT×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HON×3 HYP×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NEO×2 NEP×1 NET×1 NON×2 NOO×1 NOP×1 NOT×1 |
| O | ONT×1 OPE×1 OPP×1 |
| P | PEE×1 PEN×3 PEO×2 PHE×1 PHO×4 PON×3 POT×1 PYT×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEN×4 THE×1 TON×3 TOO×1 TYP×1 |
| Y | YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho... | HO5 | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. |
| ho...... † | HO8 | A pot of honey. |
| hy.... | HY6 | The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| ne...... † | NE8 | A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief. |
| ne...... | NE8 | Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”). |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no... | NO5 | A composition for nine instruments or nine voices. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | No. |
| no.. | NO4 | A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| op.. | OP4 | Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it. |
| op...... | OP8 | One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe... | PE5 | In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d. |
| pe.. | PE4 | Confinement; concealment. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work. |
| pe... | PE5 | A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers. |
| ph....... † | PH9 | The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees. |
| ph... | PH5 | A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc. |
| ph... | PH5 | A phonograph. |
| ph... | PH5 | Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance. |
| ph.... | PH6 | The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson. |
| po.. | PO4 | A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts. |
| po..... | PO7 | A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge. |
| po.. | PO4 | A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers. |
| po.... | PO6 | Possessing strength. |
| py.... | PY6 | A type of large constricting snake. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te... | TE5 | A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame. |
| 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. |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| to.. | TO4 | A specific pitch. |
| to... | TO5 | A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t |
| to.. | TO4 | Stylish, high-toned, upscale. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| ty..... | TY7 | A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
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.
- entente (EN7)
- hone (HO4)
- honey (HO5)
- honeypot† (HO8)
- hyphen (HY6)
- nene (NE4)
- neon (NE4)
- neophyte† (NE8)
- nepenthe (NE8)
- netty (NE5)
- none (NO4)
- nonet (NO5)
- noon (NO4)
- nope (NO4)
- note (NO4)
- onto (ON4)
- open (OP4)
- opponent (OP8)
- peen (PE4)
- penne (PE5)
- penny (PE5)
- pent (PE4)
- peon (PE4)
- peony (PE5)
- phenotype† (PH9)
- phone (PH5)
- phono (PH5)
- phony (PH5)
- photon (PH6)
- pone (PO4)
- pontoon (PO7)
- pony (PO4)
- potent (PO6)
- python (PY6)
- teen (TE4)
- teeny (TE5)
- tenet (TE5)
- tenon (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tenth (TE5)
- then (TH4)
- tone (TO4)
- tonne (TO5)
- tony (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- typhoon (TY7)
- yente (YE5)
Answer Definitions
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- honey (noun): A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
- honeypot† (noun): A pot of honey.
- hyphen (noun): The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- neophyte† (noun): A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
- nepenthe (noun): Alternative form of nepenthes (“a drug that relieves one of emotional pain, grief or sorrow”).
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- nope (particle): No.
- note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- open (adjective): Not closed. Able to be accessed. Able to have something pass through or along it.
- opponent (noun): One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- penny (noun): In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a unit of currency worth ⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- pent (noun): Confinement; concealment.
- peon (noun): A lowly person; a peasant or serf; a labourer who is obliged to do menial work.
- peony (noun): A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.
- phenotype† (noun): The appearance of an organism based on a multifactorial combination of genetic traits and environmental factors, especially used in pedigrees.
- phone (noun): A device for transmitting conversations and other sounds in real time across distances, now often a small portable unit also capable of running software etc.
- phono (noun): A phonograph.
- phony (adjective): Fraudulent; fake; having a misleading appearance.
- photon (noun): The quantum of light and other electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete particle having zero rest mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long lifetime. It is a gauge boson.
- pone (noun): A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
- pontoon (noun): A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.
- pony (noun): A small horse; specifically, any of several small breeds of horse under 14.2 hands at the withers.
- potent (adjective): Possessing strength.
- python (noun): A type of large constricting snake.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
- 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.
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- tone (noun): A specific pitch.
- tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
- tony (adjective): Stylish, high-toned, upscale.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- typhoon (noun): A weather phenomenon in the northwestern Pacific that is precisely equivalent to a hurricane, which results in wind speeds of 64 knots (118 km/h) or above. Equivalent to a cyclone in the Indian Ocean and Indonesia/Australia.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta