NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 27, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, m, p, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 115 points |
| Genius Level | 81 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 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| E | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| H | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 9 |
| M | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| P | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 4 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AH×1 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EM×1 EY×1 |
| H | HA×4 HE×4 HY×1 |
| M | MA×3 ME×1 MY×1 |
| P | PA×1 PH×1 |
| T | TE×3 TH×9 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AHE×1 APA×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EMP×1 EYE×1 |
| H | HAM×1 HAP×1 HAT×2 HEA×3 HEM×1 HYP×1 |
| M | MAH×1 MAT×1 MAY×1 MET×1 MYT×1 |
| P | PAT×1 PHA×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEM×1 THA×1 THE×6 THY×2 |
| Y | YEA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ah.. | AH4 | the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat |
| ap.... | AP6 | Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something). |
| em..... † | EM7 | Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| ha... | HA5 | Resembling or characteristic of ham. |
| ha... | HA5 | Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous. |
| ha.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| he.. | HE4 | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. |
| he.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he.. | HE4 | A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. |
| hy.. | HY4 | Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims. |
| ma..... | MA7 | An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity |
| ma.. | MA4 | Clipping of mathematics. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos. |
| me.. | ME4 | Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride. |
| my.. | MY4 | A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians. |
| ph.. | PH4 | Excellent; cool; very good. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te.... | TE6 | An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked fermented soybeans, mixed with a fungus (Rhizopus oligosporus). |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb. |
| th... | TH5 | A subject or theme. |
| th... | TH5 | A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic. |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| th... | TH5 | Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as the garden thyme, Thymus vulgaris, a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups. |
| th... | TH5 | Alternative spelling of thymey |
| ye.. | YE4 | yes. |
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.
- ahem (AH4)
- apathy (AP6)
- empathy† (EM7)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- hammy (HA5)
- happy (HA5)
- hate (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- heap (HE4)
- heat (HE4)
- heath (HE5)
- hemp (HE4)
- hype (HY4)
- mahatma (MA7)
- math (MA4)
- mayhem (MA6)
- meth (ME4)
- myth (MY4)
- path (PA4)
- phat (PH4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- tempeh (TE6)
- that (TH4)
- thee (TH4)
- them (TH4)
- thema (TH5)
- theme (TH5)
- theta (TH5)
- they (TH4)
- thyme (TH5)
- thymy (TH5)
- yeah (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- ahem (interjection): the sound of a quiet cough or of clearing one's throat
- apathy (noun): Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).
- empathy† (noun): Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- hammy (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of ham.
- happy (adjective): Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort, peace, or tranquillity; blissful, contented, joyous.
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- heap (noun): A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- hemp (noun): A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
- hype (noun): Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.
- mahatma (noun): An epithet granted in India and Tibet to people thought to have great knowledge and love of humanity
- math (noun): Clipping of mathematics.
- mayhem (noun): A state or situation of great confusion, disorder, trouble or destruction; chaos.
- meth (noun): Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride.
- myth (noun): A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.
- path (noun): A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- phat (adjective): Excellent; cool; very good.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- tempeh (noun): An Indonesian food made from partially-cooked fermented soybeans, mixed with a fungus (Rhizopus oligosporus).
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- them (pronoun): Those ones. Used as the direct object of a verb.
- thema (noun): A subject or theme.
- theme (noun): A subject, now especially of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- thyme (noun): Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as the garden thyme, Thymus vulgaris, a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
- thymy (adjective): Alternative spelling of thymey
- yeah (particle): yes.