NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 28, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, l, m, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 147 points |
| Genius Level | 103 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| L | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| M | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| N | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| U | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 5 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 AN×5 |
|---|---|
| H | HU×2 HY×2 |
| L | LA×1 LU×2 |
| M | MA×5 MY×2 |
| N | NA×3 NU×1 |
| U | UL×1 UN×4 |
| Y | YU×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALU×1 ANA×2 ANN×3 |
|---|---|
| H | HUM×2 HYM×2 |
| L | LAY×1 LUN×2 |
| M | MAN×5 MYN×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAN×2 NUL×1 |
| U | ULN×1 UNH×2 UNM×2 |
| Y | YUA×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) |
|---|---|---|
| al.... | AL6 | A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college). |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an.... | AN6 | Happening once every year. |
| an...... | AN8 | Once every year without fail, yearly |
| an... | AN5 | To formally revoke the validity of. |
| hu... | HU5 | Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives. |
| hu..... † | HU7 | In a human manner. |
| hy.. | HY4 | A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. |
| hy.... | HY6 | A collection of hymns; a hymn book. |
| la.... | LA6 | Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna. |
| lu.... | LU6 | Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail. |
| ma... | MA5 | Having the characteristics of a man. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A handbook. |
| ma...... | MA8 | by hand |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| my... | MY5 | Alternative spelling of myna |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A non-existent or empty value or set of values. |
| ul.. | UL4 | The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate. |
| un..... | UN7 | Not resembling or having the qualities of a human being. |
| un....... † | UN9 | In an unhuman manner. |
| un... | UN5 | To castrate; to remove the manhood of. |
| un..... | UN7 | Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character. |
| yu.. | YU4 | The basic unit of money in China. |
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.
- alumna (AL6)
- anal (AN4)
- anally (AN6)
- annual (AN6)
- annually (AN8)
- annul (AN5)
- human (HU5)
- humanly† (HU7)
- hymn (HY4)
- hymnal (HY6)
- layman (LA6)
- luna (LU4)
- lunula (LU6)
- manly (MA5)
- manna (MA5)
- manual (MA6)
- manually (MA8)
- many (MA4)
- myna (MY4)
- mynah (MY5)
- naan (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- null (NU4)
- ulna (UL4)
- unhuman (UN7)
- unhumanly† (UN9)
- unman (UN5)
- unmanly (UN7)
- yuan (YU4)
Answer Definitions
- alumna (noun): A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- annual (adjective): Happening once every year.
- annually (adverb): Once every year without fail, yearly
- annul (verb): To formally revoke the validity of.
- human (adjective): Of or belonging to the species Homo sapiens or its closest relatives.
- humanly† (adverb): In a human manner.
- hymn (noun): A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
- hymnal (noun): A collection of hymns; a hymn book.
- layman (noun): Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.
- luna (noun): A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
- lunula (noun): Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
- manly (adjective): Having the characteristics of a man.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manual (noun): A handbook.
- manually (adverb): by hand
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- mynah (noun): Alternative spelling of myna
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- null (noun): A non-existent or empty value or set of values.
- ulna (noun): The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
- unhuman (adjective): Not resembling or having the qualities of a human being.
- unhumanly† (adverb): In an unhuman manner.
- unman (verb): To castrate; to remove the manhood of.
- unmanly (adjective): Showing characteristics that are not manly, such as being immature, effeminate or cowardly, which might be construed as an indicator of weakness or of baseness of character.
- yuan (noun): The basic unit of money in China.