NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 29, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, l, o, r, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 101 points |
| Genius Level | 71 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 |
| C | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| K | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| R | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| W | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 16 | 11 | - | 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 |
|---|---|
| C | CL×4 CO×3 CR×4 |
| K | KO×3 |
| L | LA×2 LO×2 |
| O | OA×1 OK×1 |
| R | RA×1 RO×2 |
| W | WA×4 WO×1 WR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALA×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CLA×1 CLO×3 COC×1 COO×1 COR×1 CRA×1 CRO×3 |
| K | KOA×1 KOL×1 KOO×1 |
| L | LAC×1 LAR×1 LOC×1 LOO×1 |
| O | OAR×1 OKR×1 |
| R | RAC×1 ROC×1 ROO×1 |
| W | WAC×2 WAL×1 WAR×1 WOR×1 WRA×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... | AL5 | An expression of sorrow or mourning. |
| cl... | CL5 | An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk. |
| cl... | CL5 | A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood. |
| cl... | CL5 | An instrument that measures or keeps track of time; a non-wearable timepiece. |
| cl....... | CL9 | A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device. |
| co.. | CO4 | A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon. |
| co.. | CO4 | A person who prepares food. |
| co.. | CO4 | The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material. |
| cr... | CR5 | To form cracks. |
| cr... | CR5 | A faint, harsh sound made in the throat. |
| cr... | CR5 | A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container. |
| cr... | CR5 | A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure. |
| ko... | KO5 | A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| la.. | LA4 | A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want. |
| la.. | LA4 | Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
| oa..... | OA7 | A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing. |
| ok.. | OK4 | The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. |
| ra.. | RA4 | A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other |
| ro.. | RO4 | A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family. |
| wa.. | WA4 | Exceptionally bad, egregious. |
| wa... | WA5 | Amusingly eccentric or irrational. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. |
| wa..... † | WA7 | A male magic-user; a male witch. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Employment. Labour, occupation, job. |
| wr... | WR5 | Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble. |
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.
- alack (AL5)
- clack (CL5)
- cloak (CL5)
- clock (CL5)
- clockwork (CL9)
- cock (CO4)
- cook (CO4)
- cork (CO4)
- crack (CR5)
- croak (CR5)
- crock (CR5)
- crook (CR5)
- koala (KO5)
- kola (KO4)
- kook (KO4)
- lack (LA4)
- lark (LA4)
- lock (LO4)
- look (LO4)
- oarlock (OA7)
- okra (OK4)
- rack (RA4)
- rock (RO4)
- rook (RO4)
- wack (WA4)
- wacko (WA5)
- walk (WA4)
- warlock† (WA7)
- work (WO4)
- wrack (WR5)
Answer Definitions
- alack (interjection): An expression of sorrow or mourning.
- clack (noun): An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
- cloak (noun): A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
- clock (noun): An instrument that measures or keeps track of time; a non-wearable timepiece.
- clockwork (noun): A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
- cock (noun): A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon.
- cook (noun): A person who prepares food.
- cork (noun): The bark of the cork oak, which is very light and porous and used for making bottle stoppers, flotation devices, and insulation material.
- crack (verb): To form cracks.
- croak (noun): A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
- crock (noun): A stoneware or earthenware jar or storage container.
- crook (noun): A bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
- koala (noun): A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
- kola (noun): A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- lack (noun): A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
- lark (noun): Any of various small, singing passerine birds of the family Alaudidae.
- lock (noun): Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
- look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- oarlock (noun): A usually U-shaped device attached to the gunwale of a rowboat to hold the oars in place while rowing.
- okra (noun): The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
- rack (noun): A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other
- rock (noun): A formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- rook (noun): A European bird, Corvus frugilegus, of the crow family.
- wack (adjective): Exceptionally bad, egregious.
- wacko (adjective): Amusingly eccentric or irrational.
- walk (verb): To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
- warlock† (noun): A male magic-user; a male witch.
- work (noun): Employment. Labour, occupation, job.
- wrack (noun): Vengeance; revenge; persecution; punishment; consequence; trouble.