NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 2, 2018
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, m, p, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 145 points |
| Genius Level | 102 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| D | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 7 |
| P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| R | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 12 | 11 | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 AR×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×4 DI×2 DR×6 DY×1 |
| I | |
| M | MA×3 MI×3 MY×1 |
| P | PA×3 PY×1 |
| R | RA×5 |
| Y | YA×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMI×1 ARI×1 ARM×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAD×1 DAI×2 DAM×1 DIA×1 DIP×1 DRA×3 DRI×2 DRY×1 DYA×1 |
| I | |
| M | MAD×1 MAI×1 MAY×1 MID×3 MYR×1 |
| P | PAD×1 PAI×1 PAY×1 PYR×1 |
| R | RAD×2 RAI×1 RAM×1 RAP×1 |
| Y | YAR×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| am.. | AM4 | In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Very dry. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da... | DA5 | A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese. |
| da....... | DA9 | A woman who works in a dairy. |
| da.. | DA4 | In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist. |
| di... | DI5 | A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer. |
| di... | DI5 | Lacking common sense. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g). |
| dr... | DR5 | A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue |
| dr.. | DR4 | A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To fall one drop at a time. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Dripping or tending to drip. |
| dr... | DR5 | A female tree spirit. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| ma... | MA5 | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. |
| ma.... | MA6 | emergency, need assistance |
| mi.... | MI6 | In the act of flight; airborne. |
| mi.... | MI6 | noon; twelve o'clock during the day |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| my.... | MY6 | Ten thousand; 10,000 |
| pa... | PA5 | Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested. |
| pa.. | PA4 | simple past tense and past participle of pay |
| pa.... | PA6 | The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid. |
| py..... † | PY7 | An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra... | RA5 | plural of radius |
| ra.. | RA4 | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches. |
| ra... | RA5 | Very swift or quick. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. |
| ya..... | YA7 | The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards. |
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.
- amid (AM4)
- arid (AR4)
- armada (AR6)
- daddy (DA5)
- dairy (DA5)
- dairymaid (DA9)
- damp (DA4)
- diary (DI5)
- dippy (DI5)
- dram (DR4)
- drama (DR5)
- dray (DR4)
- drip (DR4)
- drippy (DR6)
- dryad (DR5)
- dyad (DY4)
- madam (MA5)
- maid (MA4)
- mayday (MA6)
- midair (MI6)
- midday (MI6)
- midi (MI4)
- myriad (MY6)
- paddy (PA5)
- paid (PA4)
- payday (PA6)
- pyramid† (PY7)
- radar (RA5)
- radii (RA5)
- raid (RA4)
- ramada (RA6)
- rapid (RA5)
- yard (YA4)
- yardarm (YA7)
Answer Definitions
- amid (preposition): In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
- arid (adjective): Very dry.
- armada (noun): A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- dairy (noun): A place, often on a farm, where milk is processed and turned into products such as butter and cheese.
- dairymaid (noun): A woman who works in a dairy.
- damp (adjective): In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
- diary (noun): A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
- dippy (adjective): Lacking common sense.
- dram (noun): A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
- drama (noun): A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
- dray (noun): A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- drip (verb): To fall one drop at a time.
- drippy (adjective): Dripping or tending to drip.
- dryad (noun): A female tree spirit.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- maid (noun): A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
- mayday (interjection): emergency, need assistance
- midair (adjective): In the act of flight; airborne.
- midday (noun): noon; twelve o'clock during the day
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- myriad (noun): Ten thousand; 10,000
- paddy (noun): Rough or unhusked rice, either before it is milled or as a crop to be harvested.
- paid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pay
- payday (noun): The day of the week or month, or the specific day, on which an employee's wages or salary is paid.
- pyramid† (noun): An ancient massive construction with a square or rectangular base and four triangular sides meeting in an apex, such as those built as tombs in Egypt or as bases for temples in Mesoamerica.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- radii (noun): plural of radius
- raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- ramada (noun): A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
- rapid (adjective): Very swift or quick.
- yard (noun): A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.
- yardarm (noun): The outer end of a yard, often equipped with blocks for reeving signal halyards.