NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 8, 2018

Sep 8, 2018 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for September 8, 2018

Game Summary

Center Letter	A
Outer Letters	d, f, h, l, n, u
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	30 words
Total Points	93 points
Genius Level	65 points
Bingo?	Yes

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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	1	1	-	4
D	2	-	-	-	-	2
F	3	1	1	-	-	5
H	5	1	-	1	-	7
L	4	-	2	-	1	7
N	3	-	-	-	-	3
U	1	-	1	-	-	2
Σ	19	3	5	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×3
D	DU×2
F	FA×4 FL×1
H	HA×6 HU×1
L	LA×4 LU×3
N	NA×3
U	UL×1 UN×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A	ALF×1 ANA×1 ANN×2
D	DUA×2
F	FAL×1 FAU×3 FLA×1
H	HAL×3 HAN×2 HAU×1 HUL×1
L	LAN×3 LAU×1 LUA×1 LUN×2
N	NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1
U	ULN×1 UNH×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.....	AL7	A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
an..	AN4	of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
an....	AN6	Happening once every year.
an...	AN5	To formally revoke the validity of.
du..	DU4	A pair or couple.
du..	DU4	Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
fa..	FA4	To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
fa..	FA4	A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
fa...	FA5	Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
fa....	FA6	Pertaining to animals.
fl..	FL4	Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.
ha...	HA5	Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
ha..	HA4	One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
ha..	HA4	A corridor; a hallway.
ha..	HA4	The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
ha..... ^†	HA7	The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
ha..	HA4	To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
hu..	HU4	A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
la..	LA4	The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
la....	LA6	A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other.
la......	LA8	Arrival at the shore by ship.
la..	LA4	Praise or glorification.
lu..	LU4	An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
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.
na..	NA4	A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
na..	NA4	Nothing.
na..	NA4	A banana.
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....	UN6	To release from the hand; to let go.

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.

alfalfa (AL7)
anal (AN4)
annual (AN6)
annul (AN5)
duad (DU4)
dual (DU4)
fall (FA4)
faun (FA4)
fauna (FA5)
faunal (FA6)
flan (FL4)
halal (HA5)
half (HA4)
hall (HA4)
hand (HA4)
handful^† (HA7)
haul (HA4)
hula (HU4)
land (LA4)
landau (LA6)
landfall (LA8)
laud (LA4)
luau (LU4)
luna (LU4)
lunula (LU6)
naan (NA4)
nada (NA4)
nana (NA4)
ulna (UL4)
unhand (UN6)

Answer Definitions

alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
annual (adjective): Happening once every year.
annul (verb): To formally revoke the validity of.
duad (noun): A pair or couple.
dual (adjective): Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
faun (noun): A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.
fauna (noun): Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.
faunal (adjective): Pertaining to animals.
flan (noun): Baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case.
halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
half (noun): One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
handful^† (noun): The amount that a hand will grasp or contain.
haul (verb): To transport by drawing or pulling, as with horses or oxen, or a motor vehicle.
hula (noun): A form of chant and dance, which was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there.
land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
landau (noun): A type of lightweight, four-wheeled carriage in which the front and back passenger seats face each other.
landfall (noun): Arrival at the shore by ship.
laud (noun): Praise or glorification.
luau (noun): An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.
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.
naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
nada (pronoun): Nothing.
nana (noun): A banana.
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.
unhand (verb): To release from the hand; to let go.