NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 10, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, i, m, n, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 186 points |
| Genius Level | 130 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| E | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 11 |
| I | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| M | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| T | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 19 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | - | 3 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×3 CI×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EM×3 EN×3 EX×5 |
| I | IM×1 IN×3 IT×1 |
| M | ME×3 MI×5 |
| N | NE×1 NI×2 |
| T | TE×6 TI×5 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEM×1 CEN×2 CIT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EME×1 EMI×2 ENT×3 EXC×2 EXI×1 EXT×2 |
| I | IMM×1 INC×2 INT×1 ITE×1 |
| M | MEE×1 MEN×1 MET×1 MIM×1 MIN×1 MIT×3 |
| N | NEX×1 NIN×1 NIT×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEN×3 TEX×1 TIM×1 TIN×3 TIT×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.... | CE6 | A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ce..... | CE7 | A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| em.... | EM6 | Causing nausea and vomiting. |
| em..... | EM7 | Noteworthy, remarkable, great. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| en........ | EN10 | The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting |
| ex.... | EX6 | To stir the emotions of. |
| ex........ † | EX10 | the state of being excited (emotionally aroused). |
| ex.. | EX4 | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| ex.... | EX6 | A range of values or locations. |
| ex..... | EX7 | Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.) |
| im...... | IM8 | about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long. |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in........ | IN10 | A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion. |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| mi..... | MI7 | Exhibiting mimesis. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mi.... | MI6 | A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered. |
| ne.. | NE4 | Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te.. | TE4 | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti..... | TI7 | plural of titmouse |
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.
- cement (CE6)
- cent (CE4)
- centime (CE7)
- cite (CI4)
- emetic (EM6)
- eminent (EM7)
- emit (EM4)
- entente (EN7)
- entice (EN6)
- enticement (EN10)
- excite (EX6)
- excitement† (EX10)
- exit (EX4)
- extent (EX6)
- extinct (EX7)
- imminent (IM8)
- incite (IN6)
- incitement (IN10)
- intent (IN6)
- item (IT4)
- meet (ME4)
- mentee (ME6)
- mete (ME4)
- mimetic (MI7)
- mint (MI4)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- mitten (MI6)
- next (NE4)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nite (NI4)
- teem (TE4)
- teen (TE4)
- tenement (TE8)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- text (TE4)
- time (TI4)
- tinct (TI5)
- tine (TI4)
- tint (TI4)
- titmice (TI7)
Answer Definitions
- cement (noun): A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- centime (noun): A former subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the franc.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- emetic (adjective): Causing nausea and vomiting.
- eminent (adjective): Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- enticement (noun): The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting
- excite (verb): To stir the emotions of.
- excitement† (noun): the state of being excited (emotionally aroused).
- exit (noun): An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- extent (noun): A range of values or locations.
- extinct (adjective): Extinguished, no longer alight (of fire, candles etc.)
- imminent (adjective): about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- incitement (noun): A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- mete (verb): To measure.
- mimetic (adjective): Exhibiting mimesis.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mitten (noun): A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
- next (adjective): Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- text (noun): A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- titmice (noun): plural of titmouse