NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 13, 2019

Aug 13, 2019 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 13, 2019

Game Summary

Center Letter	N
Outer Letters	a, e, h, l, v, y
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	30 words
Total Points	119 points
Genius Level	83 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	-	2	-	-	3
E	3	-	2	-	-	5
H	-	3	1	-	1	5
L	2	-	2	-	-	4
N	5	3	-	1	-	9
V	1	1	-	1	-	3
Y	1	-	-	-	-	1
Σ	13	7	7	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	AN×3
E	EL×2 EN×1 EV×2
H	HA×1 HE×3 HY×1
L	LA×1 LE×3
N	NA×8 NE×1
V	VA×1 VE×2
Y	YE×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A	ANA×2 ANN×1
E	ELA×1 ELE×1 ENV×1 EVE×2
H	HAV×1 HEA×2 HEN×1 HYE×1
L	LAN×1 LEA×3
N	NAA×1 NAN×2 NAV×5 NEN×1
V	VAN×1 VEN×2
Y	YEA×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)
an..	AN4	of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
an....	AN6	Involving the anus.
an....	AN6	To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
el..	EL4	Uncommon spelling of élan.
el....	EL6	The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
en..	EN4	Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
ev..	EV4	Flat and level.
ev....	EV6	So as to form a flat surface.
ha...	HA5	A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
he....	HE6	The sky, specifically: The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres. The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; the atmosphere; the climate. A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.
he...... ^†	HE8	Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.
he...	HE5	A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
hy...	HY5	Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
la..	LA4	A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
le..	LE4	To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
le....	LE6	In a lean way.
le....	LE6	Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
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.
na...	NA5	Of or relating to a navy.
na.....	NA7	In a naval manner; with relation to a navy.
na..	NA4	The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
na...	NA5	The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
na..	NA4	A country's entire sea force, including ships and personnel.
ne..	NE4	The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
va..	VA4	A weather vane.
ve...	VE5	Venous; pertaining to veins.
ve.....	VE7	In a venal fashion; mercenarily or in a manner subject to corruption.
ye..	YE4	To give birth to.

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.

anal (AN4)
anally (AN6)
anneal (AN6)
elan (EL4)
eleven (EL6)
envy (EN4)
even (EV4)
evenly (EV6)
haven (HA5)
heaven (HE6)
heavenly^† (HE8)
henna (HE5)
hyena (HY5)
lane (LA4)
lean (LE4)
leanly (LE6)
leaven (LE6)
naan (NA4)
nana (NA4)
nanny (NA5)
naval (NA5)
navally (NA7)
nave (NA4)
navel (NA5)
navy (NA4)
nene (NE4)
vane (VA4)
venal (VE5)
venally (VE7)
yean (YE4)

Answer Definitions

anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
anneal (verb): To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
elan (noun): Uncommon spelling of élan.
eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
envy (noun): Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
even (adjective): Flat and level.
evenly (adverb): So as to form a flat surface.
haven (noun): A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.
heaven (noun): The sky, specifically: The distant sky in which the sun, moon, and stars appear or move; the firmament; the celestial spheres. The near sky in which weather, flying animals, etc. appear; the atmosphere; the climate. A model displaying the movement of the celestial bodies, an orrery.
heavenly^† (adjective): Of or pertaining to the heaven believed in by many religions.
henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
hyena (noun): Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
lane (noun): A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
lean (verb): To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
leanly (adverb): In a lean way.
leaven (noun): Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
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.
naval (adjective): Of or relating to a navy.
navally (adverb): In a naval manner; with relation to a navy.
nave (noun): The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
navel (noun): The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
navy (noun): A country's entire sea force, including ships and personnel.
nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
vane (noun): A weather vane.
venal (adjective): Venous; pertaining to veins.
venally (adverb): In a venal fashion; mercenarily or in a manner subject to corruption.
yean (verb): To give birth to.