NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 14, 2019
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, m, n, o, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 118 points |
| Genius Level | 83 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | - | - | 2 |
| H | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
| M | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 6 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AH×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HA×5 HO×12 HY×1 |
| M | MY×2 |
| N | |
| O | |
| R | |
| Y | YA×1 YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AHO×1 ANY×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HAM×1 HAR×4 HOA×2 HOM×2 HON×2 HOO×2 HOR×4 HYM×1 |
| M | MYN×1 MYR×1 |
| N | |
| O | |
| R | |
| Y | YAH×1 YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ah.. | AH4 | Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. |
| an.... | AN6 | anyhow |
| ha... | HA5 | Resembling or characteristic of ham. |
| ha... | HA5 | A sin. |
| ha.. | HA4 | physical injury; hurt; damage |
| ha..... † | HA7 | Agreement or accord. |
| ha... | HA5 | To plunder, pillage, assault. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A white or greyish-white colour. |
| ho... | HO5 | White, whitish, or greyish-white. |
| ho..... | HO7 | A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word. |
| ho...... | HO8 | The property of being a homonym. |
| ho... | HO5 | recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration |
| ho...... | HO8 | Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative form of hurrah |
| ho.... | HO6 | Used to express approval, joy or victory. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired. |
| ho... | HO5 | Hard or bony, like an animal's horn. |
| ho.... | HO6 | An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| hy.. | HY4 | A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. |
| my... | MY5 | Alternative spelling of myna |
| my... | MY5 | A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha. |
| ya... | YA5 | A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- ahoy (AH4)
- anyhoo (AN6)
- hammy (HA5)
- haram (HA5)
- harm (HA4)
- harmony† (HA7)
- harry (HA5)
- hoar (HO4)
- hoary (HO5)
- homonym (HO7)
- homonymy (HO8)
- honor (HO5)
- honorary (HO8)
- hoorah (HO6)
- hooray (HO6)
- hora (HO4)
- horn (HO4)
- horny (HO5)
- horror (HO6)
- hymn (HY4)
- mynah (MY5)
- myrrh (MY5)
- yahoo (YA5)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- ahoy (interjection): Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
- anyhoo (adverb): anyhow
- hammy (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of ham.
- haram (noun): A sin.
- harm (noun): physical injury; hurt; damage
- harmony† (noun): Agreement or accord.
- harry (verb): To plunder, pillage, assault.
- hoar (noun): A white or greyish-white colour.
- hoary (adjective): White, whitish, or greyish-white.
- homonym (noun): A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- homonymy (noun): The property of being a homonym.
- honor (noun): recognition of importance or value; respect; veneration
- honorary (adjective): Given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment.
- hoorah (interjection): Alternative form of hurrah
- hooray (interjection): Used to express approval, joy or victory.
- hora (noun): A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.
- horn (noun): A hard growth of keratin that protrudes from the top of the head of certain animals, usually paired.
- horny (adjective): Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.
- horror (noun): An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.
- hymn (noun): A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
- mynah (noun): Alternative spelling of myna
- myrrh (noun): A red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the species Commiphora myrrha.
- yahoo (noun): A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.