NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 17, 2019

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 17, 2019
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 17, 2019

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 17, 2019
Center LetterT
Outer Lettersa, c, e, f, p, y
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words33 words
Total Points124 points
Genius Level87 points
Bingo?No

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 17, 2019

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>8Σ
A--21-3
C-1---1
E--2--2
F62---8
P43---7
T5411112
Y------
Σ151052133

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A
AC×2
AF×1
C
CA×1
E
EF×2
F
FA×4
FE×4
P
PA×3
PE×3
PF×1
T
TA×7
TE×3
TY×2
Y

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A
ACC×1
ACE×1
AFF×1
C
CAT×1
E
EFF×2
F
FAC×2
FAT×2
FEA×1
FEE×1
FET×2
P
PAC×1
PAT×2
PEA×2
PET×1
PFF×1
T
TAC×2
TAF×2
TAP×2
TAT×1
TEA×1
TEE×1
TEP×1
TYP×2
Y

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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
ac....AC6To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
ac.....AC7Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
af....AF6To influence or alter.
ca...CA5With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
ef....EF6The result or outcome of a cause.
ef....EF6Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
fa...FA5Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
fa..FA4Something actual as opposed to invented.
fa..FA4The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
fa...FA5derogatory term for an overweight person.
fe..FE4A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
fe..FE4plural of foot
fe..FE4A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
fe..FE4A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
pa..PA4An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
pa..PA4The head, particularly the top or crown.
pa...PA5A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
pe..PE4Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
pe...PE5Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
pe...PE5Having little or no importance.
pf..PF4Used to signify a sudden ending or disappearance.
ta...TA5An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
ta..TA4The sense of touch; feeling.
ta.....TA7A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
ta...TA5A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
ta..TA4A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
ta..TA4Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
ta...TA5worn and shabby; in poor condition.
te..TE4The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
te....TE6A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
te...TE5Alternative form of teepee
ty..TY4A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
ty...... †TY8The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.

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.

  • accept  (AC6)
  • acetate  (AC7)
  • affect  (AF6)
  • catty  (CA5)
  • effect  (EF6)
  • effete  (EF6)
  • facet  (FA5)
  • fact  (FA4)
  • fate  (FA4)
  • fatty  (FA5)
  • feat  (FE4)
  • feet  (FE4)
  • feta  (FE4)
  • fete  (FE4)
  • pact  (PA4)
  • pate  (PA4)
  • patty  (PA5)
  • peat  (PE4)
  • peaty  (PE5)
  • petty  (PE5)
  • pfft  (PF4)
  • tacet  (TA5)
  • tact  (TA4)
  • taffeta  (TA7)
  • taffy  (TA5)
  • tapa  (TA4)
  • tape  (TA4)
  • tatty  (TA5)
  • teat  (TE4)
  • teepee  (TE6)
  • tepee  (TE5)
  • type  (TY4)
  • typeface†  (TY8)

Answer Definitions

  • accept (verb): To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
  • acetate (noun): Any salt or ester of acetic acid.
  • affect (verb): To influence or alter.
  • catty (adjective): With subtle hostility in an effort to hurt, annoy, or upset, particularly among women.
  • effect (noun): The result or outcome of a cause.
  • effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
  • facet (noun): Any one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.
  • fact (noun): Something actual as opposed to invented.
  • fate (noun): The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
  • fatty (adjective): derogatory term for an overweight person.
  • feat (noun): A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
  • feet (noun): plural of foot
  • feta (noun): A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
  • fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
  • pact (noun): An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
  • pate (noun): The head, particularly the top or crown.
  • patty (noun): A flattened portion of ground meat or a vegetarian equivalent, usually round but sometimes square in shape.
  • peat (noun): Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
  • peaty (adjective): Of or resembling peat; peatlike.
  • petty (adjective): Having little or no importance.
  • pfft (interjection): Used to signify a sudden ending or disappearance.
  • tacet (verb): An instruction indicating silence on the part of the performers of a piece.
  • tact (noun): The sense of touch; feeling.
  • taffeta (noun): A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
  • taffy (noun): A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
  • tapa (noun): A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner bark of the paper mulberry.
  • tape (noun): Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.
  • tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
  • teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
  • teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
  • tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
  • type (noun): A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
  • typeface† (noun): The particular design of some type, font, or a font family.