NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 21, 2019

Aug 21, 2019 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 21, 2019

Game Summary

Center Letter	A
Outer Letters	d, f, h, m, n, r
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	27 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	-	-	3
D	3	1	1	-	-	5
F	1	1	-	-	1	3
H	3	1	-	-	-	4
M	2	3	1	-	-	6
N	3	-	-	-	-	3
R	1	1	1	-	-	3
Σ	14	8	4	-	1	27

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A	AD×1 AF×1 AR×1
D	DA×2 DH×1 DR×2
F	FA×3
H	HA×4
M	MA×6
N	NA×3
R	RA×3

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A	ADM×1 AFA×1 ARM×1
D	DAM×1 DAR×1 DHA×1 DRA×2
F	FAR×3
H	HAN×1 HAR×3
M	MAD×2 MAM×2 MAN×1 MAR×1
N	NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1
R	RAD×1 RAM×1 RAN×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)
ad...	AD5	A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
af..	AF4	At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
ar....	AR6	A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
da..	DA4	To condemn to hell.
da..	DA4	Damn.
dh....	DH6	The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
dr..	DR4	A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
dr...	DR5	A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
fa...	FA5	In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F
fa..	FA4	A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
fa...... ^†	FA8	A person who works on a farm.
ha..	HA4	The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
ha...	HA5	A sin.
ha..	HA4	Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure.
ha..	HA4	physical injury; hurt; damage
ma...	MA5	A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
ma....	MA6	A male who is insane or mentally disturbed.
ma..	MA4	Mother, female parent.
ma...	MA5	The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
ma...	MA5	Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
ma..	MA4	madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
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.
ra...	RA5	A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
ra....	RA6	A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
ra..	RA4	The border of an area of land, especially marshland.

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.

adman (AD5)
afar (AF4)
armada (AR6)
damn (DA4)
darn (DA4)
dharma (DH6)
dram (DR4)
drama (DR5)
farad (FA5)
farm (FA4)
farmhand^† (FA8)
hand (HA4)
haram (HA5)
hard (HA4)
harm (HA4)
madam (MA5)
madman (MA6)
mama (MA4)
mamma (MA5)
manna (MA5)
marm (MA4)
naan (NA4)
nada (NA4)
nana (NA4)
radar (RA5)
ramada (RA6)
rand (RA4)

Answer Definitions

adman (noun): A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
armada (noun): A fleet of warships, especially with reference to the Spanish Armada.
damn (verb): To condemn to hell.
darn (adjective): Damn.
dharma (noun): The natural order of the universe; natural law, cosmic order.
dram (noun): A small unit of weight, variously: One sixteenth of an ounce avoirdupois (approximately 1.77 g). Alternative form of drachm (“⁄8 ounce apothecary (3.89 g) (symbol: ℨ)”). Synonym of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight (variously 1.5–3.5 g). Synonym of drachma: a former Greek unit of weight (about 4.3 g).
drama (noun): A composition, normally in prose, telling a story and intended to be represented by actors impersonating the characters and speaking the dialogue
farad (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F
farm (noun): A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
farmhand^† (noun): A person who works on a farm.
hand (noun): The part of the forelimb below the forearm or wrist in a human, and the corresponding part in many other animals.
haram (noun): A sin.
hard (adjective): Having a severe property; presenting difficulty. Resistant to pressure.
harm (noun): physical injury; hurt; damage
madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
madman (noun): A male who is insane or mentally disturbed.
mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
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.
radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
ramada (noun): A simple arbour or open porch, typically roofed with branches.
rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.