NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 1, 2020

Aug 1, 2020 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 1, 2020

Game Summary

Center Letter	K
Outer Letters	a, c, l, n, o, u
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	29 words
Total Points	109 points
Genius Level	76 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
A	-	1	-	-	1
C	3	8	1	-	12
K	2	4	-	-	6
L	6	-	-	-	6
N	1	-	-	-	1
O	-	-	-	-	-
U	-	-	2	1	3
Σ	12	13	3	1	29

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

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

A	AL×1
C	CA×1 CL×7 CO×3 CU×1
K	KN×3 KO×3
L	LA×2 LO×2 LU×2
N	NO×1
O
U	UN×3

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

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

A	ALA×1
C	CAU×1 CLA×2 CLO×3 CLU×2 COC×1 CON×1 COO×1 CUC×1
K	KNA×1 KNO×2 KOA×1 KOL×1 KOO×1
L	LAC×1 LAN×1 LOC×1 LOO×1 LUC×1 LUN×1
N	NOO×1
O
U	UNC×2 UNL×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)
al...	AL5	An expression of sorrow or mourning.
ca...	CA5	Caulking.
cl...	CL5	An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
cl...	CL5	A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
cl...	CL5	A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
cl...	CL5	An instrument that measures or keeps track of time; a non-wearable timepiece.
cl...	CL5	The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
cl...	CL5	The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.
cl...	CL5	A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
co..	CO4	A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon.
co..	CO4	The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
co..	CO4	A person who prepares food.
cu....	CU6	Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
kn...	KN5	A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
kn...	KN5	An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
kn...	KN5	A small mound or rounded hill.
ko...	KO5	A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
ko..	KO4	A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
ko..	KO4	An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
la..	LA4	A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
la..	LA4	Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
lo..	LO4	Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
lo..	LO4	To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
lu..	LU4	Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.
lu..	LU4	A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead.
no..	NO4	A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
un..... ^†	UN7	To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.
un....	UN6	To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape).
un....	UN6	To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.

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.

alack (AL5)
caulk (CA5)
clack (CL5)
clank (CL5)
cloak (CL5)
clock (CL5)
clonk (CL5)
cluck (CL5)
clunk (CL5)
cock (CO4)
conk (CO4)
cook (CO4)
cuckoo (CU6)
knack (KN5)
knock (KN5)
knoll (KN5)
koala (KO5)
kola (KO4)
kook (KO4)
lack (LA4)
lank (LA4)
lock (LO4)
look (LO4)
luck (LU4)
lunk (LU4)
nook (NO4)
uncloak^† (UN7)
uncock (UN6)
unlock (UN6)

Answer Definitions

alack (interjection): An expression of sorrow or mourning.
caulk (noun): Caulking.
clack (noun): An abrupt, sharp sound, especially one made by two hard objects colliding repetitively; a sound midway between a click and a clunk.
clank (noun): A loud, hard sound of metal hitting metal.
cloak (noun): A long outer garment worn over the shoulders covering the back; a cape, often with a hood.
clock (noun): An instrument that measures or keeps track of time; a non-wearable timepiece.
clonk (noun): The abrupt sound of two hard objects coming into contact.
cluck (noun): The sound made by a hen, especially when brooding, or calling her chicks.
clunk (noun): A dull, metallic sound, especially one made by two bodies coming into contact.
cock (noun): A male bird, especially: A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). A cock pigeon.
conk (noun): The shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
cook (noun): A person who prepares food.
cuckoo (noun): Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call.
knack (noun): A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
knock (noun): An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
knoll (noun): A small mound or rounded hill.
koala (noun): A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
kola (noun): A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
lack (noun): A deficiency or need (of something desirable or necessary); an absence, want.
lank (adjective): Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
lock (noun): Something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
luck (noun): Something that happens to someone by chance, a chance occurrence, especially a favourable one.
lunk (noun): A fool; an idiot; a lunkhead.
nook (noun): A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
uncloak^† (verb): To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.
uncock (verb): To straighten or flatten (remove a cocked shape).
unlock (verb): To undo or open a lock or something locked by, for example, turning a key, or selecting a combination.