NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 7, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 196 points |
| Genius Level | 137 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| F | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | - | - | 21 |
| G | 2 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 13 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5 | - | 1 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×7 FI×3 FO×6 FR×5 |
| G | GA×1 GO×2 GR×2 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NA×1 |
| O | OF×1 |
| R | RA×1 RI×3 RO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFA×1 AFF×1 AFR×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×1 FAN×2 FAR×4 FIF×1 FIN×1 FIR×1 FOG×1 FOR×5 FRA×2 FRI×2 FRO×1 |
| G | GAF×1 GOO×2 GRI×2 |
| I | INF×2 |
| N | NAI×1 |
| O | OFF×1 |
| R | RAF×1 RIF×3 ROO×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| af.... | AF6 | Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. |
| af.. | AF4 | hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. |
| fa.. | FA4 | a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh |
| fa..... | FA7 | present participle of fan |
| fa.... | FA6 | A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery. |
| fa.... | FA6 | An adventure, trek, journey. |
| fa..... | FA7 | A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things. |
| fa... | FA5 | Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fife |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fine |
| fi.... | FI6 | The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fog |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of forum (alternative form of forums). |
| fo...... † | FO8 | present participle of forage |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of forge |
| fo... | FO5 | To let pass, to leave alone, to let go. |
| fo...... | FO8 | present participle of forgo |
| fr.. | FR4 | A fragmentation grenade. |
| fr...... | FR8 | The pre-meditated murder of one's superior officer in a military unit. |
| fr... | FR5 | A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans. |
| fr...... | FR8 | present participle of fringe |
| fr.. | FR4 | Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop. |
| ga.. | GA4 | A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat. |
| go.. | GO4 | A mistake or error. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of goof |
| gr..... | GR7 | A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. |
| gr..... | GR7 | Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature) |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| in........ | IN10 | present participle of infringe |
| na.. | NA4 | Alternative spelling of naïf. |
| of.... | OF6 | The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia). |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of riff |
| ri...... | RI8 | The rabble; crowds; the common people. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The external covering at the top of a building. |
| ro..... | RO7 | Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles. |
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.
- afar (AF4)
- affair (AF6)
- afro (AF4)
- fair (FA4)
- fang (FA4)
- fanning (FA7)
- farina (FA6)
- faring (FA6)
- farrago (FA7)
- farro (FA5)
- fifing (FI6)
- fining (FI6)
- firing (FI6)
- fogging (FO7)
- fora (FO4)
- foraging† (FO8)
- forging (FO7)
- forgo (FO5)
- forgoing (FO8)
- frag (FR4)
- fragging (FR8)
- friar (FR5)
- fringing (FR8)
- frog (FR4)
- gaff (GA4)
- goof (GO4)
- goofing (GO7)
- griffin (GR7)
- griffon (GR7)
- info (IN4)
- infringing (IN10)
- naif (NA4)
- offing (OF6)
- raffia (RA6)
- riff (RI4)
- riffing (RI7)
- riffraff (RI8)
- roof (RO4)
- roofing (RO7)
Answer Definitions
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- affair (noun): Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
- afro (noun): hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.
- fair (adjective): Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- fang (noun): a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
- fanning (verb): present participle of fan
- farina (noun): A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.
- faring (noun): An adventure, trek, journey.
- farrago (noun): A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things.
- farro (noun): Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
- fifing (verb): present participle of fife
- fining (verb): present participle of fine
- firing (noun): The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
- fogging (verb): present participle of fog
- fora (noun): plural of forum (alternative form of forums).
- foraging† (verb): present participle of forage
- forging (verb): present participle of forge
- forgo (verb): To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.
- forgoing (verb): present participle of forgo
- frag (noun): A fragmentation grenade.
- fragging (noun): The pre-meditated murder of one's superior officer in a military unit.
- friar (noun): A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans.
- fringing (verb): present participle of fringe
- frog (noun): Any of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
- gaff (noun): A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
- goof (noun): A mistake or error.
- goofing (verb): present participle of goof
- griffin (noun): A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
- griffon (noun): Alternative form of griffin (legendary creature)
- info (noun): information.
- infringing (verb): present participle of infringe
- naif (adjective): Alternative spelling of naïf.
- offing (noun): The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
- raffia (noun): A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia).
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- riffing (verb): present participle of riff
- riffraff (noun): The rabble; crowds; the common people.
- roof (noun): The external covering at the top of a building.
- roofing (noun): Material used on the outside of a roof, such as shingles.