NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 26, 2020
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, i, l, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 76 points |
| Genius Level | 53 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| L | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 |
| V | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| I | |
| K | KA×1 KE×2 KI×3 KV×1 |
| L | LA×2 LE×2 LI×1 |
| T | TA×4 TE×2 TI×2 |
| V |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALI×1 ALK×1 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| I | |
| K | KAL×1 KEE×1 KET×1 KIL×2 KIT×1 KVE×1 |
| L | LAK×1 LAT×1 LEA×1 LEE×1 LIK×1 |
| T | TAK×1 TAL×3 TEA×2 TIK×2 |
| V |
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 | Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference. |
| al.... | AL6 | One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue. |
| ka.. | KA4 | An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala) |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.... | KE6 | A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To gather up (skirts) around the body. |
| ki.. | KI4 | A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae. |
| kv... | KV5 | To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat. |
| la.. | LA4 | A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid. |
| la... | LA5 | A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah. |
| le.. | LE4 | A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape. |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| li.. | LI4 | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To communicate, usually by means of speech. |
| ta....... † | TA9 | Tending to talk a lot. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film. |
| te.. | TE4 | An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). |
| te....... | TE9 | A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean. |
| ti... | TI5 | A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor. |
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.
- alike (AL5)
- alkali (AL6)
- kale (KA4)
- keel (KE4)
- kettle (KE6)
- kill (KI4)
- kilt (KI4)
- kite (KI4)
- kvell (KV5)
- lake (LA4)
- latke (LA5)
- leak (LE4)
- leek (LE4)
- like (LI4)
- take (TA4)
- talk (TA4)
- talkative† (TA9)
- talkie (TA6)
- teak (TE4)
- teakettle (TE9)
- tiki (TI4)
- tikka (TI5)
Answer Definitions
- alike (adjective): Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.
- alkali (noun): One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, soda ash, caustic soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
- kale (noun): An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- kettle (noun): A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.
- kill (verb): To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- kilt (verb): To gather up (skirts) around the body.
- kite (noun): A bird of prey of the family Accipitridae.
- kvell (verb): To feel delighted and proud; to boast; to gloat.
- lake (noun): A large, landlocked stretch of water or similar liquid.
- latke (noun): A pancake fried in oil, usually made from potatoes and sometimes also onions, traditionally served on Hanukkah.
- leak (noun): A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape.
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- like (verb): To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- take (verb): To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
- talk (verb): To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- talkative† (adjective): Tending to talk a lot.
- talkie (noun): A movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film.
- teak (noun): An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- teakettle (noun): A vessel used to boil water for tea or other hot beverages.
- tiki (noun): Carved talisman in humanoid form, common to the cultures of the Pacific Ocean.
- tikka (noun): A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.