NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 3, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, m, n, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 107 points |
| Genius Level | 75 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| F | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 9 |
| I | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| M | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 4 | 9 | - | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×4 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×5 FI×1 FR×3 |
| I | IF×1 IN×3 |
| M | MA×1 MI×1 |
| N | NA×1 |
| R | RA×2 RI×2 |
| Y |
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×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×2 FAN×1 FAR×2 FIR×1 FRA×1 FRI×2 |
| I | IFF×1 INF×3 |
| M | MAF×1 MIF×1 |
| N | NAI×1 |
| R | RAF×1 RAM×1 RIF×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 (†).
| 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.... | AF6 | To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. |
| af.... | AF6 | To startle from quiet; to alarm. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. |
| fa... | FA5 | a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell. |
| fa... | FA5 | euphemism for the buttocks |
| 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.. | FA4 | A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A business partnership; the name under which it trades. |
| fr.. | FR4 | To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction. |
| fr... | FR5 | A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans. |
| fr.... | FR6 | house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live |
| if.. | IF4 | Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality. |
| in.... | IN6 | The state of being infamous. |
| in.... | IN6 | Weak or ill, not in good health. |
| in....... † | IN9 | A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse. |
| ma... | MA5 | A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A small argument; a quarrel. |
| na.. | NA4 | Alternative spelling of naïf. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia). |
| ra.... | RA6 | To divide into branches or subdivisions. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri...... | RI8 | The rabble; crowds; the common people. |
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)
- affirm (AF6)
- affray (AF6)
- fair (FA4)
- fairy (FA5)
- fanny (FA5)
- farina (FA6)
- farm (FA4)
- firm (FI4)
- fray (FR4)
- friar (FR5)
- friary (FR6)
- iffy (IF4)
- infamy (IN6)
- infirm (IN6)
- infirmary† (IN9)
- mafia (MA5)
- miff (MI4)
- naif (NA4)
- raffia (RA6)
- ramify (RA6)
- riff (RI4)
- riffraff (RI8)
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.
- affirm (verb): To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
- affray (verb): To startle from quiet; to alarm.
- fair (adjective): Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- fairy (noun): a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell.
- fanny (noun): euphemism for the buttocks
- 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.
- farm (noun): A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
- firm (noun): A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- fray (verb): To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction.
- friar (noun): A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans.
- friary (noun): house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live
- iffy (adjective): Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
- infamy (noun): The state of being infamous.
- infirm (adjective): Weak or ill, not in good health.
- infirmary† (noun): A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
- mafia (noun): A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
- miff (noun): A small argument; a quarrel.
- naif (adjective): Alternative spelling of naïf.
- raffia (noun): A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia).
- ramify (verb): To divide into branches or subdivisions.
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- riffraff (noun): The rabble; crowds; the common people.