NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 4, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, h, i, k, l |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 39 words |
| Total Points | 150 points |
| Genius Level | 105 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| O | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | Σ | 18 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 39 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×2 DO×8 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HE×2 HO×11 |
| I | ID×1 |
| K | KI×2 KO×2 |
| L | LI×1 LO×5 |
| O | OI×1 OL×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIL×1 DIO×1 DOD×1 DOL×5 DOO×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HEL×2 HOE×1 HOK×1 HOL×3 HOO×6 |
| I | IDO×1 |
| K | KID×1 KIL×1 KOH×1 KOO×1 |
| L | LIK×1 LOD×1 LOL×2 LOO×2 |
| O | OIL×1 OLD×1 OLE×1 OLI×1 OLL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| di... | DI5 | An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. |
| di... | DI5 | An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dole |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doll |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of dolly |
| do.... | DO6 | A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person. |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of doodle |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| ho.. | HO4 | simple past tense and past participle of hoe |
| ho.. | HO4 | Alternative form of hook |
| ho.. | HO4 | To grasp or grip. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho... | HO5 | simple past tense and past participle of hole |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Wearing a hood. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment. |
| ho.... | HO6 | simple past tense and past participle of hook |
| id.. | ID4 | A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. |
| ki... | KI5 | A close friend; especially used as a form of address. |
| ki.. | KI4 | Clipping of kilogram. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite. |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| li........ † | LI10 | The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A way or path; a road. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of loll. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
| lo.... | LO6 | simple past tense and past participle of look |
| oi... | OI5 | simple past tense and past participle of oil |
| ol... | OL5 | Something or someone old. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
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.
- dildo (DI5)
- diode (DI5)
- dodo (DO4)
- dole (DO4)
- doled (DO5)
- doll (DO4)
- dolled (DO6)
- dollied (DO7)
- doodle (DO6)
- doodled (DO7)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- hoed (HO4)
- hoke (HO4)
- hold (HO4)
- hole (HO4)
- holed (HO5)
- hood (HO4)
- hooded (HO6)
- hoodie (HO6)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hook (HO4)
- hooked (HO6)
- idol (ID4)
- kiddo (KI5)
- kilo (KI4)
- kohl (KO4)
- kook (KO4)
- likelihood† (LI10)
- lode (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolled (LO6)
- look (LO4)
- looked (LO6)
- oiled (OI5)
- oldie (OL5)
- oleo (OL4)
- olio (OL4)
- ollie (OL5)
Answer Definitions
- dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
- diode (noun): An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- dole (verb): To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
- doled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dole
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doll
- dollied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dolly
- doodle (noun): A fool, a simpleton, a mindless person.
- doodled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doodle
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- hoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hoe
- hoke (noun): Alternative form of hook
- hold (verb): To grasp or grip.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- holed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hole
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooded (adjective): Wearing a hood.
- hoodie (noun): A sweatshirt with an integral hood and, sometimes, a large kangaroo pocket at the front.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hook (noun): A rod bent into a curved shape, typically with one end free and the other end secured to a rope or other attachment.
- hooked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hook
- idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- kiddo (noun): A close friend; especially used as a form of address.
- kilo (noun): Clipping of kilogram.
- kohl (noun): A dark powder (usually powdered antimony) used as eye makeup, especially in Eastern countries; stibnite.
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- likelihood† (noun): The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
- lode (noun): A way or path; a road.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lolled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of loll.
- look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- looked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of look
- oiled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of oil
- oldie (noun): Something or someone old.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.