NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 5, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, l, n, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 148 points |
| Genius Level | 104 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| D | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 12 |
| E | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 |
| N | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Z | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×4 AN×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×4 DE×5 DY×3 |
| E | ED×1 EE×1 EY×1 |
| L | LA×3 LE×2 |
| N | NA×1 NE×1 |
| Y | YE×3 |
| Z | ZA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×4 ANA×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DAD×1 DAL×1 DAN×1 DAZ×1 DEA×2 DEL×2 DEN×1 DYA×1 DYE×1 DYN×1 |
| E | EDD×1 EEL×1 EYE×1 |
| L | LAD×1 LAN×1 LAZ×1 LEA×2 |
| N | NAN×1 NEE×1 |
| Y | YEL×2 YEN×1 |
| Z | ZAN×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 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al..... | AL7 | simple past tense and past participle of allay |
| al... | AL5 | A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings. |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an..... | AN7 | To subject to analysis. |
| an...... † | AN8 | Having been subject to analysis; examined closely, carefully considered. |
| da... | DA5 | Father. |
| da... | DA5 | To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle. |
| da... | DA5 | A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. |
| da..... | DA7 | In a dazed manner. |
| de..... | DE7 | Very accurate in shooting or throwing. |
| de.... | DE6 | Subject to death; mortal. |
| de... | DE5 | A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of delay |
| de.. | DE4 | To disallow or reject. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A set of two elements treated as one; a pair. |
| dy.. | DY4 | simple past tense and past participle of dye |
| dy.. | DY4 | A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn. |
| ed.. | ED4 | A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| ey.. | EY4 | Having eyes. |
| la.. | LA4 | The mistress of a household. |
| la...... | LA8 | A female landlord. |
| la.. | LA4 | Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion. |
| le...... | LE8 | In a leaden manner. |
| le.... | LE6 | In a lean way. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| ne... | NE5 | In need; poor. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yell |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yen |
| za.. | ZA4 | Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish. |
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.
- allay (AL5)
- allayed (AL7)
- alley (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- anally (AN6)
- analyze (AN7)
- analyzed† (AN8)
- daddy (DA5)
- dally (DA5)
- dandy (DA5)
- dazedly (DA7)
- deadeye (DE7)
- deadly (DE6)
- delay (DE5)
- delayed (DE7)
- deny (DE4)
- dyad (DY4)
- dyed (DY4)
- dyne (DY4)
- eddy (ED4)
- eely (EE4)
- eyed (EY4)
- lady (LA4)
- landlady (LA8)
- lazy (LA4)
- leadenly (LE8)
- leanly (LE6)
- nanny (NA5)
- needy (NE5)
- yell (YE4)
- yelled (YE6)
- yenned (YE6)
- zany (ZA4)
Answer Definitions
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- allayed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of allay
- alley (noun): A narrow street or passageway, especially one through the middle of a block giving access to the rear of lots or buildings.
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- analyze (verb): To subject to analysis.
- analyzed† (adjective): Having been subject to analysis; examined closely, carefully considered.
- daddy (noun): Father.
- dally (verb): To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- dandy (noun): A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
- dazedly (adverb): In a dazed manner.
- deadeye (adjective): Very accurate in shooting or throwing.
- deadly (adjective): Subject to death; mortal.
- delay (noun): A period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity.
- delayed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of delay
- deny (verb): To disallow or reject.
- dyad (noun): A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
- dyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dye
- dyne (noun): A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- eddy (noun): A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- eyed (adjective): Having eyes.
- lady (noun): The mistress of a household.
- landlady (noun): A female landlord.
- lazy (adjective): Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
- leadenly (adverb): In a leaden manner.
- leanly (adverb): In a lean way.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- needy (adjective): In need; poor.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yelled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yell
- yenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yen
- zany (adjective): Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.