NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 12, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, l, m, t, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 95 points |
| Genius Level | 67 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| M | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| T | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| U | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 19 | 7 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EM×1 EV×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IL×2 IT×1 |
| L | LI×7 |
| M | MI×7 MU×1 |
| T | TI×6 TU×1 |
| U | UT×1 |
| V | VE×1 VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELI×1 EMI×1 EVI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ILE×1 ILI×1 ITE×1 |
| L | LIE×1 LIL×1 LIM×2 LIT×2 LIV×1 |
| M | MIL×4 MIM×1 MIT×2 MUL×1 |
| T | TIL×3 TIM×1 TIT×2 TUT×1 |
| U | UTI×1 |
| V | VEI×1 VIL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| ev.. | EV4 | Intending to harm; malevolent. |
| il... | IL5 | The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. |
| il... | IL5 | The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| li.. | LI4 | A place or stead; See in lieu or in lieu of |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime). |
| li... | LI5 | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| li.. | LI4 | To be alive; to have life. |
| mi.. | MI4 | The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A social setting or environment. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mu........ † | MU10 | Having several levels or floors. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| ut... | UT5 | Useful. |
| ve.. | VE4 | Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Morally low; base; despicable. |
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.
- elite (EL5)
- emit (EM4)
- evil (EV4)
- ileum (IL5)
- ilium (IL5)
- item (IT4)
- lieu (LI4)
- lilt (LI4)
- lime (LI4)
- limit (LI5)
- lite (LI4)
- little (LI6)
- live (LI4)
- mile (MI4)
- milieu (MI6)
- mill (MI4)
- millet (MI6)
- mime (MI4)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- multilevel† (MU10)
- tile (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- time (TI4)
- title (TI5)
- tittle (TI6)
- tutti (TU5)
- utile (UT5)
- veil (VE4)
- vile (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- evil (adjective): Intending to harm; malevolent.
- ileum (noun): The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
- ilium (noun): The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone and pelvis.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- lieu (noun): A place or stead; See in lieu or in lieu of
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lime (noun): Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- limit (noun): A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- live (verb): To be alive; to have life.
- mile (noun): The international mile: a unit of length precisely equal to 1.609344 kilometers established by treaty among Anglophone nations in 1959, divided into 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards.
- milieu (noun): A social setting or environment.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- millet (noun): Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- multilevel† (adjective): Having several levels or floors.
- tile (noun): A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- tittle (noun): Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- utile (adjective): Useful.
- veil (noun): Something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of gauze, crepe, or similar diaphanous material.
- vile (adjective): Morally low; base; despicable.