NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 15, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, l, p, v, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 130 points |
| Genius Level | 91 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| P | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| T | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 14 |
| V | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EX×2 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LI×3 |
| P | PE×4 PI×3 |
| T | TE×7 TI×7 |
| V | VE×1 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELI×1 EXI×1 EXP×1 |
|---|---|
| I | |
| L | LIL×1 LIT×2 |
| P | PEL×2 PET×2 PIP×3 |
| T | TEE×1 TEL×3 TEP×1 TEX×2 TIL×3 TIP×2 TIT×2 |
| V | VEL×1 |
| X |
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. |
| ex.. | EX4 | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| ex....... † | EX9 | Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| pe.... | PE6 | A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter. |
| pe.. | PE4 | The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it. |
| pe... | PE5 | Petite: small, little. |
| pe.... | PE6 | fairly short and of slim build. |
| pi... | PI5 | Alternative form of pipette |
| pi..... | PI7 | A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid. |
| pi... | PI5 | Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country. |
| te.... | TE6 | A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America. |
| te...... | TE8 | Alternative form of Teletext |
| te... | TE5 | A network of teletypes. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| te... | TE5 | Alternative form of teepee |
| te.. | TE4 | A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences. |
| te..... | TE7 | Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles. |
| 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.... | TI6 | A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front. |
| ti.... | TI6 | An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal. |
| 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. |
| ve.... | VE6 | A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side. |
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)
- exit (EX4)
- expletive† (EX9)
- lilt (LI4)
- lite (LI4)
- little (LI6)
- pellet (PE6)
- pelt (PE4)
- petit (PE5)
- petite (PE6)
- pipet (PI5)
- pipette (PI7)
- pipit (PI5)
- teepee (TE6)
- teletext (TE8)
- telex (TE5)
- tell (TE4)
- tepee (TE5)
- text (TE4)
- textile (TE7)
- tile (TI4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tippet (TI6)
- tipple (TI6)
- title (TI5)
- tittle (TI6)
- velvet (VE6)
Answer Definitions
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- exit (noun): An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- expletive† (adjective): Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- pellet (noun): A small, compressed, hard chunk of matter.
- pelt (noun): The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering on it.
- petit (adjective): Petite: small, little.
- petite (adjective): fairly short and of slim build.
- pipet (noun): Alternative form of pipette
- pipette (noun): A small tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the middle, and usually graduated, used for transferring or delivering measured quantities of a liquid.
- pipit (noun): Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.
- teepee (noun): A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- teletext (noun): Alternative form of Teletext
- telex (noun): A network of teletypes.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- tepee (noun): Alternative form of teepee
- text (noun): A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
- textile (noun): Any material made of interlacing fibres, including carpeting and geotextiles.
- 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.
- tippet (noun): A shoulder covering, typically the fur of a fox, with long ends that dangle in front.
- tipple (noun): An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
- 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.
- velvet (noun): A closely woven fabric (originally of silk, now also of cotton or man-made fibres) with a thick short pile on one side.