NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 24, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, m, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 141 points |
| Genius Level | 99 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| B | 8 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| L | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| M | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 AL×1 AM×1 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×5 BL×4 BO×3 BR×1 |
| L | LA×3 LL×2 LO×6 |
| M | MA×2 MO×4 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OR×1 |
| R | RO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABL×1 ABN×1 ALA×1 AMO×1 ANA×1 ANN×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAL×4 BAN×1 BLA×2 BLO×2 BOL×3 BRO×1 |
| L | LAB×1 LAM×2 LLA×2 LOA×2 LOB×1 LOL×1 LOO×2 |
| M | MAL×1 MAM×1 MOL×2 MOO×1 MOR×1 |
| N | NOR×1 |
| O | ORA×1 |
| R | ROL×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ab.... | AB6 | In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding. |
| ab...... † | AB8 | Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type. |
| al... | AL5 | A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. |
| am.... | AM6 | Neither moral nor immoral. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba..... | BA7 | An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible. |
| ba...... | BA8 | A large room used for dancing and banquets. |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America. |
| ba... | BA5 | Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl... | BL5 | A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| br....... | BR9 | A Canadian team sport resembling ice hockey and played with sticks and a ball. |
| la... | LA5 | Alternative spelling of labour |
| la.. | LA4 | A master of Tibetan Buddhism. |
| la.. | LA4 | A young sheep. |
| ll... | LL5 | A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young. |
| mo... | MO5 | A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo... | MO5 | Money, cash. |
| mo... | MO5 | Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour. |
| no.... | NO6 | According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern. |
| or.. | OR4 | Relating to the mouth. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| ro..... | RO7 | Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”) |
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.
- abloom (AB6)
- abnormal† (AB8)
- alarm (AL5)
- amoral (AM6)
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- ball (BA4)
- balloon (BA7)
- ballroom (BA8)
- balm (BA4)
- banal (BA5)
- blab (BL4)
- blam (BL4)
- blob (BL4)
- bloom (BL5)
- bola (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolo (BO4)
- broomball (BR9)
- labor (LA5)
- lama (LA4)
- lamb (LA4)
- llama (LL5)
- llano (LL5)
- loam (LO4)
- loan (LO4)
- lobo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- loom (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- mall (MA4)
- mammal (MA6)
- molar (MO5)
- moll (MO4)
- moola (MO5)
- moral (MO5)
- normal (NO6)
- oral (OR4)
- roll (RO4)
- rollbar (RO7)
Answer Definitions
- abloom (adverb): In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding.
- abnormal† (adjective): Not conforming to rule or system; deviating from the usual or normal type.
- alarm (noun): A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- amoral (adjective): Neither moral nor immoral.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- balloon (noun): An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.
- ballroom (noun): A large room used for dancing and banquets.
- balm (noun): Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
- banal (adjective): Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blam (noun): A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- bloom (noun): A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
- bola (noun): A throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of a cord.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- broomball (noun): A Canadian team sport resembling ice hockey and played with sticks and a ball.
- labor (noun): Alternative spelling of labour
- lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
- lamb (noun): A young sheep.
- llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loam (noun): A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
- mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
- molar (noun): A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- moola (noun): Money, cash.
- moral (adjective): Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
- normal (adjective): According to norms or rules or to a regular pattern.
- oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- rollbar (noun): Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”)