NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 27, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, h, m, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 133 points |
| Genius Level | 93 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| G | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| M | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| N | - | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AH×1 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GA×1 GO×1 |
| H | HA×1 HO×4 HY×1 |
| M | MA×4 MO×4 MY×2 |
| N | NA×2 |
| O | |
| Y | YA×2 YO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×1 AHO×1 ANN×1 ANY×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GAM×1 GOO×1 |
| H | HAM×1 HOA×1 HOM×3 HYM×1 |
| M | MAH×1 MAN×2 MAY×1 MOM×1 MON×2 MOO×1 MYN×2 |
| N | NAG×1 NAN×1 |
| O | |
| Y | YAH×1 YAN×1 YOG×1 YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag... | AG5 | Extreme pain. |
| ah.. | AH4 | Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention. |
| an... | AN5 | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
| an.... | AN6 | anyhow |
| ga.. | GA4 | Alternative spelling of gamey |
| go... | GO5 | Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal. |
| ha... | HA5 | Resembling or characteristic of ham. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alternative form of hoagie |
| ho...... | HO8 | Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant. |
| ho..... | HO7 | A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word. |
| ho...... | HO8 | The property of being a homonym. |
| hy.. | HY4 | A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. |
| ma...... † | MA8 | The wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture. |
| ma... | MA5 | Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange. |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Clipping of mayonnaise. |
| mo... | MO5 | Mother. |
| mo...... | MO8 | A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings. |
| mo..... | MO7 | A single name by which a person, thing, etc., is known. |
| mo... | MO5 | Resembling the moon. |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| my... | MY5 | Alternative spelling of myna |
| na... | NA5 | Prone to nag, irritable. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| ya... | YA5 | A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person |
| ya.. | YA4 | A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world. |
| yo.. | YO4 | Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind. |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- agony (AG5)
- ahoy (AH4)
- annoy (AN5)
- anyhoo (AN6)
- gamy (GA4)
- goony (GO5)
- hammy (HA5)
- hoagy (HO5)
- homogamy (HO8)
- homonym (HO7)
- homonymy (HO8)
- hymn (HY4)
- mahogany† (MA8)
- mangy (MA5)
- many (MA4)
- mayo (MA4)
- mommy (MO5)
- monogamy (MO8)
- mononym (MO7)
- moony (MO5)
- myna (MY4)
- mynah (MY5)
- naggy (NA5)
- nanny (NA5)
- yahoo (YA5)
- yang (YA4)
- yoga (YO4)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- agony (noun): Extreme pain.
- ahoy (interjection): Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.
- annoy (verb): To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- anyhoo (adverb): anyhow
- gamy (adjective): Alternative spelling of gamey
- goony (adjective): Of or like a goon; thuggish; brutal.
- hammy (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of ham.
- hoagy (noun): Alternative form of hoagie
- homogamy (noun): Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.
- homonym (noun): A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- homonymy (noun): The property of being a homonym.
- hymn (noun): A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
- mahogany† (noun): The wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture.
- mangy (adjective): Afflicted, or looking as if afflicted, with mange.
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- mayo (noun): Clipping of mayonnaise.
- mommy (noun): Mother.
- monogamy (noun): A form of sexual bonding involving a permanent pair bond between two beings.
- mononym (noun): A single name by which a person, thing, etc., is known.
- moony (adjective): Resembling the moon.
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- mynah (noun): Alternative spelling of myna
- naggy (adjective): Prone to nag, irritable.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- yahoo (noun): A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person
- yang (noun): A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
- yoga (noun): Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.