NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 30, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | h, i, l, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 64 words |
| Total Points | 305 points |
| Genius Level | 214 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</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11</th><th>12 | Σ | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 19 |
| H | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| L | 3 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 5 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 14 | Σ | 23 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 64 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×1 AL×4 AN×9 AT×5 |
|---|---|
| H | HA×7 |
| I | IN×5 IO×1 |
| L | LA×5 LL×1 LO×2 |
| N | NA×7 NO×2 |
| O | OA×1 |
| T | TA×8 TH×2 TI×2 TO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIO×1 ALI×1 ALL×1 ALO×1 ALT×1 ANA×1 ANI×1 ANN×3 ANO×2 ANT×2 ATI×1 ATO×2 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HAI×1 HAL×4 HAT×2 |
| I | INH×2 INI×2 INT×1 IOT×1 |
| L | LAI×1 LAN×3 LAT×1 LLA×1 LOA×2 |
| N | NAA×1 NAI×1 NAN×1 NAT×4 NOT×2 |
| O | OAT×1 |
| T | TAH×1 TAI×2 TAL×3 TAN×1 TAT×1 THA×2 TIT×2 TON×1 TOT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ai... | AI5 | A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil. |
| al.. | AL4 | simple past tense and past participle of alight |
| al... | AL5 | To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. |
| al... | AL5 | Good wishes, love. |
| al.. | AL4 | A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | A negatively charged ion. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.......... † | AN12 | The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence. |
| an........ | AN10 | A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis. |
| an.... | AN6 | To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| an..... | AN7 | A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or termites, and beneath which the colony nests. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| at... | AT5 | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| at... | AT5 | a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls |
| at.... | AT6 | Lacking a tonal center or key. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| at..... | AT7 | Convicted, attainted. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To limp; move with a limping gait. |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| in...... | IN8 | intended for inhaling |
| in........ † | IN10 | The act of inhaling; inbreathing. |
| in..... | IN7 | Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin. |
| in........ | IN10 | The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced |
| in........ | IN10 | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. |
| io.. | IO4 | The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| la.. | LA4 | past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) |
| la... | LA5 | A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. |
| la..... | LA7 | A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments. |
| la..... | LA7 | Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters. |
| la.. | LA4 | A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo... | LO5 | Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to birth. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na.... | NA6 | A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. |
| na...... | NA8 | Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation. |
| no...... | NO8 | The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters. |
| no...... | NO8 | Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary. |
| oa.. | OA4 | A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.. | TA4 | plural of talus |
| ta.. | TA4 | Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| ta... | TA5 | A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| th.. | TH4 | Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| ti......... | TI11 | A pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation. |
| to... | TO5 | Of or relating to tones or tonality. |
| to... | TO5 | An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. |
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.
- aioli (AI5)
- alit (AL4)
- allot (AL5)
- aloha (AL5)
- alto (AL4)
- anal (AN4)
- anion (AN5)
- annal (AN5)
- annihilation† (AN12)
- annotation (AN10)
- anoint (AN6)
- anon (AN4)
- anthill (AN7)
- anti (AN4)
- atilt (AT5)
- atoll (AT5)
- atonal (AT6)
- attain (AT6)
- attaint (AT7)
- hail (HA4)
- halal (HA5)
- hall (HA4)
- halo (HA4)
- halt (HA4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- inhalant (IN8)
- inhalation† (IN10)
- initial (IN7)
- initiation (IN10)
- intonation (IN10)
- iota (IO4)
- lain (LA4)
- lanai (LA5)
- lanolin (LA7)
- lantana (LA7)
- lath (LA4)
- llano (LL5)
- loan (LO4)
- loath (LO5)
- naan (NA4)
- nail (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- natal (NA5)
- natant (NA6)
- nation (NA6)
- national (NA8)
- notation (NO8)
- notional (NO8)
- oath (OA4)
- tahini (TA6)
- tail (TA4)
- taint (TA5)
- tali (TA4)
- tall (TA4)
- talon (TA5)
- tannin (TA6)
- tattoo (TA6)
- than (TH4)
- that (TH4)
- titan (TI5)
- titillation (TI11)
- tonal (TO5)
- total (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- aioli (noun): A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
- alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
- allot (verb): To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- aloha (noun): Good wishes, love.
- alto (noun): A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- anion (noun): A negatively charged ion.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- annihilation† (noun): The act of destroying or otherwise turning into nothing, or nonexistence.
- annotation (noun): A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
- anoint (verb): To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- anthill (noun): A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or termites, and beneath which the colony nests.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- atoll (noun): a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
- atonal (adjective): Lacking a tonal center or key.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- attaint (adjective): Convicted, attainted.
- hail (noun): Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- halo (noun): A circular band of coloured light, visible around the sun or moon etc., caused by reflection and refraction of light by ice crystals in the atmosphere.
- halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- inhalant (adjective): intended for inhaling
- inhalation† (noun): The act of inhaling; inbreathing.
- initial (adjective): Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
- initiation (noun): The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
- intonation (noun): The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- iota (noun): The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- lanolin (noun): A greasy yellow substance chemically akin to wax that is secreted from wooly animals, with a variety of uses from rust prevention, lubrication and waterproofing to cosmetics and skin ointments.
- lantana (noun): Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
- lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- loath (adjective): Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- natal (adjective): Of or relating to birth.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- nation (noun): A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- national (adjective): Pertaining to a nation or country, especially as a whole; affecting, shared by, or existing throughout all of a nation.
- notation (noun): The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
- notional (adjective): Of, containing, or being a notion; mental or imaginary.
- oath (noun): A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- tahini (noun): A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
- tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tali (noun): plural of talus
- tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- talon (noun): A sharp, hooked claw of a bird of prey or other predatory animal.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- titillation (noun): A pleasurable or sexually exciting sensation.
- tonal (adjective): Of or relating to tones or tonality.
- total (noun): An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.