NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 1, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, m, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 196 points |
| Genius Level | 137 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| C | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 |
| D | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 9 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| M | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
| N | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AD×2 AM×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CI×1 CO×6 |
| D | DA×1 DI×2 DO×6 |
| I | ID×1 IN×2 |
| M | MA×5 MI×2 MO×3 |
| N | NA×2 NO×2 |
| O |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACI×2 ADM×2 AMI×1 ANA×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×2 CIC×1 COD×2 COM×2 CON×2 |
| D | DAM×1 DIA×1 DIN×1 DOD×1 DOM×3 DOO×2 |
| I | IDI×1 IND×2 |
| M | MAC×2 MAD×2 MAI×1 MID×1 MIN×1 MON×2 MOO×1 |
| N | NAD×1 NAI×1 NOM×2 |
| O |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac.. | AC4 | Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red. |
| ad... | AD5 | A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements. |
| ad... | AD5 | Administration, or administrative work. |
| am.. | AM4 | In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by. |
| an...... | AN8 | Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft). |
| ca.... | CA6 | Impartial and free from prejudice. |
| ca... | CA5 | Any member of the family Canidae, including dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals. |
| ci.... | CI6 | Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada. |
| co.. | CO4 | A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. |
| co... | CO5 | A handbell used for summoning monks. |
| co..... | CO7 | An order to do something. |
| co...... | CO8 | A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas. |
| co... | CO5 | Clipping of condominium. |
| co.... | CO6 | A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STDs. |
| da.. | DA4 | To condemn to hell. |
| di..... | DI7 | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.... | DO6 | A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization. |
| do...... | DO8 | Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy. |
| do.... | DO6 | A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| do.. | DO4 | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| id... | ID5 | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| in.... | IN6 | Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained. |
| in..... | IN7 | plural of indicium |
| ma..... | MA7 | The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). |
| ma....... | MA9 | An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii. |
| ma... | MA5 | A polite form of address for a woman or lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A male who is insane or mentally disturbed. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi.. | MI4 | The ability of rational thought. |
| mo... | MO5 | An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible. |
| mo... | MO5 | A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| no... | NO5 | A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home. |
| no..... † | NO7 | Of or relating to nomads. Of or related to itinerant herdsmen. Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal. |
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.
- acid (AC4)
- acidic (AC6)
- adman (AD5)
- admin (AD5)
- amid (AM4)
- anaconda (AN8)
- candid (CA6)
- canid (CA5)
- cicada (CI6)
- coda (CO4)
- codon (CO5)
- command (CO7)
- commando (CO8)
- condo (CO5)
- condom (CO6)
- damn (DA4)
- diamond (DI7)
- dino (DI4)
- dodo (DO4)
- domain (DO6)
- dominion (DO8)
- domino (DO6)
- doodad (DO6)
- doom (DO4)
- idiom (ID5)
- indica (IN6)
- indicia (IN7)
- macadam (MA7)
- macadamia (MA9)
- madam (MA5)
- madman (MA6)
- maid (MA4)
- midi (MI4)
- mind (MI4)
- monad (MO5)
- mondo (MO5)
- mood (MO4)
- nada (NA4)
- naiad (NA5)
- nomad (NO5)
- nomadic† (NO7)
Answer Definitions
- acid (adjective): Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- acidic (adjective): Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
- adman (noun): A person in the business of devising, writing, illustrating or selling advertisements.
- admin (noun): Administration, or administrative work.
- amid (preposition): In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
- anaconda (noun): Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft).
- candid (adjective): Impartial and free from prejudice.
- canid (noun): Any member of the family Canidae, including dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals.
- cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
- coda (noun): A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- codon (noun): A handbell used for summoning monks.
- command (noun): An order to do something.
- commando (noun): A small fighting force specially trained for making quick destructive raids against enemy-held areas.
- condo (noun): Clipping of condominium.
- condom (noun): A flexible sleeve made of latex or other impermeable material such as sheepskin, worn over an erect penis during sexual intercourse as a contraceptive or as a way to prevent the spread of STDs.
- damn (verb): To condemn to hell.
- diamond (noun): A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- domain (noun): A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
- dominion (noun): Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- domino (noun): A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- doom (noun): Destiny, especially terrible.
- idiom (noun): A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- indica (noun): Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained.
- indicia (noun): plural of indicium
- macadam (noun): The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
- macadamia (noun): An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii.
- madam (noun): A polite form of address for a woman or lady.
- madman (noun): A male who is insane or mentally disturbed.
- maid (noun): A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- mind (noun): The ability of rational thought.
- monad (noun): An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
- mondo (noun): A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
- mood (noun): A mental or emotional state, composure.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nomad (noun): A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
- nomadic† (adjective): Of or relating to nomads. Of or related to itinerant herdsmen. Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal.