NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 2, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | K |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, i, n, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 135 points |
| Genius Level | 95 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | 7 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | 13 |
| N | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| P | 6 | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | 12 | Σ | 20 | 3 | 14 | - | - | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | |
|---|---|
| D | DE×4 DI×3 |
| E | EK×1 |
| I | IN×1 |
| K | KE×4 KI×7 KN×2 |
| N | NE×2 NI×2 |
| P | PE×5 PI×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×2 DEK×2 DIK×1 DIN×2 |
| E | EKE×1 |
| I | INK×1 |
| K | KEE×3 KEP×1 KIC×2 KID×2 KIN×3 KNE×2 |
| N | NEC×2 NIC×2 |
| P | PEC×2 PEE×2 PEK×1 PIC×3 PIK×1 PIN×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.. | DE4 | Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deck |
| de.. | DE4 | A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman. |
| de... | DE5 | simple past tense and past participle of deke |
| di.. | DI4 | Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc. |
| di.. | DI4 | A soft drop shot. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dink |
| ek.. | EK4 | simple past tense and past participle of eke |
| in... | IN5 | Having a tattoo or tattoos. |
| ke.. | KE4 | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| ke.... | KE6 | simple past tense and past participle of keen |
| ke.. | KE4 | To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg. |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kick |
| ki.... | KI6 | simple past tense and past participle of kid |
| ki.... | KI6 | A child. |
| ki.. | KI4 | A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To laugh loudly. |
| ki.... | KI6 | Bent or twisted into a tight curl. |
| kn.. | KN4 | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| kn... | KN5 | Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Having some specific type of neck |
| ni.. | NI4 | A small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment. |
| ni.... | NI6 | simple past tense and past participle of nick |
| pe.. | PE4 | To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of peck |
| pe.. | PE4 | To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of peek |
| pe.. | PE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Peke (“Pekinese dog”) |
| pi.. | PI4 | A tool used for digging; a pickaxe. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of pick |
| pi....... † | PI9 | simple past tense and past participle of picnic |
| pi.. | PI4 | A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults. |
| pi.. | PI4 | The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of pink |
| pi.... | PI6 | A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb. |
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.
- deck (DE4)
- decked (DE6)
- deke (DE4)
- deked (DE5)
- dike (DI4)
- dink (DI4)
- dinked (DI6)
- eked (EK4)
- inked (IN5)
- keen (KE4)
- keened (KE6)
- keep (KE4)
- kepi (KE4)
- kick (KI4)
- kicked (KI6)
- kidded (KI6)
- kiddie (KI6)
- kind (KI4)
- kink (KI4)
- kinked (KI6)
- knee (KN4)
- kneed (KN5)
- neck (NE4)
- necked (NE6)
- nick (NI4)
- nicked (NI6)
- peck (PE4)
- pecked (PE6)
- peek (PE4)
- peeked (PE6)
- peke (PE4)
- pick (PI4)
- picked (PI6)
- picnicked† (PI9)
- pike (PI4)
- pink (PI4)
- pinked (PI6)
- pinkie (PI6)
Answer Definitions
- deck (noun): Any raised flat surface that can be walked on: a balcony; a porch; a raised patio; a flat rooftop.
- decked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deck
- deke (noun): A feint, fake, or other move made by the player with the puck to deceive a goaltender or defenceman.
- deked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deke
- dike (noun): Alternative form of dyke: ditch; embankment; waterway; etc.
- dink (noun): A soft drop shot.
- dinked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dink
- eked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eke
- inked (adjective): Having a tattoo or tattoos.
- keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- keened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of keen
- keep (verb): To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
- kepi (noun): A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
- kick (verb): To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.
- kicked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kick
- kidded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of kid
- kiddie (noun): A child.
- kind (noun): A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- kink (verb): To laugh loudly.
- kinked (adjective): Bent or twisted into a tight curl.
- knee (noun): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- kneed (adjective): Having a knee or knees, or, in combination, the stated type of knee or knees.
- neck (noun): The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- necked (adjective): Having some specific type of neck
- nick (noun): A small cut in a surface. A particular place or point considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
- nicked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nick
- peck (verb): To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
- pecked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of peck
- peek (verb): To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
- peeked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of peek
- peke (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Peke (“Pekinese dog”)
- pick (noun): A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
- picked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pick
- picnicked† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of picnic
- pike (noun): A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
- pink (noun): The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- pinked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pink
- pinkie (noun): A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.