NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 8, 2022

Aug 8, 2022 · 5 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 8, 2022

Game Summary

Center Letter	Y
Outer Letters	a, f, g, i, r, t
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	22 words
Total Points	97 points
Genius Level	68 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
A	2	1	1	-	4
F	1	3	2	-	6
G	1	-	1	1	3
I	2	-	-	-	2
R	-	1	2	-	3
T	1	3	-	-	4
Y	-	-	-	-	-
Σ	7	8	6	1	22

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A	AF×1 AI×1 AR×2
F	FA×2 FI×1 FR×3
G	GR×3
I	IF×1 IT×1
R	RA×3
T	TA×3 TR×1
Y

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A	AFF×1 AIR×1 ARR×1 ART×1
F	FAI×1 FAT×1 FIF×1 FRA×2 FRI×1
G	GRA×2 GRI×1
I	IFF×1 ITT×1
R	RAR×1 RAT×2
T	TAF×1 TAR×1 TAT×1 TRA×1
Y

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)
af....	AF6	To startle from quiet; to alarm.
ai..	AI4	(of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
ar...	AR5	an ordered series or arrangement.
ar..	AR4	Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
fa...	FA5	a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell.
fa...	FA5	derogatory term for an overweight person.
fi...	FI5	Half of a 'Benjamin?'
fr....	FR6	Resembling or characteristic of a college brotherhood member in behavior or appearance.
fr..	FR4	To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction.
fr....	FR6	house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live
gr..... ^†	GR7	To please.
gr..	GR4	Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
gr....	GR6	Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
if..	IF4	Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
it..	IT4	Extremely small.
ra....	RA6	A measure of the scarcity of an object.
ra....	RA6	To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
ra...	RA5	Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
ta...	TA5	A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
ta...	TA5	To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
ta...	TA5	worn and shabby; in poor condition.
tr..	TR4	A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.

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.

affray (AF6)
airy (AI4)
array (AR5)
arty (AR4)
fairy (FA5)
fatty (FA5)
fifty (FI5)
fratty (FR6)
fray (FR4)
friary (FR6)
gratify^† (GR7)
gray (GR4)
gritty (GR6)
iffy (IF4)
itty (IT4)
rarity (RA6)
ratify (RA6)
ratty (RA5)
taffy (TA5)
tarry (TA5)
tatty (TA5)
tray (TR4)

Answer Definitions

affray (verb): To startle from quiet; to alarm.
airy (adjective): (of a room or building) spacious, well lit, and well ventilated.
array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
arty (adjective): Inclined toward paintings, music, etc.
fairy (noun): a small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. E.g., Tinkerbell.
fatty (adjective): derogatory term for an overweight person.
fifty (numeral): Half of a 'Benjamin?'
fratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a college brotherhood member in behavior or appearance.
fray (verb): To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction.
friary (noun): house or dwelling where monks or members of certain religious communities live
gratify^† (verb): To please.
gray (adjective): Having a color somewhere between white and black, as the ash of an ember.
gritty (adjective): Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by grit; full of hard particles.
iffy (adjective): Of dubious authenticity, legitimacy or legality.
itty (adjective): Extremely small.
rarity (noun): A measure of the scarcity of an object.
ratify (verb): To give formal consent to; make officially valid, sign off on.
ratty (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a certain rodent.
taffy (noun): A soft, chewy candy made from boiled sugar, molasses, or corn syrup and butter.
tarry (verb): To delay; to be late or tardy in beginning or doing anything.
tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
tray (noun): A small, typically rectangular or round, flat, and rigid object upon which things are carried.