NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 16, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, m, o, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 171 points |
| Genius Level | 120 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 23 |
| D | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| P | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×2 CO×21 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×7 DO×1 |
| E | EM×2 |
| M | |
| O | OC×2 |
| P | |
| T |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CED×2 COD×2 COE×1 COM×8 COO×6 COP×3 COT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×5 DET×2 DOT×1 |
| E | EMC×2 |
| M | |
| O | OCT×2 |
| P | |
| T |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| co.. | CO4 | A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents. |
| co... | CO5 | Encoded; written in code or cipher. |
| co.. | CO4 | Alternative form of co-ed |
| co.. | CO4 | To move from further away to nearer to. |
| co... | CO5 | A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail. |
| co..... | CO7 | A low chest of drawers on short legs. |
| co.. | CO4 | Clipping of complimentary. |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of comp |
| co..... | CO7 | To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend |
| co...... † | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of compete |
| co..... | CO7 | A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup. |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of coo |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of coop |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co..... | CO7 | simple past tense and past participle of coopt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.. | CO4 | To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult. |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of cope |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of cop |
| co.. | CO4 | A cottage or hut. |
| de.. | DE4 | Decompression. |
| de.... | DE6 | To make an infusion. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of decoct |
| de.... | DE6 | To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decode |
| de.... | DE6 | to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing |
| de...... | DE8 | Having been noticed. |
| do.... | DO6 | A company whose business is based around a website or primarily via the Internet. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| em.... | EM6 | simple past tense and past participle of emcee |
| oc... | OC5 | A group or set of eight of something. |
| oc..... | OC7 | Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts. |
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.
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- code (CO4)
- coded (CO5)
- coed (CO4)
- come (CO4)
- comet (CO5)
- commode (CO7)
- comp (CO4)
- comped (CO6)
- compete (CO7)
- competed† (CO8)
- compote (CO7)
- cooed (CO5)
- coop (CO4)
- cooped (CO6)
- coopt (CO5)
- coopted (CO7)
- coot (CO4)
- cope (CO4)
- coped (CO5)
- copped (CO6)
- cote (CO4)
- deco (DE4)
- decoct (DE6)
- decocted (DE8)
- decode (DE6)
- decoded (DE7)
- detect (DE6)
- detected (DE8)
- dotcom (DO6)
- emcee (EM5)
- emceed (EM6)
- octet (OC5)
- octopod (OC7)
Answer Definitions
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- code (noun): A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- coded (adjective): Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- coed (adjective): Alternative form of co-ed
- come (verb): To move from further away to nearer to.
- comet (noun): A small Solar System body consisting mainly of volatile ice, dust and particles of rock whose very eccentric solar orbit periodically brings it close enough to the Sun that the ice vaporises to form an atmosphere, or coma, which may be blown by the solar wind to produce a visible tail.
- commode (noun): A low chest of drawers on short legs.
- comp (adjective): Clipping of complimentary.
- comped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of comp
- compete (verb): To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
- competed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of compete
- compote (noun): A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
- cooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coo
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- cooped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coop
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coopted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coopt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cope (verb): To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- coped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cope
- copped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cop
- cote (noun): A cottage or hut.
- deco (noun): Decompression.
- decoct (verb): To make an infusion.
- decocted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decoct
- decode (verb): To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- decoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decode
- detect (verb): to discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing
- detected (adjective): Having been noticed.
- dotcom (noun): A company whose business is based around a website or primarily via the Internet.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- emceed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of emcee
- octet (noun): A group or set of eight of something.
- octopod (noun): Any animal with eight feet or foot-like parts.