NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 17, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, n, o, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 98 points |
| Genius Level | 69 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HE×4 HO×12 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | |
| W | WH×4 WO×1 |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | |
|---|---|
| E | |
| H | HEE×2 HEW×2 HOE×2 HON×5 HOO×4 HOW×1 |
| N | NOH×1 |
| O | |
| W | WHE×4 WOO×1 |
| Y | YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he... | HE5 | past participle of hew |
| he.. | HE4 | Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down. |
| ho.. | HO4 | simple past tense and past participle of hoe |
| ho..... | HO7 | A type of American folk or square dance. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho... | HO5 | Made sharp. |
| ho... | HO5 | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. |
| ho...... † | HO8 | A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi. |
| ho..... | HO7 | Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Wearing a hood. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho... | HO5 | Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s). |
| ho... | HO5 | An informal greeting. |
| no... | NO5 | In no way; not at all; by no available means. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh.. | WH4 | At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- hewed (HE5)
- hewn (HE4)
- hoed (HO4)
- hoedown (HO7)
- hone (HO4)
- honed (HO5)
- honey (HO5)
- honeydew† (HO8)
- honeyed (HO7)
- hood (HO4)
- hooded (HO6)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hooey (HO5)
- howdy (HO5)
- nohow (NO5)
- whee (WH4)
- when (WH4)
- whew (WH4)
- whey (WH4)
- woohoo (WO6)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- hewed (verb): past participle of hew
- hewn (adjective): Made or crafted by cutting, whittling down.
- hoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hoe
- hoedown (noun): A type of American folk or square dance.
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- honed (adjective): Made sharp.
- honey (noun): A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
- honeydew† (noun): A sweet, sticky substance deposited on leaves and other plant parts by insects (especially aphids and scale insects) feeding on plant sap, or by fungi.
- honeyed (adjective): Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooded (adjective): Wearing a hood.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hooey (noun): Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
- howdy (interjection): An informal greeting.
- nohow (adverb): In no way; not at all; by no available means.
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- when (adverb): At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion or circumstance? Used to introduce direct or indirect questions about time.
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- whey (noun): The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
- woohoo (interjection): Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.