NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 19, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, n, p, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 52 words |
| Total Points | 223 points |
| Genius Level | 156 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | 25 |
| N | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| P | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| T | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| U | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 20 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 52 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AN×1 AT×1 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×8 CO×16 CU×1 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | OC×2 ON×1 OU×1 |
| P | PO×5 PU×1 |
| T | TA×2 TO×6 |
| U | UN×1 UP×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×2 ANO×1 ATO×1 AUT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAN×5 CAP×2 COA×2 COC×4 CON×2 COO×3 COP×1 COT×1 COU×3 CUT×1 |
| N | NOO×1 NOU×1 |
| O | OCC×1 OCT×1 ONT×1 OUT×1 |
| P | PON×1 POO×1 POP×1 POT×1 POU×1 PUT×1 |
| T | TAC×1 TAT×1 TOC×1 TOO×2 TOP×1 TOU×2 |
| U | UNT×1 UPO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ac..... | AC7 | A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. |
| ac........ | AC10 | One who renders account; one accountable. |
| an.. | AN4 | Straight away; at once. |
| at.. | AT4 | On the top of. |
| au.. | AU4 | Clipping of automatic. |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Can not (be unable to). |
| ca... | CA5 | A generally accepted principle; a rule. |
| ca... | CA5 | One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A division of a political unit. One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation. A subdivision of an arrondissement of France. A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc. A subdivision of a county, of Quebec, Canada; equivalent to a township. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings. |
| ca... | CA5 | A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table. |
| co... | CO5 | To compel, constrain, force. |
| co.. | CO4 | An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co..... | CO7 | The act of touching physically; being in close association. |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co... | CO5 | Alternative spelling of co-opt |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.... | CO6 | Alternative spelling of cop-out |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| co.. | CO4 | A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act. |
| co.... | CO6 | A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| oc...... † | OC8 | A person who occupies an office or a position. |
| oc.... | OC6 | The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ou.... | OU6 | Production; quantity produced, created, or completed. |
| po..... | PO7 | A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| po.... | PO6 | The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant. |
| po.. | PO4 | To push out one's lips. |
| pu.... | PU6 | A play in which a batter is retired |
| ta.. | TA4 | A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| to..... | TO7 | A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to..... | TO7 | A light overcoat. |
| to.... | TO6 | Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
| up.. | UP4 | Physically above and in contact with. |
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.
- account (AC7)
- accountant (AC10)
- anon (AN4)
- atop (AT4)
- auto (AU4)
- cacao (CA5)
- cannon (CA6)
- cannot (CA6)
- canon (CA5)
- canto (CA5)
- canton (CA6)
- capo (CA4)
- capon (CA5)
- coact (CO5)
- coat (CO4)
- coca (CO4)
- cocoa (CO5)
- coconut (CO7)
- cocoon (CO6)
- concoct (CO7)
- contact (CO7)
- coop (CO4)
- coopt (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- copout (CO6)
- cotton (CO6)
- count (CO5)
- coup (CO4)
- coupon (CO6)
- cutout (CU6)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- occupant† (OC8)
- octant (OC6)
- onto (ON4)
- output (OU6)
- pontoon (PO7)
- poop (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
- potato (PO6)
- pout (PO4)
- putout (PU6)
- taco (TA4)
- tattoo (TA6)
- toccata (TO7)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- topcoat (TO7)
- toucan (TO6)
- tout (TO4)
- unto (UN4)
- upon (UP4)
Answer Definitions
- account (noun): A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review.
- accountant (noun): One who renders account; one accountable.
- anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
- atop (preposition): On the top of.
- auto (adjective): Clipping of automatic.
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- cannon (noun): A complete assembly, consisting of an artillery tube and a breech mechanism, firing mechanism or base cap, which is a component of a gun, howitzer or mortar. It may include muzzle appendages.
- cannot (verb): Can not (be unable to).
- canon (noun): A generally accepted principle; a rule.
- canto (noun): One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.
- canton (noun): A division of a political unit. One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation. A subdivision of an arrondissement of France. A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc. A subdivision of a county, of Quebec, Canada; equivalent to a township.
- capo (noun): A movable bar placed across the fingerboard of a guitar used to raise the pitch of all strings.
- capon (noun): A cockerel which has been gelded and fattened for the table.
- coact (verb): To compel, constrain, force.
- coat (noun): An outer garment covering the upper torso and arms.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- contact (noun): The act of touching physically; being in close association.
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- coopt (verb): Alternative spelling of co-opt
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- copout (noun): Alternative spelling of cop-out
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- coup (noun): A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- coupon (noun): A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- occupant† (noun): A person who occupies an office or a position.
- octant (noun): The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- output (noun): Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
- pontoon (noun): A flat-bottomed boat used as a support for a temporary bridge.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- potato (noun): The tuber of a plant, Solanum tuberosum, eaten as a starchy vegetable, particularly in the Americas and Europe; this plant.
- pout (verb): To push out one's lips.
- putout (noun): A play in which a batter is retired
- taco (noun): A Mexican snack food made of a small tortilla (soft or hard shelled) filled with ingredients such as meat, rice, beans, cheese, diced vegetables and salsa.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- toccata (noun): A piece of music (usually for a keyboard instrument) designed to emphasise the dexterity of the performer.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- topcoat (noun): A light overcoat.
- toucan (noun): Any of various neotropical frugivorous birds from the family Ramphastidae, with a large colorful beak.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.
- upon (preposition): Physically above and in contact with.