NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 23, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, i, n, o, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 95 points |
| Genius Level | 67 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 4 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | 17 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| W | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×1 DO×3 |
|---|---|
| I | ID×1 |
| M | MI×9 MO×8 |
| N | |
| O | OM×1 |
| T | TI×1 TO×1 |
| W |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIM×1 DOM×2 DOO×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IDI×1 |
| M | MID×2 MIN×6 MIT×1 MON×2 MOO×3 MOT×2 MOW×1 |
| N | |
| O | OMI×1 |
| T | TIM×1 TOM×1 |
| W |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| di.... | DI6 | A person who is deficient in intelligence. |
| do...... | DO8 | Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy. |
| do.... | DO6 | A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. |
| do.. | DO4 | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| id... | ID5 | A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi..... † | MI7 | The part of a city between uptown and downtown |
| mi.. | MI4 | The ability of rational thought. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo... | MO5 | A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.... | MO6 | A state of progression from one place to another. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| mo.. | MO4 | past participle of mow |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ti... | TI5 | Lacking in courage or confidence. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
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.
- dimwit (DI6)
- dominion (DO8)
- domino (DO6)
- doom (DO4)
- idiom (ID5)
- midi (MI4)
- midtown† (MI7)
- mind (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minion (MI6)
- minnow (MI6)
- mint (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- mondo (MO5)
- mono (MO4)
- mood (MO4)
- moon (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- motion (MO6)
- motto (MO5)
- mown (MO4)
- omit (OM4)
- timid (TI5)
- tomtit (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- dimwit (noun): A person who is deficient in intelligence.
- dominion (noun): Power or the use of power; sovereignty over something; stewardship, supremacy.
- domino (noun): A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
- doom (noun): Destiny, especially terrible.
- idiom (noun): A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- midtown† (noun): The part of a city between uptown and downtown
- mind (noun): The ability of rational thought.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- minnow (noun): A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mondo (noun): A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- mood (noun): A mental or emotional state, composure.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- motion (noun): A state of progression from one place to another.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- mown (verb): past participle of mow
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- timid (adjective): Lacking in courage or confidence.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit