NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 25, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, e, f, l, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 128 points |
| Genius Level | 90 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 11 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| L | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| U | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 CL×1 CO×9 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| F | FE×1 FL×2 FO×2 |
| L | LO×4 |
| N | NE×2 NO×5 NU×1 |
| O | OL×1 ON×1 OU×1 |
| U | UN×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×1 CLO×1 COC×1 COF×1 COL×3 CON×2 COO×1 COU×1 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| F | FEL×1 FLO×2 FOO×1 FOU×1 |
| L | LOC×1 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×1 |
| N | NEO×2 NOE×1 NON×2 NOO×1 NOU×1 NUC×1 |
| O | OLE×1 ONC×1 OUN×1 |
| U | UNC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ce... | CE5 | A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. |
| cl... | CL5 | A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co.... | CO6 | A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. |
| co..... | CO7 | girl |
| co... | CO5 | The punctuation mark ":". |
| co..... | CO7 | A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co........ † | CO10 | The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet. |
| co.. | CO4 | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. |
| co.... | CO6 | A stream. |
| fe... | FE5 | A person who has committed a felony. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fl..... † | FL7 | To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| 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. |
| nu..... | NU7 | A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd). |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
| ou... | OU5 | An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool. |
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.
- cello (CE5)
- clone (CL5)
- cocoon (CO6)
- coffee (CO6)
- colleen (CO7)
- colon (CO5)
- colonel (CO7)
- cone (CO4)
- confluence† (CO10)
- cool (CO4)
- coulee (CO6)
- felon (FE5)
- floe (FL4)
- flounce† (FL7)
- fool (FO4)
- foul (FO4)
- loco (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- neocon (NE6)
- neon (NE4)
- noel (NO4)
- nonce (NO5)
- none (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- noun (NO4)
- nucleon (NU7)
- oleo (OL4)
- once (ON4)
- ounce (OU5)
- uncool (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
- clone (noun): A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- coffee (noun): A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
- colleen (noun): girl
- colon (noun): The punctuation mark ":".
- colonel (noun): A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- confluence† (noun): The act of combining that occurs where two rivers meet.
- cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- coulee (noun): A stream.
- felon (noun): A person who has committed a felony.
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- flounce† (verb): To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- foul (adjective): Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- 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.
- nucleon (noun): A proton (uud) or a neutron (udd).
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- ounce (noun): An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.3495 grams.
- uncool (adjective): Not in accord with the current fashion, standards or mores of a particular group; not cool.