NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 28, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, l, p, b, e, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 186 points |
| Genius Level | 130 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</th><th>9</th><th>10</th><th>11 | Σ | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| B | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 21 |
| L | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| P | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 | Σ | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×3 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×3 BL×1 |
| E | |
| H | HA×8 HE×13 |
| L | LA×2 LE×1 |
| P | PA×1 PH×2 |
| T | TE×4 TH×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALE×1 ALP×2 ATH×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAH×1 BAT×2 BLA×1 |
| E | |
| H | HAL×4 HAT×4 HEA×7 HEE×2 HEL×3 HEP×1 |
| L | LAT×2 LET×1 |
| P | PAT×1 PHA×2 |
| T | TEE×2 TEL×2 THA×1 THE×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| al... | AL5 | The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), Hebrew א (aleph) and Arabic ا (ʾalif). |
| al... | AL5 | The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A. |
| al...... † | AL8 | The set of letters used when writing in a language. |
| at..... | AT7 | A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub. |
| ba... | BA5 | To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath. |
| bl.. | BL4 | Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk. |
| ha... | HA5 | Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do. |
| ha.. | HA4 | Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A corridor; a hallway. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To limp; move with a limping gait. |
| ha.. | HA4 | An object of hatred. |
| ha...... | HA8 | Alternative form of hatable |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| he.. | HE4 | To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure. |
| he...... | HE8 | Receptive to treatment or cure. |
| he.... | HE6 | The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness. |
| he.. | HE4 | A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people. |
| he.. | HE4 | Thermal energy. |
| he...... | HE8 | Capable of being heated. |
| he... | HE5 | A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he..... | HE7 | A piece or wedge that raises the heel of a shoe. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he.. | HE4 | Action given to provide assistance; aid. |
| he...... | HE8 | Capable of being helped. |
| he......... | HE11 | An athlete who competes in the heptathlon. |
| la.. | LA4 | A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. |
| la... | LA5 | To invite; bid; ask. |
| le.... | LE6 | Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal. |
| pa.. | PA4 | A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians. |
| ph..... † | PH7 | A mobile device intermediate in size between smartphone and tablet. |
| ph.. | PH4 | Excellent; cool; very good. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te........ | TE10 | Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly. |
| te...... | TE8 | A person with telepathic ability, capable of reading the thoughts of others around them. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th... | TH5 | The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ. |
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.
- aleph (AL5)
- alpha (AL5)
- alphabet† (AL8)
- athlete (AT7)
- baht (BA4)
- bath (BA4)
- bathe (BA5)
- blah (BL4)
- halal (HA5)
- hale (HA4)
- hall (HA4)
- halt (HA4)
- hate (HA4)
- hateable (HA8)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- heal (HE4)
- healable (HE8)
- health (HE6)
- heap (HE4)
- heat (HE4)
- heatable (HE8)
- heath (HE5)
- heel (HE4)
- heeltap (HE7)
- hell (HE4)
- help (HE4)
- helpable (HE8)
- heptathlete (HE11)
- lath (LA4)
- lathe (LA5)
- lethal (LE6)
- path (PA4)
- phablet† (PH7)
- phat (PH4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- telehealth (TE10)
- telepath (TE8)
- that (TH4)
- thee (TH4)
- theta (TH5)
Answer Definitions
- aleph (noun): The first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, and its descendants in descended Semitic scripts, such as Phoenician 𐤀 (ʾ, ʾaleph), Aramaic 𐡀 (ʾ), Classical Syriac ܐ ('ālaph), Hebrew א (aleph) and Arabic ا (ʾalif).
- alpha (noun): The name of the first letter of the Greek alphabet (Α, α), followed by beta. In the Latin alphabet it is the predecessor to A.
- alphabet† (noun): The set of letters used when writing in a language.
- athlete (noun): A participant in a group of sporting activities which includes track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking.
- baht (noun): The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.
- bath (noun): A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
- bathe (verb): To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
- blah (noun): Nonsense; drivel; idle, meaningless talk.
- halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- hale (adjective): Sound, entire, healthy; robust, not impaired.
- hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
- halt (verb): To limp; move with a limping gait.
- hate (noun): An object of hatred.
- hateable (adjective): Alternative form of hatable
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- heal (verb): To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
- healable (adjective): Receptive to treatment or cure.
- health (noun): The state of being free from physical or psychological disease, illness, or malfunction; wellness.
- heap (noun): A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of people.
- heat (noun): Thermal energy.
- heatable (adjective): Capable of being heated.
- heath (noun): A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heeltap (noun): A piece or wedge that raises the heel of a shoe.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- help (noun): Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- helpable (adjective): Capable of being helped.
- heptathlete (noun): An athlete who competes in the heptathlon.
- lath (noun): A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
- lathe (verb): To invite; bid; ask.
- lethal (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; mortal; fatal.
- path (noun): A trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- phablet† (noun): A mobile device intermediate in size between smartphone and tablet.
- phat (adjective): Excellent; cool; very good.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- telehealth (noun): Healthcare facilitated by telecommunication technology, typically allowing a doctor or other healthcare professional to interact with a patient visually and audibly.
- telepath (noun): A person with telepathic ability, capable of reading the thoughts of others around them.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- theta (noun): The eighth letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, ninth in Old Greek: Θ, θ.