NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 3, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, n, r, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 161 points |
| Genius Level | 113 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 23 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| V | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | Σ | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IM×1 |
| M | MA×16 MI×7 |
| N | |
| R | |
| T | TA×3 TR×3 |
| V | VA×1 VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×1 ANI×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IMA×1 |
| M | MAI×3 MAM×2 MAN×4 MAR×7 MIN×5 MIR×1 MIT×1 |
| N | |
| R | |
| T | TAM×2 TAT×1 TRA×1 TRI×2 |
| V | VAR×1 VIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| va..... † | VA7 | A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops. |
| ai.... | AI6 | A pilot of an aircraft. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma...... | MA8 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. |
| ma.... | MA6 | The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A harbour for small boats. |
| ma...... | MA8 | Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A shop, store. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Alternative letter-case form of Martian (“of or pertaining to the planet Mars”). |
| ma.... | MA6 | Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..." |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| mi..... | MI7 | A small van. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi... | MI5 | A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| ta.... | TA6 | A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor. |
| ta..... | TA7 | One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America). |
| tr.. | TR4 | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| tr...... | TR8 | A type of boat with three parallel hulls. |
| vi..... | VI7 | Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders. |
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.
- varmint† (VA7)
- airman (AI6)
- anima (AN5)
- imam (IM4)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- maintain (MA8)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mania (MA5)
- manna (MA5)
- manta (MA5)
- mantra (MA6)
- marina (MA6)
- marinara (MA8)
- marm (MA4)
- mart (MA4)
- martian (MA7)
- martin (MA6)
- martini (MA7)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- minivan (MI7)
- mint (MI4)
- mirin (MI5)
- mitt (MI4)
- tamari (TA6)
- tamarin (TA7)
- tatami (TA6)
- tram (TR4)
- trim (TR4)
- trimaran (TR8)
- vitamin (VI7)
Answer Definitions
- varmint† (noun): A pestering animal such as one that kills or harasses a farmer's livestock or crops.
- airman (noun): A pilot of an aircraft.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- maintain (verb): To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
- mantra (noun): The hymn portions of the Vedas; any passage of these used as a prayer.
- marina (noun): A harbour for small boats.
- marinara (adjective): Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- mart (noun): A shop, store.
- martian (adjective): Alternative letter-case form of Martian (“of or pertaining to the planet Mars”).
- martin (noun): Any of various passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, which also includes swallows, that catch insects whilst flying.
- martini (adjective): Martin (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms having English names of the form "Martin's ..."
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- minivan (noun): A small van.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- mirin (noun): A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- tamari (noun): A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor.
- tamarin (noun): One of a family of squirrel-sized South American monkeys.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- tram (noun): A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
- trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- trimaran (noun): A type of boat with three parallel hulls.
- vitamin (noun): Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.