NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 6, 2023

Aug 6, 2023 · 10 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 6, 2023

Game Summary

Center Letter	L
Outer Letters	a, d, g, h, i, n
# of Pangrams	2 (Perfect: none)
Total Words	57 words
Total Points	305 points
Genius Level	214 points
Bingo?	Yes

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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	2	3	1	2	1	9
D	2	-	1	1	2	6
G	6	1	-	5	4	16
H	3	1	-	2	4	10
I	-	-	3	-	1	4
L	3	1	2	3	-	9
N	1	-	-	1	1	3
Σ	17	6	7	14	13	57

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A	AD×1 AI×1 AL×4 AN×3
D	DA×2 DI×4
G	GA×7 GI×5 GL×4
H	HA×7 HI×3
I	ID×1 IN×3
L	LA×8 LI×1
N	NA×2 NI×1

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A	ADD×1 AIL×1 ALG×2 ALI×2 ANA×1 ANG×1 ANN×1
D	DAH×1 DAN×1 DIA×2 DID×1 DIL×1
G	GAL×4 GAN×3 GIG×1 GIL×4 GLA×2 GLI×2
H	HAG×1 HAI×2 HAL×2 HAN×2 HIG×1 HIL×2
I	IDL×1 INH×1 INL×2
L	LAD×2 LAG×1 LAI×2 LAN×3 LIN×1
N	NAI×2 NIG×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)
ha...... ^†	HA8	A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
hi...... ^†	HI8	A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
ad.....	AD7	Alternative form of addlings (earnings).
ai....	AI6	An ailment.
al..	AL4	Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
al...	AL5	Pertaining to, or like, algae.
al...	AL5	To form a line; to fall into line.
al......	AL8	present participle of align
an..	AN4	of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
an.....	AN7	present participle of angle
an...	AN5	The record of a single event or item.
da....	DA6	Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.
da......	DA8	Suspended from above.
di..	DI4	A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
di.....	DI7	present participle of dial
di......	DI8	present participle of diddle
di..	DI4	Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
ga..	GA4	Celebratory; festive.
ga......	GA8	Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
ga..	GA4	Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
ga.....	GA7	Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
ga......	GA8	The underworld of organized crime.
ga.....	GA7	plural of ganglion – clusters of nerves
ga......	GA8	Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
gi......	GI8	present participle of giggle
gi..	GI4	To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
gi.....	GI7	present participle of gild
gi..	GI4	a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
gi.....	GI7	present participle of gill
gl..	GL4	Pleased, happy, gratified.
gl...	GL5	A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
gl..	GL4	The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.
gl.....	GL7	The action or motion of something that glides.
ha......	HA8	present participle of haggle
ha..	HA4	Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
ha.....	HA7	present participle of hail
ha...	HA5	Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
ha..	HA4	A corridor; a hallway.
ha......	HA8	A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.
hi..	HI4	An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
hi.....	HI7	The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.
id....	ID6	present participle of idle
in......	IN8	present participle of inhale
in....	IN6	simple past tense and past participle of inlay
in....	IN6	Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
la....	LA6	The action of loading.
la.....	LA7	present participle of ladle
la.....	LA7	falling behind, not keeping up the pace
la..	LA4	simple past tense and past participle of lay
la..	LA4	past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
la...	LA5	A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
la..	LA4	The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
la.....	LA7	An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
li....	LI6	A covering for the inside surface of something.
na..	NA4	The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
na.....	NA7	present participle of nail
ni......	NI8	present participle of niggle

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.

handling^† (HA8)
highland^† (HI8)
addling (AD7)
ailing (AI6)
alga (AL4)
algal (AL5)
align (AL5)
aligning (AL8)
anal (AN4)
angling (AN7)
annal (AN5)
dahlia (DA6)
dangling (DA8)
dial (DI4)
dialing (DI7)
diddling (DI8)
dill (DI4)
gala (GA4)
galangal (GA8)
gall (GA4)
galling (GA7)
gangland (GA8)
ganglia (GA7)
gangling (GA8)
giggling (GI8)
gild (GI4)
gilding (GI7)
gill (GI4)
gilling (GI7)
glad (GL4)
gland (GL5)
glia (GL4)
gliding (GL7)
haggling (HA8)
hail (HA4)
hailing (HA7)
halal (HA5)
hall (HA4)
hangnail (HA8)
hill (HI4)
hilling (HI7)
idling (ID6)
inhaling (IN8)
inlaid (IN6)
inland (IN6)
lading (LA6)
ladling (LA7)
lagging (LA7)
laid (LA4)
lain (LA4)
lanai (LA5)
land (LA4)
landing (LA7)
lining (LI6)
nail (NA4)
nailing (NA7)
niggling (NI8)

Answer Definitions

handling^† (noun): A touching, controlling, managing, using, take care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
highland^† (noun): A high area; land that is higher than surrounding areas.
addling (noun): Alternative form of addlings (earnings).
ailing (noun): An ailment.
alga (noun): Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose biochemistry and forms are very diverse, some being eukaryotic.
algal (adjective): Pertaining to, or like, algae.
align (verb): To form a line; to fall into line.
aligning (verb): present participle of align
anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
angling (verb): present participle of angle
annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
dahlia (noun): Any plant of the genus Dahlia, tuberous perennial flowering plants native to Mexico.
dangling (adjective): Suspended from above.
dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
dialing (verb): present participle of dial
diddling (verb): present participle of diddle
dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
gala (adjective): Celebratory; festive.
galangal (noun): Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a spice, but principally Alpinia galanga.
gall (noun): Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
galling (adjective): Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
gangland (noun): The underworld of organized crime.
ganglia (noun): plural of ganglion – clusters of nerves
gangling (adjective): Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
giggling (verb): present participle of giggle
gild (verb): To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
gilding (verb): present participle of gild
gill (noun): a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
gilling (verb): present participle of gill
glad (adjective): Pleased, happy, gratified.
gland (noun): A specialized cell, group of cells, or organ of endothelial origin in the human or animal body that synthesizes a chemical substance, such as hormones or breast milk, and releases it, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
glia (noun): The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.
gliding (noun): The action or motion of something that glides.
haggling (verb): present participle of haggle
hail (noun): Balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm.
hailing (verb): present participle of hail
halal (adjective): Permissible, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
hall (noun): A corridor; a hallway.
hangnail (noun): A loose, narrow strip of nail tissue protruding from the side edge and anchored near the base of a fingernail or toenail.
hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
hilling (noun): The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.
idling (verb): present participle of idle
inhaling (verb): present participle of inhale
inlaid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inlay
inland (adjective): Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
lading (noun): The action of loading.
ladling (verb): present participle of ladle
lagging (adjective): falling behind, not keeping up the pace
laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
landing (noun): An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.
lining (noun): A covering for the inside surface of something.
nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
nailing (verb): present participle of nail
niggling (verb): present participle of niggle

	4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8	Σ
A	2	3	1	2	1	9
D	2	-	1	1	2	6
G	6	1	-	5	4	16
H	3	1	-	2	4	10
I	-	-	3	-	1	4
L	3	1	2	3	-	9
N	1	-	-	1	1	3
Σ	17	6	7	14	13	57

	4</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8	Σ
A	2	3	1	2	1	9
D	2	-	1	1	2	6
G	6	1	-	5	4	16
H	3	1	-	2	4	10
I	-	-	3	-	1	4
L	3	1	2	3	-	9
N	1	-	-	1	1	3
Σ	17	6	7	14	13	57