NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 9, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, l, y, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 190 points |
| Genius Level | 133 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| D | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| L | 4 | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 11 |
| N | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 10 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Z | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 AN×7 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DE×4 DY×1 |
| E | EL×2 EN×2 |
| L | LA×5 LE×6 |
| N | NA×4 NE×6 |
| Y | YE×1 |
| Z | ZA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×2 ANA×4 ANN×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DAN×1 DEA×3 DEN×1 DYN×1 |
| E | ELA×2 END×1 ENN×1 |
| L | LAD×1 LAN×4 LEA×5 LEN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×2 NEE×5 NEN×1 |
| Y | YEN×1 |
| Z | ZAN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| an...... † | AN8 | Having been subject to analysis; examined closely, carefully considered. |
| ad.... | AD6 | Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together. |
| ad..... | AD7 | plural of addendum |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an.... | AN6 | Involving the anus. |
| an..... | AN7 | To subject to analysis. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.... | AN6 | To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen. |
| an...... | AN8 | simple past tense and past participle of anneal |
| da... | DA5 | A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. |
| de.... | DE6 | To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deaden |
| de.. | DE4 | A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students). |
| de.. | DE4 | To disallow or reject. |
| dy.. | DY4 | A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn. |
| el.. | EL4 | Uncommon spelling of élan. |
| el... | EL5 | A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh. |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en.... | EN6 | The number nine. |
| la... | LA5 | Weighed down with a load, burdened. |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| la.... | LA6 | In possession of land. |
| la...... | LA8 | A female landlord. |
| la.. | LA4 | A road, street, or similar thoroughfare. |
| le.... | LE6 | Made of lead. |
| le...... | LE8 | In a leaden manner. |
| le.. | LE4 | To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating. |
| le.... | LE6 | simple past tense and past participle of lean |
| le.... | LE6 | In a lean way. |
| le.. | LE4 | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | A child's nurse. |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Covered or armored with needles. |
| ne... | NE5 | In need; poor. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yen |
| za.. | ZA4 | Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish. |
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.
- analyzed† (AN8)
- addend (AD6)
- addenda (AD7)
- anal (AN4)
- anally (AN6)
- analyze (AN7)
- annal (AN5)
- anneal (AN6)
- annealed (AN8)
- dandy (DA5)
- deaden (DE6)
- deadened (DE8)
- dean (DE4)
- deny (DE4)
- dyne (DY4)
- elan (EL4)
- eland (EL5)
- ended (EN5)
- ennead (EN6)
- laden (LA5)
- land (LA4)
- landed (LA6)
- landlady (LA8)
- lane (LA4)
- leaden (LE6)
- leadenly (LE8)
- lean (LE4)
- leaned (LE6)
- leanly (LE6)
- lend (LE4)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nanny (NA5)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- needle (NE6)
- needled (NE7)
- needy (NE5)
- nene (NE4)
- yenned (YE6)
- zany (ZA4)
Answer Definitions
- analyzed† (adjective): Having been subject to analysis; examined closely, carefully considered.
- addend (noun): Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
- addenda (noun): plural of addendum
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- anally (adverb): Involving the anus.
- analyze (verb): To subject to analysis.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- anneal (verb): To subject to great heat and then (often slow) cooling, and sometimes reheating and further cooling, for the purpose of rendering less brittle; to temper; to toughen.
- annealed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of anneal
- dandy (noun): A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
- deaden (verb): To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- deadened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deaden
- dean (noun): A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
- deny (verb): To disallow or reject.
- dyne (noun): A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- elan (noun): Uncommon spelling of élan.
- eland (noun): A genus of large South African antelope (Taurotragus), valued both for its hide and flesh.
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- ennead (noun): The number nine.
- laden (adjective): Weighed down with a load, burdened.
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- landed (adjective): In possession of land.
- landlady (noun): A female landlord.
- lane (noun): A road, street, or similar thoroughfare.
- leaden (adjective): Made of lead.
- leadenly (adverb): In a leaden manner.
- lean (verb): To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
- leaned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lean
- leanly (adverb): In a lean way.
- lend (verb): To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nanny (noun): A child's nurse.
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- needle (noun): A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
- needled (adjective): Covered or armored with needles.
- needy (adjective): In need; poor.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- yenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yen
- zany (adjective): Unusual and awkward in a funny, comical manner; outlandish; clownish.