NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 13, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, n, o, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 173 points |
| Genius Level | 121 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</th><th>9</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 12 |
| D | 6 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 16 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AD×1 AN×1 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CO×9 |
| D | DA×3 DO×7 DR×1 |
| N | NA×1 |
| O | OC×1 OD×1 |
| R | RA×4 RO×3 |
| T | TA×1 TO×2 TR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACC×1 ADO×1 ANA×1 ARD×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×2 CAR×1 COD×2 CON×4 COR×3 |
| D | DAR×2 DAT×1 DOC×1 DOD×1 DON×1 DOO×2 DOR×1 DOT×1 DRA×1 |
| N | NAD×1 |
| O | OCT×1 ODO×1 |
| R | RAD×2 RAN×2 ROA×1 RON×1 ROO×1 |
| T | TAN×1 TOA×1 TOR×1 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co........ † | CO10 | Agreeing or harmonious; consistent (with). |
| ac.... | AC6 | Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action. |
| ad... | AD5 | To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate. |
| an...... | AN8 | Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft). |
| ar... | AR5 | Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Whiteness; brilliance; purity. |
| ca.. | CA4 | cardinality |
| co.. | CO4 | A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. |
| co... | CO5 | A handbell used for summoning monks. |
| co..... | CO7 | A state of agreement; harmony; union. |
| co... | CO5 | Clipping of condominium. |
| co.... | CO6 | Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California. |
| co.. | CO4 | A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity. |
| co.... | CO6 | A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc. |
| co..... | CO7 | A cup of espresso served with warm milk. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| da.. | DA4 | A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| do.... | DO6 | A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK. |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do... | DO5 | One who makes a donation. |
| do.... | DO6 | Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing. |
| do.. | DO4 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| do.... | DO6 | Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration. |
| do.... | DO6 | An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To damn or curse. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| oc... | OC5 | A group of eight things. |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra... | RA5 | The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas. |
| ra.. | RA4 | The border of an area of land, especially marshland. |
| ra... | RA5 | Random; arbitrary. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. |
| ro... | RO5 | A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ta..... | TA7 | A cylindrical clay oven used, in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent, to make flat bread, or to cook meat. |
| to.. | TO4 | An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. |
| to..... | TO7 | A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud. |
| tr.. | TR4 | simple past tense of tread |
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.
- concordant† (CO10)
- accord (AC6)
- adorn (AD5)
- anaconda (AN8)
- ardor (AR5)
- canard (CA6)
- candor (CA6)
- card (CA4)
- coda (CO4)
- codon (CO5)
- concord (CO7)
- condo (CO5)
- condor (CO6)
- cord (CO4)
- cordon (CO6)
- cortado (CO7)
- darn (DA4)
- dart (DA4)
- data (DA4)
- doctor (DO6)
- dodo (DO4)
- donor (DO5)
- doodad (DO6)
- door (DO4)
- dorado (DO6)
- dotard (DO6)
- drat (DR4)
- nada (NA4)
- octad (OC5)
- odor (OD4)
- radar (RA5)
- radon (RA5)
- rand (RA4)
- rando (RA5)
- road (RO4)
- rondo (RO5)
- rood (RO4)
- tandoor (TA7)
- toad (TO4)
- tornado (TO7)
- trod (TR4)
Answer Definitions
- concordant† (adjective): Agreeing or harmonious; consistent (with).
- accord (noun): Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action.
- adorn (verb): To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- anaconda (noun): Any of various large nonvenomous snakes of the genus Eunectes, found mainly in northern South America. Their length can grow to as much as 5 m (15 ft).
- ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
- canard (noun): A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.
- candor (noun): Whiteness; brilliance; purity.
- card (symbol): cardinality
- coda (noun): A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
- codon (noun): A handbell used for summoning monks.
- concord (noun): A state of agreement; harmony; union.
- condo (noun): Clipping of condominium.
- condor (noun): Either of two New World vultures, Vultur gryphus of the Andes or Gymnogyps californianus, a nearly extinct vulture of the mountains of California.
- cord (noun): A long, thin, flexible length of twisted yarns (strands) of fiber (rope, for example); such a length of twisted strands considered as a commodity.
- cordon (noun): A ribbon normally worn diagonally across the chest as a decoration or insignia of rank etc.
- cortado (noun): A cup of espresso served with warm milk.
- darn (adjective): Damn.
- dart (noun): A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the hand; for example, a short lance or javelin.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- doctor (noun): A physician; a member of the medical profession; one who is trained and licensed to heal the sick or injured. The final examination and qualification may award a doctor degree in which case the post-nominal letters are D.O., DPM, M.D., DMD, DDS, in the US or MBBS in the UK.
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- donor (noun): One who makes a donation.
- doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- dorado (noun): Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
- dotard (noun): An old person with impaired intellect; one in his or her dotage.
- drat (verb): To damn or curse.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- octad (noun): A group of eight things.
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- radon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
- rand (noun): The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
- rando (adjective): Random; arbitrary.
- road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- rondo (noun): A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- tandoor (noun): A cylindrical clay oven used, in the cuisine of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Indian subcontinent, to make flat bread, or to cook meat.
- toad (noun): An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- tornado (noun): A violent windstorm characterized by a mobile, twisting, funnel-shaped cloud.
- trod (verb): simple past tense of tread