NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 15, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, i, t, w, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 111 points |
| Genius Level | 78 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| W | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EI×4 EY×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GH×1 |
| H | HE×1 HI×1 |
| I | |
| T | TE×2 TH×3 TI×2 |
| W | WE×3 WH×6 WI×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EIG×4 EYE×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GHE×1 |
| H | HEI×1 HIG×1 |
| I | |
| T | TEE×2 THE×2 THI×1 TIG×1 TIT×1 |
| W | WEI×3 WHE×4 WHI×2 WIG×1 WIT×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| we..... † | WE7 | Heavy (“having a lot of weight”). |
| ei... | EI5 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8. |
| ei.... | EI6 | The ordinal form of the number eight. |
| ei....... | EI9 | The ordinal form of the number eighty. |
| ei.... | EI6 | The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80. |
| ey...... | EY8 | plural of eyetooth |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| he.... | HE6 | The distance from the base of something to the top. |
| hi.. | HI4 | Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | A group of entities previously mentioned. |
| th... | TH5 | The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee. |
| ti... | TI5 | Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open. |
| ti... | TI5 | A tenth. |
| we... | WE5 | To determine the weight of an object. |
| we.... | WE6 | The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by). |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh.. | WH4 | To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese. |
| wh.. | WH4 | The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota. |
| wh... | WH5 | Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light. |
| wi... | WI5 | A living creature, especially a human being. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Against. |
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.
- weighty† (WE7)
- eight (EI5)
- eighth (EI6)
- eightieth (EI9)
- eighty (EI6)
- eyeteeth (EY8)
- ghee (GH4)
- height (HE6)
- high (HI4)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- thee (TH4)
- they (TH4)
- thigh (TH5)
- tight (TI5)
- tithe (TI5)
- weigh (WE5)
- weight (WE6)
- whee (WH4)
- whet (WH4)
- whew (WH4)
- whey (WH4)
- whit (WH4)
- white (WH5)
- wight (WI5)
- with (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- weighty† (adjective): Heavy (“having a lot of weight”).
- eight (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 8.
- eighth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eight.
- eightieth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number eighty.
- eighty (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after seventy-nine and before eighty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXXX and in Arabic numerals as 80.
- eyeteeth (noun): plural of eyetooth
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- height (noun): The distance from the base of something to the top.
- high (adjective): Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- they (pronoun): A group of entities previously mentioned.
- thigh (noun): The upper leg of a human, between the hip and the knee.
- tight (adjective): Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- tithe (noun): A tenth.
- weigh (verb): To determine the weight of an object.
- weight (noun): The force on an object due to the gravitational attraction between it and the Earth (or whatever astronomical object it is primarily influenced by).
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- whet (verb): To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.
- whey (noun): The liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained in the process of making cheese.
- whit (noun): The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
- white (adjective): Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.
- wight (noun): A living creature, especially a human being.
- with (preposition): Against.