NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 22, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, k, l, o, u, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 94 points |
| Genius Level | 66 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 | Σ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| K | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| O | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| T | 9 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | Σ | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×2 AT×1 AU×1 |
|---|---|
| K | KO×1 |
| L | LO×4 |
| O | OU×3 |
| T | TA×5 TO×6 TU×1 |
| U | |
| W | WA×2 WO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×1 ALT×1 ATO×1 AUT×1 |
|---|---|
| K | KOW×1 |
| L | LOO×2 LOT×1 LOU×1 |
| O | OUT×3 |
| T | TAL×3 TAT×1 TAU×1 TOL×1 TOO×3 TOT×1 TOU×1 TUT×1 |
| U | |
| W | WAL×1 WAT×1 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| wa..... † | WA7 | A sudden stoppage of work. |
| al... | AL5 | To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot. |
| al.. | AL4 | A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody. |
| at... | AT5 | a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls |
| au.. | AU4 | Clipping of automatic. |
| ko.... | KO6 | To grovel, act in a very submissive manner. |
| lo..... | LO7 | A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| lo.. | LO4 | A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob. |
| ou.... | OU6 | A fugitive from the law. |
| ou..... | OU7 | A place from which something can be viewed. |
| ou..... | OU7 | To overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To communicate, usually by means of speech. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight. |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wo.. | WO4 | Alternative form of w00t |
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.
- walkout† (WA7)
- allot (AL5)
- alto (AL4)
- atoll (AT5)
- auto (AU4)
- kowtow (KO6)
- lookout (LO7)
- loot (LO4)
- lotto (LO5)
- lout (LO4)
- outlaw (OU6)
- outlook (OU7)
- outtalk (OU7)
- talk (TA4)
- tall (TA4)
- tallow (TA6)
- tattoo (TA6)
- taut (TA4)
- toll (TO4)
- took (TO4)
- tool (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- total (TO5)
- tout (TO4)
- tutu (TU4)
- watt (WA4)
- woot (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- walkout† (noun): A sudden stoppage of work.
- allot (verb): To distribute or apportion by (or as if by) lot.
- alto (noun): A musical part or section higher than tenor and lower than soprano, formerly the part that performed a countermelody above the tenor or main melody.
- atoll (noun): a type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform. Atolls have a unique geology, so not all islands with a reef and a lagoon are atolls
- auto (adjective): Clipping of automatic.
- kowtow (verb): To grovel, act in a very submissive manner.
- lookout (noun): A vantage point with a view of the surrounding area.
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- lout (noun): A troublemaker, often violent; a rude violent person; a yob.
- outlaw (noun): A fugitive from the law.
- outlook (noun): A place from which something can be viewed.
- outtalk (verb): To overpower, outdo, or surpass in talking.
- talk (verb): To communicate, usually by means of speech.
- tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- tallow (noun): A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- taut (adjective): Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- took (verb): simple past tense of take
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- total (noun): An amount obtained by the addition of smaller amounts.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t