NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 27, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, c, i, l, m |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 27 words |
| Total Points | 139 points |
| Genius Level | 97 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| B | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 27 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 AC×1 AL×2 AM×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BI×4 BL×1 |
| C | CA×2 CL×2 CY×4 |
| I | IC×1 IL×1 |
| L | LA×1 LI×1 |
| M | |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABB×1 ABL×1 ACY×1 ALL×2 AMI×2 AMY×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×1 BAL×1 BIA×1 BIB×1 BIC×1 BIL×1 BLA×1 |
| C | CAB×1 CAL×1 CLA×2 CYC×3 CYM×1 |
| I | ICI×1 ILL×1 |
| L | LAC×1 LIL×1 |
| M | |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| am...... † | AM8 | friendly; in an amicable manner. |
| ab.... | AB6 | The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess. |
| ab.. | AB4 | In an able manner; with great ability. |
| ac..... | AC7 | Not cyclic; having an open chain structure. |
| al... | AL5 | To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm. |
| al.. | AL4 | To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty. |
| am..... | AM7 | In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner. |
| am.. | AM4 | Synonym of pentyl |
| ba.. | BA4 | A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered. |
| ba... | BA5 | Producing balm. |
| bi... | BI5 | A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle. |
| bi........ | BI10 | In a biblical manner. |
| bi...... | BI8 | Having two cycles. |
| bi... | BI5 | A billy club. |
| bl.... | BL6 | Tending to blab or gossip a lot. |
| ca... | CA5 | A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi. |
| ca.... | CA6 | In a calm manner. |
| cl.... | CL6 | Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. |
| cy.... | CY6 | Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals. |
| cy...... | CY8 | recurring at regular intervals |
| cy........ | CY10 | In a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically. |
| cy.... | CY6 | A concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like. |
| ic... | IC5 | In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| la.. | LA4 | Made of lace or decorated with it. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
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.
- amicably† (AM8)
- abbacy (AB6)
- ably (AB4)
- acyclic (AC7)
- allay (AL5)
- ally (AL4)
- amiably (AM7)
- amyl (AM4)
- baby (BA4)
- balmy (BA5)
- bialy (BI5)
- biblically (BI10)
- bicyclic (BI8)
- billy (BI5)
- blabby (BL6)
- cabby (CA5)
- calmly (CA6)
- clammy (CL6)
- clay (CL4)
- cyclic (CY6)
- cyclical (CY8)
- cyclically (CY10)
- cymbal (CY6)
- icily (IC5)
- illy (IL4)
- lacy (LA4)
- lily (LI4)
Answer Definitions
- amicably† (adverb): friendly; in an amicable manner.
- abbacy (noun): The dignity, estate, term, or jurisdiction of an abbot or abbess.
- ably (adverb): In an able manner; with great ability.
- acyclic (adjective): Not cyclic; having an open chain structure.
- allay (verb): To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.
- ally (verb): To unite or form a connection between (people or things), as between families by marriage, or between states by confederacy, league, or treaty.
- amiably (adverb): In an amiable manner; in a friendly or pleasant manner.
- amyl (noun): Synonym of pentyl
- baby (noun): A very young human, particularly from birth to a couple of years old or until walking is fully mastered.
- balmy (adjective): Producing balm.
- bialy (noun): A flat bread roll topped with onion flakes. Instead of a hole like a bagel, it has a depression in the middle.
- biblically (adverb): In a biblical manner.
- bicyclic (adjective): Having two cycles.
- billy (noun): A billy club.
- blabby (adjective): Tending to blab or gossip a lot.
- cabby (noun): A cabdriver; someone who drives a taxi.
- calmly (adverb): In a calm manner.
- clammy (adjective): Cold and damp, usually referring to hands or palms.
- clay (noun): A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
- cyclic (adjective): Characterized by, or moving in cycles, or happening at regular intervals.
- cyclical (adjective): recurring at regular intervals
- cyclically (adverb): In a cyclic manner; in cycles; periodically.
- cymbal (noun): A concave plate of brass or bronze that produces a sharp, ringing sound when struck: played either in pairs, by striking them together, or singly by striking with a drumstick or the like.
- icily (adverb): In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- lacy (adjective): Made of lace or decorated with it.
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.