NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 29, 2023

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 29, 2023
Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 29, 2023

Game Summary

Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 29, 2023
Center LetterT
Outer Lettersa, d, e, f, i, x
# of Pangrams1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words48 words
Total Points185 points
Genius Level130 points
Bingo?No

Table of Contents

As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!

  1. Spelling Bee Grid
  2. Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
  3. Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
  4. Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
  5. Today's Complete Solution
  6. Answer Definitions

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for August 29, 2023

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>8Σ
A--1--1
D522-211
E2-3--5
F6331-13
I--11-2
T9241-16
X------
Σ227143248

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A
AT×1
D
DA×4
DE×5
DI×2
E
ED×2
EF×1
EX×2
F
FA×3
FE×6
FI×4
I
ID×2
T
TA×6
TE×5
TI×5
X

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A
ATA×1
D
DAF×1
DAT×3
DEF×5
DIE×2
E
EDI×2
EFF×1
EXI×2
F
FAT×3
FEA×1
FEE×1
FET×4
FIA×1
FIT×1
FIX×2
I
IDE×2
T
TAF×1
TAT×1
TAX×4
TEA×1
TEE×1
TEF×1
TEX×2
TID×3
TIE×1
TIF×1
X

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 (†).

Word2L RefDefinition (click to reveal)
fi..... †FI7simple past tense and past participle of fixate
at....AT6Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
da..DA4Foolish, silly, stupid.
da..DA4plural of datum
da..DA4The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
da...DA5Marked with a date.
de...DE5To remove fat from a material, especially by the use of solvents
de......DE8simple past tense and past participle of defat
de....DE6To overcome in battle or contest.
de......DE8Subjugated, beaten, overcome.
de..DE4Quick and neat in action; skillful.
di..DI4The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
di....DI6simple past tense and past participle of diet
ed..ED4A change to the text of a document.
ed....ED6simple past tense and past participle of edit
ef....EF6Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
ex..EX4An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
ex....EX6simple past tense and past participle of exit
fa..FA4The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
fa...FA5Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.
fa....FA6Made fat; fattened.
fe..FE4A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
fe..FE4plural of foot
fe..FE4A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
fe..FE4A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
fe...FE5simple past tense and past participle of fete
fe...FE5Foul-smelling, stinking.
fi..FI4An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
fi....FI6simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size")
fi....FI6To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
id....ID6To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
id.....ID7simple past tense and past participle of ideate
ta.....TA7A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
ta....TA6simple past tense and past participle of tat
ta..TA4plural of taxon
ta...TA5simple past tense and past participle of tax
ta..TA4A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver.
ta....TA6simple past and past participle of taxi
te..TE4The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
te..TE4past participle of tee
te..TE4A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
te..TE4A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
te....TE6simple past tense and past participle of text
ti..TI4The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
ti...TI5Affected by the tide; having a tide.
ti....TI6simple past tense and past participle of tidy
ti..TI4Closely connected or associated.
ti..TI4A small argument; a petty quarrel.

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.

  • fixated†  (FI7)
  • ataxia  (AT6)
  • daft  (DA4)
  • data  (DA4)
  • date  (DA4)
  • dated  (DA5)
  • defat  (DE5)
  • defatted  (DE8)
  • defeat  (DE6)
  • defeated  (DE8)
  • deft  (DE4)
  • diet  (DI4)
  • dieted  (DI6)
  • edit  (ED4)
  • edited  (ED6)
  • effete  (EF6)
  • exit  (EX4)
  • exited  (EX6)
  • fate  (FA4)
  • fated  (FA5)
  • fatted  (FA6)
  • feat  (FE4)
  • feet  (FE4)
  • feta  (FE4)
  • fete  (FE4)
  • feted  (FE5)
  • fetid  (FE5)
  • fiat  (FI4)
  • fitted  (FI6)
  • fixate  (FI6)
  • ideate  (ID6)
  • ideated  (ID7)
  • taffeta  (TA7)
  • tatted  (TA6)
  • taxa  (TA4)
  • taxed  (TA5)
  • taxi  (TA4)
  • taxied  (TA6)
  • teat  (TE4)
  • teed  (TE4)
  • teff  (TE4)
  • text  (TE4)
  • texted  (TE6)
  • tide  (TI4)
  • tided  (TI5)
  • tidied  (TI6)
  • tied  (TI4)
  • tiff  (TI4)

Answer Definitions

  • fixated† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fixate
  • ataxia (noun): Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
  • daft (adjective): Foolish, silly, stupid.
  • data (noun): plural of datum
  • date (noun): The fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, somewhat in the shape of an olive, containing a soft, sweet pulp and enclosing a hard kernel.
  • dated (adjective): Marked with a date.
  • defat (verb): To remove fat from a material, especially by the use of solvents
  • defatted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defat
  • defeat (verb): To overcome in battle or contest.
  • defeated (adjective): Subjugated, beaten, overcome.
  • deft (adjective): Quick and neat in action; skillful.
  • diet (noun): The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
  • dieted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diet
  • edit (noun): A change to the text of a document.
  • edited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edit
  • effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
  • exit (noun): An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
  • exited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of exit
  • fate (noun): The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
  • fated (adjective): Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.
  • fatted (adjective): Made fat; fattened.
  • feat (noun): A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
  • feet (noun): plural of foot
  • feta (noun): A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
  • fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
  • feted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fete
  • fetid (adjective): Foul-smelling, stinking.
  • fiat (noun): An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
  • fitted (verb): simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size")
  • fixate (verb): To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
  • ideate (verb): To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
  • ideated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ideate
  • taffeta (noun): A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
  • tatted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tat
  • taxa (noun): plural of taxon
  • taxed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tax
  • taxi (noun): A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver.
  • taxied (verb): simple past and past participle of taxi
  • teat (noun): The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female mammals, milk is secreted.
  • teed (verb): past participle of tee
  • teff (noun): A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
  • text (noun): A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
  • texted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of text
  • tide (noun): The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
  • tided (adjective): Affected by the tide; having a tide.
  • tidied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tidy
  • tied (adjective): Closely connected or associated.
  • tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.