NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 31, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, m, n, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 131 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| H | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| M | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| N | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EG×2 EN×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×2 GH×1 GN×1 GO×2 |
| H | HE×4 HO×7 HY×1 |
| M | ME×2 MO×2 |
| N | NE×2 NO×1 |
| O | OG×1 OM×1 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EGG×2 ENE×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEN×2 GHE×1 GNO×1 GON×1 GOO×1 |
| H | HEG×2 HEM×1 HEN×1 HOM×3 HON×3 HOO×1 HYM×1 |
| M | MEM×2 MON×2 |
| N | NEN×1 NEO×1 NON×1 |
| O | OGE×1 OME×1 |
| Y | YEO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| he...... † | HE8 | Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others. |
| ho...... † | HO8 | Similarity in structure, though of different function, because of genetic relationships |
| eg.... | EG6 | A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas. |
| eg.. | EG4 | Covered with or dipped in egg. |
| en... | EN5 | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge.... | GE6 | The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| gn... | GN5 | A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying. |
| go.. | GO4 | past participle of go |
| go... | GO5 | of or relating to goo |
| he..... | HE7 | A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist. |
| he.. | HE4 | The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. |
| he... | HE5 | A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alternative form of homie |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho... | HO5 | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. |
| ho....... | HO9 | The period of time immediately following a marriage. |
| ho... | HO5 | Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s). |
| hy... | HY5 | A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.. | ME4 | A short note; a memorandum. |
| mo... | MO5 | A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply. |
| mo...... | MO8 | plural of moneyman |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| om.. | OM4 | Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury. |
| ye.... | YE6 | plural of yeoman |
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.
- hegemony† (HE8)
- homogeny† (HO8)
- eggnog (EG6)
- eggy (EG4)
- enemy (EN5)
- gene (GE4)
- genome (GE6)
- ghee (GH4)
- gnome (GN5)
- gone (GO4)
- gooey (GO5)
- hegemon (HE7)
- heme (HE4)
- henge (HE5)
- home (HO4)
- homey (HO5)
- hone (HO4)
- honey (HO5)
- honeymoon (HO9)
- hooey (HO5)
- hymen (HY5)
- meme (ME4)
- memo (ME4)
- money (MO5)
- moneymen (MO8)
- nene (NE4)
- neon (NE4)
- none (NO4)
- ogee (OG4)
- omen (OM4)
- yeomen (YE6)
Answer Definitions
- hegemony† (noun): Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
- homogeny† (noun): Similarity in structure, though of different function, because of genetic relationships
- eggnog (noun): A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- eggy (adjective): Covered with or dipped in egg.
- enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- genome (noun): The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- gnome (noun): A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
- gone (verb): past participle of go
- gooey (adjective): of or relating to goo
- hegemon (noun): A dominating leader or force, especially that which dominates a separate political entity; a hegemonist.
- heme (noun): The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
- henge (noun): A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
- home (noun): A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
- homey (noun): Alternative form of homie
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- honey (noun): A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
- honeymoon (noun): The period of time immediately following a marriage.
- hooey (noun): Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
- hymen (noun): A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
- money (noun): A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.
- moneymen (noun): plural of moneyman
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- omen (noun): Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
- yeomen (noun): plural of yeoman