NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 8, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, l, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 57 words |
| Total Points | 259 points |
| Genius Level | 181 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| B | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| D | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 15 |
| L | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| O | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 4 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 19 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 57 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×2 AD×1 AR×4 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×4 BO×5 BR×6 BY×1 |
| D | DO×6 DR×9 |
| L | LA×2 LO×4 |
| O | OD×1 OR×2 |
| R | RA×2 RO×7 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABO×1 ABR×1 ADO×1 ARB×1 ARD×1 ARR×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAL×2 BAR×2 BOA×2 BOD×1 BOL×1 BOO×1 BRA×2 BRO×4 BYR×1 |
| D | DOL×2 DOO×2 DOR×2 DRA×3 DRO×4 DRY×2 |
| L | LAB×1 LAR×1 LOR×4 |
| O | ODO×1 ORA×2 |
| R | RAD×1 RAL×1 ROA×2 ROL×2 ROO×1 ROY×2 |
| Y | YAR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad...... † | AD8 | In an adorable manner. |
| br..... † | BR7 | Widely and openly. |
| ab.... | AB6 | On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car. |
| ab.... | AB6 | Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. |
| ar... | AR5 | A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation. |
| ar... | AR5 | Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion. |
| ar... | AR5 | an ordered series or arrangement. |
| ar.... | AR6 | A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain). |
| ba...... | BA8 | ballads considered as a group; also, the sharing (transmission), making and performing of ballads, ballads as an activity, as a tradition, as a body of work, as a craft, as implying a community of singers, makers and lovers of ballads. |
| ba...... | BA8 | A baseball field. |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig. |
| bo... | BO5 | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making. |
| bo....... | BO9 | A piece of foam, usually rectangular in shape, upon which one sits or lies when bodyboarding. |
| bo..... | BO7 | A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A peasant. |
| br.. | BR4 | A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin. |
| br.. | BR4 | Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry. |
| br... | BR5 | Wide in extent or scope. |
| br... | BR5 | The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother. |
| br.... | BR6 | A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc. |
| by.... | BY6 | A road less frequented than a highway; a byway. |
| do.... | DO6 | Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $. |
| do... | DO5 | Alternative spelling of dolour |
| do.. | DO4 | A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key. |
| do...... | DO8 | (Northern New England) the yard near the front or back door of a house |
| do.... | DO6 | Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration. |
| do.. | DO4 | A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour. |
| dr.... | DR6 | In a drab manner. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads. |
| dr... | DR5 | Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish. |
| dr.... | DR6 | In a droll, odd or humorous manner. |
| dr... | DR5 | To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food. |
| dr.... | DR6 | Producing an excess of drool. |
| dr... | DR5 | A female tree spirit. |
| dr... | DR5 | In a dry manner. |
| la... | LA5 | Alternative spelling of labour |
| la.. | LA4 | Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession |
| lo.... | LO6 | Of or relating to a lord. |
| lo... | LO5 | Alternative letter-case form of Lordy |
| lo... | LO5 | A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods |
| od.. | OD4 | Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive. |
| or.. | OR4 | Relating to the mouth. |
| or.... | OR6 | By mouth. |
| ra... | RA5 | A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces |
| ra... | RA5 | A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| ro..... | RO7 | Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”) |
| ro.. | RO4 | A crucifix, cross, especially in a church. |
| ro... | RO5 | Of or relating to a monarch or their family. |
| ro..... | RO7 | In a royal manner; in a manner having to do with royalty. |
| ya.. | YA4 | A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building. |
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.
- adorably† (AD8)
- broadly† (BR7)
- aboard (AB6)
- abroad (AB6)
- arbor (AR5)
- ardor (AR5)
- array (AR5)
- arroyo (AR6)
- balladry (BA8)
- ballyard (BA8)
- barb (BA4)
- bard (BA4)
- boar (BO4)
- board (BO5)
- bodyboard (BO9)
- bollard (BO7)
- boor (BO4)
- brad (BR4)
- bray (BR4)
- broad (BR5)
- brood (BR5)
- broody (BR6)
- byroad (BY6)
- dollar (DO6)
- dolor (DO5)
- door (DO4)
- dooryard (DO8)
- dorado (DO6)
- dory (DO4)
- drab (DR4)
- drably (DR6)
- dray (DR4)
- droll (DR5)
- drolly (DR6)
- drool (DR5)
- drooly (DR6)
- dryad (DR5)
- dryly (DR5)
- labor (LA5)
- lard (LA4)
- lord (LO4)
- lordly (LO6)
- lordy (LO5)
- lorry (LO5)
- odor (OD4)
- oral (OR4)
- orally (OR6)
- radar (RA5)
- rally (RA5)
- road (RO4)
- roar (RO4)
- roll (RO4)
- rollbar (RO7)
- rood (RO4)
- royal (RO5)
- royally (RO7)
- yard (YA4)
Answer Definitions
- adorably† (adverb): In an adorable manner.
- broadly† (adverb): Widely and openly.
- aboard (adverb): On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or within a railway car.
- abroad (adverb): Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries.
- arbor (noun): A shady sitting place or pergola usually in a park or garden, surrounded by climbing shrubs, vines or other vegetation.
- ardor (noun): Great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
- array (noun): an ordered series or arrangement.
- arroyo (noun): A dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).
- balladry (noun): ballads considered as a group; also, the sharing (transmission), making and performing of ballads, ballads as an activity, as a tradition, as a body of work, as a craft, as implying a community of singers, makers and lovers of ballads.
- ballyard (noun): A baseball field.
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- bard (noun): A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.
- boar (noun): A wild boar (Sus scrofa), the wild ancestor of the domesticated pig.
- board (noun): A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making.
- bodyboard (noun): A piece of foam, usually rectangular in shape, upon which one sits or lies when bodyboarding.
- bollard (noun): A strong vertical post of timber or iron, fixed to the ground and/or on the deck of a ship, to which the ship's mooring lines etc are secured.
- boor (noun): A peasant.
- brad (noun): A thin, small nail, with a slight projection at the top on one side instead of a head, or occasionally with a small domed head, similar to that of an escutcheon pin.
- bray (verb): Of an animal (now chiefly of animals related to the ass or donkey, and the camel): to make its cry.
- broad (adjective): Wide in extent or scope.
- brood (noun): The young of certain animals, especially a group of young birds or fowl hatched at one time by the same mother.
- broody (noun): A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
- byroad (noun): A road less frequented than a highway; a byway.
- dollar (noun): Official designation for currency in some parts of the world, including Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, and elsewhere. Its symbol is $.
- dolor (noun): Alternative spelling of dolour
- door (noun): A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. Doors are frequently made of wood or metal. May have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold the door closed, and a lock that ensures the door cannot be opened without the key.
- dooryard (noun): (Northern New England) the yard near the front or back door of a house
- dorado (noun): Coryphaena hippurus, the mahi-mahi or dolphin, a species of fish with a dorsal fin that runs the length of the body, also known for iridescent coloration.
- dory (noun): A small flat-bottomed boat with pointed or somewhat pointed ends, used for fishing both offshore and on rivers.
- drab (noun): A fabric, usually of thick cotton or wool, having a dull brownish yellow, dull grey, or dun colour.
- drably (adverb): In a drab manner.
- dray (noun): A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
- droll (adjective): Oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish.
- drolly (adverb): In a droll, odd or humorous manner.
- drool (verb): To secrete saliva, especially in anticipation of food.
- drooly (adjective): Producing an excess of drool.
- dryad (noun): A female tree spirit.
- dryly (adverb): In a dry manner.
- labor (noun): Alternative spelling of labour
- lard (noun): Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.
- lord (noun): The master of the servants of a household; the master of a feudal manor The male head of a household, a father or husband. The owner of a house, piece of land, or other possession
- lordly (adjective): Of or relating to a lord.
- lordy (interjection): Alternative letter-case form of Lordy
- lorry (noun): A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods
- odor (noun): Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive.
- oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
- orally (adverb): By mouth.
- radar (noun): A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces
- rally (noun): A public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
- road (noun): A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- rollbar (noun): Alternative form of roll bar (“an anti-roll bar”)
- rood (noun): A crucifix, cross, especially in a church.
- royal (adjective): Of or relating to a monarch or their family.
- royally (adverb): In a royal manner; in a manner having to do with royalty.
- yard (noun): A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.