NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 2, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, k, n, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 91 points |
| Genius Level | 64 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 | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
| C | - | 3 | 3 | - | 6 |
| E | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| H | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 10 |
| K | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×1 CH×5 |
| E | EA×1 EN×1 |
| H | HA×6 HE×3 HY×1 |
| K | KH×1 |
| N | |
| Y | YE×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACH×2 ANK×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CHA×2 CHE×3 |
| E | EAC×1 ENH×1 |
| H | HAC×2 HAK×2 HAN×2 HEC×1 HEN×2 HYE×1 |
| K | KHA×1 |
| N | |
| Y | YEA×1 YEC×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ha..... † | HA7 | An ordinary horse. |
| ac.. | AC4 | To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Suffering from aches, sore. |
| an.. | AN4 | A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept. |
| ca... | CA5 | A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way. |
| ch.... | CH6 | An opportunity or possibility. |
| ch.... | CH6 | uncertain, risky, hazardous |
| ch... | CH5 | A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece. |
| ch... | CH5 | The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing. |
| ea.. | EA4 | All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every). |
| en..... | EN7 | To lift, raise up. |
| ha.. | HA4 | To chop or cut down in a rough manner. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A group dance of New Zealand's Maori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance, today it is also performed to welcome guests, as a mark of respect at occasions such as commemorations and funerals, as a challenge to opposing teams at sports events, and for artistic purposes. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A hook; a pot-hook. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. |
| ha... | HA5 | Abbreviation of handkerchief. |
| he.. | HE4 | Hell. |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| hy... | HY5 | Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited. |
| kh.. | KH4 | A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. |
| ye.. | YE4 | yes. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yech |
| ye.. | YE4 | An exclamation of disgust. |
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.
- hackney† (HA7)
- ache (AC4)
- achy (AC4)
- ankh (AN4)
- cache (CA5)
- chance (CH6)
- chancy (CH6)
- check (CH5)
- cheek (CH5)
- cheeky (CH6)
- each (EA4)
- enhance (EN7)
- hack (HA4)
- haka (HA4)
- hake (HA4)
- hank (HA4)
- hanky (HA5)
- heck (HE4)
- hence (HE5)
- henna (HE5)
- hyena (HY5)
- khan (KH4)
- yeah (YE4)
- yecch (YE5)
- yech (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- hackney† (noun): An ordinary horse.
- ache (verb): To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
- achy (adjective): Suffering from aches, sore.
- ankh (noun): A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.
- cache (noun): A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.
- chance (noun): An opportunity or possibility.
- chancy (adjective): uncertain, risky, hazardous
- check (noun): A situation in which the king is directly threatened by an opposing piece.
- cheek (noun): The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.
- cheeky (adjective): Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
- each (determiner): All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as individual or separate items (compare every).
- enhance (verb): To lift, raise up.
- hack (verb): To chop or cut down in a rough manner.
- haka (noun): A group dance of New Zealand's Maori people featuring rhythmic chanting, vigorous facial and arm movements, and foot stamping. Traditionally a war dance, today it is also performed to welcome guests, as a mark of respect at occasions such as commemorations and funerals, as a challenge to opposing teams at sports events, and for artistic purposes.
- hake (noun): A hook; a pot-hook.
- hank (noun): A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
- hanky (noun): Abbreviation of handkerchief.
- heck (interjection): Hell.
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- hyena (noun): Any of the medium-sized to large feliform carnivores of the subfamily Hyaenidae, native to Africa and Asia and noted for the sound similar to laughter which they can make if excited.
- khan (noun): A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
- yeah (particle): yes.
- yecch (interjection): Alternative spelling of yech
- yech (interjection): An exclamation of disgust.