NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 4, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, h, i, n, o, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 184 points |
| Genius Level | 129 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| H | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| N | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| R | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 | Σ | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×2 BO×4 BR×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×1 HO×2 |
| I | IN×5 |
| N | NI×2 NO×2 |
| O | OB×1 ON×1 OR×1 |
| R | RI×2 RO×5 |
| T | TH×3 TI×2 TO×9 TR×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIO×1 BIR×1 BON×1 BOO×2 BOT×1 BRO×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIN×1 HOB×1 HOO×1 |
| I | INH×3 INT×2 |
| N | NIN×1 NIT×1 NOR×1 NOT×1 |
| O | OBI×1 ONT×1 ORB×1 |
| R | RIB×1 RIO×1 ROB×1 ROO×1 ROT×3 |
| T | THI×1 THO×1 THR×1 TIN×2 TOO×3 TOR×6 TRI×2 TRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| in....... † | IN9 | One who or that which inhibits. |
| bi.... | BI6 | A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems. |
| bi... | BI5 | The process of childbearing; the beginning of life. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football. |
| bo... | BO5 | A small stall for the display and sale of goods. |
| bo.. | BO4 | Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items. |
| br... | BR5 | Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| in..... | IN7 | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. |
| in........ | IN10 | The act of inhibiting. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in... | IN5 | An introduction. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| ni... | NI5 | the univalent NO2 functional group. |
| no... | NO5 | One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term up), abbreviated as N. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| ob.. | OB4 | Death of a person. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| or... | OR5 | A circular or elliptical path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, moon, or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution. |
| ri.... | RI6 | The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| ro... | RO5 | A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour. |
| ro.. | RO4 | The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction. |
| ro.. | RO4 | A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A type of helix- or corkscrew-shaped pasta similar to fusilli. |
| ro... | RO5 | A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| th... | TH5 | A sharp protective spine of a plant. |
| th... | TH5 | To pound or beat rapidly or violently. |
| ti..... | TI7 | Cheap, inferior; pretentious. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to.. | TO4 | plural of torus |
| to... | TO5 | A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred. |
| to.. | TO4 | past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed). |
| to.. | TO4 | A traditional Japanese lantern. |
| to.. | TO4 | An injury or wrong. |
| to..... | TO7 | Any of several sorts of ice-cream flavoured with rum or sherry, often containing chopped cherries and topped with almonds, crumbled macaroons, etc. |
| tr.. | TR4 | A group of three people or things. |
| tr.... | TR6 | the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons |
| tr.. | TR4 | An ugly old woman, a hag. |
| tr... | TR5 | An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement. |
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.
- inhibitor† (IN9)
- biotin (BI6)
- birth (BI5)
- bonito (BO6)
- boot (BO4)
- booth (BO5)
- both (BO4)
- broth (BR5)
- hint (HI4)
- hobbit (HO6)
- hoot (HO4)
- inhibit (IN7)
- inhibition (IN10)
- into (IN4)
- intro (IN5)
- ninth (NI5)
- nitro (NI5)
- north (NO5)
- notion (NO6)
- obit (OB4)
- onto (ON4)
- orbit (OR5)
- ribbit (RI6)
- riot (RI4)
- robot (RO5)
- root (RO4)
- roti (RO4)
- rotini (RO6)
- rotor (RO5)
- thin (TH4)
- thorn (TH5)
- throb (TH5)
- tinhorn (TI7)
- tint (TI4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
- tori (TO4)
- torii (TO5)
- torn (TO4)
- toro (TO4)
- tort (TO4)
- tortoni (TO7)
- trio (TR4)
- triton (TR6)
- trot (TR4)
- troth (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- inhibitor† (noun): One who or that which inhibits.
- biotin (noun): A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.
- birth (noun): The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
- bonito (noun): Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna.
- boot (noun): A heavy shoe that covers part of the leg. A kind of sports shoe worn by players of certain games such as cricket and football.
- booth (noun): A small stall for the display and sale of goods.
- both (determiner): Each of the two; one and the other; referring to two individuals or items.
- broth (noun): Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hobbit (noun): A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- inhibit (verb): To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- inhibition (noun): The act of inhibiting.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intro (noun): An introduction.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- nitro (noun): the univalent NO2 functional group.
- north (noun): One of the four major compass points, specifically 0°, directed toward the North Pole, and conventionally upwards on a map (or even, sometimes used instead of the relative directional term up), abbreviated as N.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- obit (noun): Death of a person.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- orbit (noun): A circular or elliptical path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, moon, or Lagrange point, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- ribbit (interjection): The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
- riot (noun): A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property.
- robot (noun): A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
- root (noun): The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
- roti (noun): A kind of unleavened flatbread commonly consumed in South Asia and the Caribbean.
- rotini (noun): A type of helix- or corkscrew-shaped pasta similar to fusilli.
- rotor (noun): A rotating part of a mechanical device; for example, in an electric motor, generator, alternator, or pump.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- thorn (noun): A sharp protective spine of a plant.
- throb (verb): To pound or beat rapidly or violently.
- tinhorn (adjective): Cheap, inferior; pretentious.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- tori (noun): plural of torus
- torii (noun): A traditional Japanese gate at Shinto shrines, symbolically marking the transition from the profane to the sacred.
- torn (verb): past participle of tear (rip, rend, speed).
- toro (noun): A traditional Japanese lantern.
- tort (noun): An injury or wrong.
- tortoni (noun): Any of several sorts of ice-cream flavoured with rum or sherry, often containing chopped cherries and topped with almonds, crumbled macaroons, etc.
- trio (noun): A group of three people or things.
- triton (noun): the atomic nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons
- trot (noun): An ugly old woman, a hag.
- troth (noun): An oath, pledge, or promise. A pledge or promise to marry someone. The state of being thus pledged; betrothal, engagement.