NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 6, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, g, i, m, n, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 145 points |
| Genius Level | 102 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| G | 3 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| P | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | 7 | Σ | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CI×1 CR×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GR×6 |
| I | |
| M | MI×2 |
| N | NI×1 |
| P | PR×6 |
| R | RI×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CIR×1 CRI×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GRI×6 |
| I | |
| M | MIR×2 |
| N | NIG×1 |
| P | PRI×6 |
| R | RIC×2 RIG×1 RIM×1 RIN×2 RIP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cr...... † | CR8 | present participle and gerund of crimp |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| cr... | CR5 | Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. |
| cr...... | CR8 | present participle of cringe |
| gr.. | GR4 | Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth. |
| gr...... | GR8 | present participle of grin |
| gr.. | GR4 | To take hold of, particularly with the hand. |
| gr..... | GR7 | present participle of gripe |
| gr...... | GR8 | Which catches someone's attention; exciting |
| mi... | MI5 | A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking. |
| mi.... | MI6 | present participle of mire |
| ni.... | NI6 | Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice. |
| pr..... | PR7 | present participle of price |
| pr.. | PR4 | A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner. |
| pr.. | PR4 | prudish, straight-laced |
| pr..... | PR7 | The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus. |
| pr... | PR5 | To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror. |
| pr...... | PR8 | present participle of primp |
| ri... | RI5 | An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean. |
| ri.... | RI6 | present participle of rice |
| ri..... | RI7 | Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rim |
| ri.. | RI4 | A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
| ri..... | RI7 | The sound of something that rings. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rip |
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.
- crimping† (CR8)
- cirri (CI5)
- crimp (CR5)
- cringing (CR8)
- grim (GR4)
- grin (GR4)
- grinning (GR8)
- grip (GR4)
- griping (GR7)
- gripping (GR8)
- mirin (MI5)
- miring (MI6)
- nigiri (NI6)
- pricing (PR7)
- prig (PR4)
- prim (PR4)
- priming (PR7)
- primp (PR5)
- primping (PR8)
- ricin (RI5)
- ricing (RI6)
- rigging (RI7)
- rimming (RI7)
- ring (RI4)
- ringing (RI7)
- ripping (RI7)
Answer Definitions
- crimping† (verb): present participle and gerund of crimp
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- crimp (adjective): Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
- cringing (verb): present participle of cringe
- grim (adjective): Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- grin (noun): A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
- grinning (verb): present participle of grin
- grip (verb): To take hold of, particularly with the hand.
- griping (verb): present participle of gripe
- gripping (adjective): Which catches someone's attention; exciting
- mirin (noun): A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking.
- miring (verb): present participle of mire
- nigiri (noun): Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
- pricing (verb): present participle of price
- prig (noun): A deliberately superior person; a person who demonstrates an exaggerated conformity or propriety, especially in an irritatingly arrogant or smug manner.
- prim (adjective): prudish, straight-laced
- priming (noun): The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
- primp (verb): To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
- primping (verb): present participle of primp
- ricin (noun): An extremely toxic lectin extracted from the castor bean.
- ricing (verb): present participle of rice
- rigging (noun): Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
- rimming (verb): present participle of rim
- ring (noun): A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- ringing (noun): The sound of something that rings.
- ripping (verb): present participle of rip