NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 12, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, i, m, n, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 179 points |
| Genius Level | 125 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</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| C | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 15 |
| D | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| M | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| N | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 5 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×5 AD×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×12 CI×1 CY×2 |
| D | DY×1 |
| I | IN×2 |
| M | MA×4 MI×3 |
| N | NI×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACA×2 ACI×3 ADA×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAD×1 CAI×1 CAM×1 CAN×8 CAY×1 CIC×1 CYA×1 CYN×1 |
| D | DYN×1 |
| I | IND×2 |
| M | MAC×2 MAN×2 MIC×1 MIM×1 MIN×1 |
| N | NIA×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| dy..... † | DY7 | Changing; active; in motion. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red. |
| ac... | AC5 | Like an acid, somewhat acid. |
| ad...... | AD8 | The property of being adamant. |
| ca... | CA5 | One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Impartial and free from prejudice. |
| ca....... | CA9 | The state of being a candidate; candidateship. |
| ca... | CA5 | Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors. |
| ca...... | CA8 | A male confectioner. |
| ca... | CA5 | Any member of the family Canidae, including dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals. |
| ca... | CA5 | Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers. |
| ca... | CA5 | Careful, prudent, cautious. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Alternative spelling of caiman |
| ci.... | CI6 | Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada. |
| cy.. | CY4 | A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light. |
| cy... | CY5 | cynical (in all senses) |
| in.... | IN6 | Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained. |
| in..... | IN7 | plural of indicium |
| ma..... | MA7 | The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). |
| ma....... | MA9 | An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania. |
| ma... | MA5 | Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi..... | MI7 | A small movie camera. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism. |
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.
- dynamic† (DY7)
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- acid (AC4)
- acidic (AC6)
- acidy (AC5)
- adamancy (AD8)
- caddy (CA5)
- caiman (CA6)
- cami (CA4)
- cancan (CA6)
- candid (CA6)
- candidacy (CA9)
- candy (CA5)
- candyman (CA8)
- canid (CA5)
- canna (CA5)
- canny (CA5)
- cayman (CA6)
- cicada (CI6)
- cyan (CY4)
- cynic (CY5)
- indica (IN6)
- indicia (IN7)
- macadam (MA7)
- macadamia (MA9)
- maniac (MA6)
- manic (MA5)
- mica (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- minicam (MI7)
- niacin (NI6)
Answer Definitions
- dynamic† (adjective): Changing; active; in motion.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- acid (adjective): Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- acidic (adjective): Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
- acidy (adjective): Like an acid, somewhat acid.
- adamancy (noun): The property of being adamant.
- caddy (noun): One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf.
- caiman (noun): Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- candid (adjective): Impartial and free from prejudice.
- candidacy (noun): The state of being a candidate; candidateship.
- candy (noun): Edible, sweet-tasting confectionery containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, herbs and spices, or artificial flavors.
- candyman (noun): A male confectioner.
- canid (noun): Any member of the family Canidae, including dogs, wolves, foxes, coyotes and jackals.
- canna (noun): Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
- canny (adjective): Careful, prudent, cautious.
- cayman (noun): Alternative spelling of caiman
- cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
- cyan (noun): A vibrant pale greenish-blue colour between blue and green in the visible spectrum; the complementary colour of red; the colour obtained by subtracting red from white light.
- cynic (adjective): cynical (in all senses)
- indica (noun): Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained.
- indicia (noun): plural of indicium
- macadam (noun): The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
- macadamia (noun): An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii.
- maniac (noun): An insane person, especially one who suffers from a mania.
- manic (adjective): Of or pertaining to someone who exhibits mania or craziness; wicked.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- minicam (noun): A small movie camera.
- niacin (noun): A water-soluble vitamin, a component of vitamin B complex, found in meat, yeast, and dairy products; it is essential to metabolism.