NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 13, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, l, n, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 65 words |
| Total Points | 273 points |
| Genius Level | 191 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| L | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| N | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| O | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| T | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| V | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 11 | Σ | 29 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 65 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EV×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×5 |
| L | LE×2 LI×1 LO×9 |
| N | NE×1 NO×11 |
| O | OL×4 ON×3 OV×2 |
| T | TE×1 TO×14 |
| V | VE×1 VI×4 VO×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EVO×1 |
|---|---|
| I | INT×3 INV×2 |
| L | LEN×1 LEO×1 LIO×1 LOI×1 LOL×1 LON×1 LOO×3 LOT×2 LOV×1 |
| N | NEO×1 NOE×1 NON×5 NOO×1 NOT×2 NOV×2 |
| O | OLE×1 OLI×2 OLL×1 ONI×1 ONL×1 ONT×1 OVE×1 OVI×1 |
| T | TEN×1 TOI×4 TOL×1 TON×3 TOO×5 TOT×1 |
| V | VET×1 VIO×4 VOI×1 VOL×3 VOT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| no........ † | NO10 | Not violent; without violence; following a philosophy of nonviolence; the opposite of violent. |
| vi..... † | VI7 | Involving extreme force or motion. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To move in regular procession through a system. |
| in....... | IN9 | A course of action that a person intends to follow. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in.... | IN6 | To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize. |
| in....... | IN9 | Something invented. |
| in..... | IN7 | To comprise or include; to have as a related part. |
| le... | LE5 | Slow (45–60 bpm). |
| le..... | LE7 | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.... | LO6 | The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit). |
| lo.. | LO4 | A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks. |
| lo.... | LO6 | A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin. |
| lo... | LO5 | a game of chance similar to bingo |
| lo.. | LO4 | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no... | NO5 | A composition for nine instruments or nine voices. |
| no...... | NO8 | An anticipated event that does not occur, or one that is a disappointing anticlimax. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| no... | NO5 | Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new. |
| no....... | NO9 | A short novel. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| ol... | OL5 | A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.... | ON6 | Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ov.. | OV4 | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| ov... | OV5 | Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis. |
| te... | TE5 | A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
| to... | TO5 | plain or simple twilled fabric |
| to.... | TO6 | A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room. |
| to...... | TO8 | Archaic form of toilet. (in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet) |
| to.. | TO4 | Loss or damage incurred through a disaster. |
| to.. | TO4 | A specific pitch. |
| to... | TO5 | A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t |
| to..... | TO7 | A form of investment in which, on the death of an investor, his share is divided amongst the other investors. |
| to.. | TO4 | A mechanical device intended to make a task easier. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.... | TO6 | A Canadian two-dollar coin. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.... | TO6 | To make a soft toot sound. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold |
| vi.... | VI6 | A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; similar-looking plants and flowers. |
| vi.... | VI6 | A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow. |
| vo... | VO5 | A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. |
| vo...... | VO8 | A conscious choice or decision. |
| vo.. | VO4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V |
| vo.. | VO4 | a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute. |
| vo.... | VO6 | Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge. |
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.
- nonviolent† (NO10)
- violent† (VI7)
- evolve (EV6)
- intention (IN9)
- into (IN4)
- intone (IN6)
- invention (IN9)
- involve (IN7)
- lento (LE5)
- leonine (LE7)
- lion (LI4)
- loin (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lone (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- loonie (LO6)
- loot (LO4)
- lotion (LO6)
- lotto (LO5)
- love (LO4)
- neon (NE4)
- noel (NO4)
- none (NO4)
- nonet (NO5)
- nonevent (NO8)
- nonillion (NO9)
- noon (NO4)
- note (NO4)
- notion (NO6)
- novel (NO5)
- novelette (NO9)
- oleo (OL4)
- olio (OL4)
- olive (OL5)
- ollie (OL5)
- onion (ON5)
- online (ON6)
- onto (ON4)
- oven (OV4)
- ovine (OV5)
- tenon (TE5)
- toil (TO4)
- toile (TO5)
- toilet (TO6)
- toilette (TO8)
- toll (TO4)
- tone (TO4)
- tonne (TO5)
- tontine (TO7)
- tool (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- toonie (TO6)
- toot (TO4)
- tootle (TO6)
- tote (TO4)
- veto (VE4)
- viol (VI4)
- violet (VI6)
- violin (VI6)
- voile (VO5)
- vole (VO4)
- volition (VO8)
- volt (VO4)
- vote (VO4)
- votive (VO6)
Answer Definitions
- nonviolent† (adjective): Not violent; without violence; following a philosophy of nonviolence; the opposite of violent.
- violent† (adjective): Involving extreme force or motion.
- evolve (verb): To move in regular procession through a system.
- intention (noun): A course of action that a person intends to follow.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intone (verb): To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
- invention (noun): Something invented.
- involve (verb): To comprise or include; to have as a related part.
- lento (adjective): Slow (45–60 bpm).
- leonine (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- loonie (noun): The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).
- loot (noun): A scoop used to remove scum from brine pans in saltworks.
- lotion (noun): A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
- lotto (noun): a game of chance similar to bingo
- love (noun): A deep caring for the existence of another.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
- nonevent (noun): An anticipated event that does not occur, or one that is a disappointing anticlimax.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- novel (adjective): Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
- novelette (noun): A short novel.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- olive (noun): A tree, Olea europaea, cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
- ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- online (adjective): Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- oven (noun): A chamber used for baking or heating.
- ovine (adjective): Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
- tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.
- toile (noun): plain or simple twilled fabric
- toilet (noun): A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a dressing table in a chamber or dressing room.
- toilette (noun): Archaic form of toilet. (in all senses related to dressing and personal grooming, but not a water closet)
- toll (noun): Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
- tone (noun): A specific pitch.
- tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
- tontine (noun): A form of investment in which, on the death of an investor, his share is divided amongst the other investors.
- tool (noun): A mechanical device intended to make a task easier.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toonie (noun): A Canadian two-dollar coin.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tootle (verb): To make a soft toot sound.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- veto (noun): A political right to disapprove of (and thereby stop) the process of a decision, a law etc.
- viol (noun): A stringed instrument related to the violin family, but held in the lap between the legs like a cello, usually with C-holes, a flat back, a fretted neck and six strings, played with an underhanded bow hold
- violet (noun): A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; similar-looking plants and flowers.
- violin (noun): A small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow.
- voile (noun): A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses.
- vole (noun): Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.
- volition (noun): A conscious choice or decision.
- volt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V
- vote (noun): a formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
- votive (adjective): Dedicated or given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge.