NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 14, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, o, r, t, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 131 points |
| Genius Level | 92 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| M | 8 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 2 | 17 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 2 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 6 |
| V | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 16 | 8 | 7 | - | 1 | 2 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×1 AR×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IM×2 |
| M | MA×6 MI×2 MO×9 |
| O | OM×1 |
| R | RO×2 |
| T | TA×2 TO×2 TR×2 |
| V | VO×1 VR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AMM×1 ARM×1 ARO×1 ATO×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IMA×1 IMI×1 |
| M | MAI×1 MAM×2 MAR×3 MIR×1 MIT×1 MOA×1 MOM×1 MOO×2 MOR×2 MOT×3 |
| O | OMI×1 |
| R | ROA×1 ROO×1 |
| T | TAM×1 TAT×1 TOM×2 TRA×1 TRI×1 |
| V | VOM×1 VRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| mo....... † | MO9 | agent noun of motivate; one who motivates. |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| ar... | AR5 | A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. |
| ar... | AR5 | A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one. |
| at.. | AT4 | The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| im...... | IM8 | A person who imitates or apes another. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A shop, store. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mo.. | MO4 | A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo.. | MO4 | An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo....... | MO9 | plural of moratorium |
| mo.... | MO6 | A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks. |
| mo... | MO5 | A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Opportunity or scope (to do something). |
| ta.... | TA6 | A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| to.... | TO6 | A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| tr.. | TR4 | A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America). |
| tr.. | TR4 | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| vo... | VO5 | To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke. |
| vr... | VR5 | The sound of an engine revving up. |
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.
- motivator† (MO9)
- ammo (AM4)
- armor (AR5)
- aroma (AR5)
- atom (AT4)
- imam (IM4)
- imitator (IM8)
- maim (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- marm (MA4)
- marmot (MA6)
- mart (MA4)
- mirror (MI6)
- mitt (MI4)
- moat (MO4)
- momma (MO5)
- moor (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- moratoria (MO9)
- mortar (MO6)
- motor (MO5)
- motto (MO5)
- omit (OM4)
- roam (RO4)
- room (RO4)
- tamari (TA6)
- tatami (TA6)
- tomato (TO6)
- tomtit (TO6)
- tram (TR4)
- trim (TR4)
- vomit (VO5)
- vroom (VR5)
Answer Definitions
- motivator† (noun): agent noun of motivate; one who motivates.
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- armor (noun): A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
- aroma (noun): A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- atom (noun): The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- imitator (noun): A person who imitates or apes another.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- marmot (noun): Any of several large ground-dwelling rodents of the genera Marmota and Cynomys in the squirrel family.
- mart (noun): A shop, store.
- mirror (noun): A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- moat (noun): A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.
- momma (noun): mother
- moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- moratoria (noun): plural of moratorium
- mortar (noun): A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.
- motor (noun): A machine or device that converts other energy forms into mechanical energy, or imparts motion.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).
- tamari (noun): A type of soy sauce made without wheat, having a rich flavor.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- tomato (noun): A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- tram (noun): A passenger vehicle for public use that runs on tracks in the road (called a streetcar or trolley in North America).
- trim (verb): To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.
- vomit (verb): To regurgitate or eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; puke.
- vroom (interjection): The sound of an engine revving up.