NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 22, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, h, k, n |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 213 points |
| Genius Level | 149 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
If you're just here for a list of NYT Spelling Bee answers, Jump down to the answers ↓ (Spoiler Alert!).
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| D | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
| E | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| H | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| K | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| N | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| U | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Σ | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×4 CU×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×5 DU×10 |
| E | ED×2 EN×2 EU×1 |
| H | HU×4 |
| K | KU×1 |
| N | NU×5 |
| U | UN×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHU×4 CUE×1 CUK×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DED×2 DEN×2 DEU×1 DUC×2 DUD×1 DUK×2 DUN×5 |
| E | EDU×2 END×2 EUN×1 |
| H | HUE×1 HUN×3 |
| K | KUD×1 |
| N | NUD×1 NUK×2 NUN×2 |
| U | UNC×3 UND×1 UNH×1 UNN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch..... † | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of chunk |
| un....... † | UN9 | Unrestrained, not held back. |
| ch... | CH5 | Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal. |
| ch..... | CH7 | simple past tense and past participle of chuck |
| ch... | CH5 | A part of something that has been separated. |
| cu.. | CU4 | simple past tense and past participle of cue |
| cu.. | CU4 | A cucumber. |
| de.... | DE6 | To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deduce |
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| de... | DE5 | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. |
| du.. | DU4 | To quickly lower the head or body, often in order to prevent it from being struck by something. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duck |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du.. | DU4 | The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess). |
| du... | DU5 | simple past and past participle of duke |
| du... | DU5 | An unintelligent person. |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.. | DU4 | To submerge briefly in a liquid. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dunk |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| ed... | ED5 | To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of educe |
| en... | EN5 | To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb. |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of endue |
| eu.... | EU6 | A castrated human male. |
| hu.. | HU4 | coloured; having a hue. |
| hu... | HU5 | A hump; a protuberance. |
| hu..... | HU7 | simple past tense and past participle of hunch |
| hu.. | HU4 | A large or dense piece of something. |
| ku.. | KU4 | A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu). |
| nu.. | NU4 | Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| nu.. | NU4 | A nuclear weapon. |
| nu... | NU5 | simple past tense and past participle of nuke |
| nu...... | NU8 | Alternative form of nunchaku |
| nu..... | NU7 | Alternative form of nunchaku |
| un..... | UN7 | Not having been ceded. |
| un..... | UN7 | To remove a checkmark. |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not heeded; not listened to; ignored |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
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.
- chunked† (CH7)
- unchecked† (UN9)
- chuck (CH5)
- chucked (CH7)
- chunk (CH5)
- cued (CU4)
- cuke (CU4)
- deduce (DE6)
- deduced (DE7)
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- deuce (DE5)
- duck (DU4)
- ducked (DU6)
- dude (DU4)
- duke (DU4)
- duked (DU5)
- dunce (DU5)
- dune (DU4)
- dunk (DU4)
- dunked (DU6)
- dunned (DU6)
- educe (ED5)
- educed (ED6)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- eunuch (EU6)
- hued (HU4)
- hunch (HU5)
- hunched (HU7)
- hunk (HU4)
- kudu (KU4)
- nude (NU4)
- nuke (NU4)
- nuked (NU5)
- nunchuck (NU8)
- nunchuk (NU7)
- unceded (UN7)
- uncheck (UN7)
- undue (UN5)
- unheeded (UN8)
- unneeded (UN8)
Answer Definitions
- chunked† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chunk
- unchecked† (adjective): Unrestrained, not held back.
- chuck (noun): Meat from the shoulder of a cow or other animal.
- chucked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chuck
- chunk (noun): A part of something that has been separated.
- cued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cue
- cuke (noun): A cucumber.
- deduce (verb): To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
- deduced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduce
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- deuce (noun): A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
- duck (verb): To quickly lower the head or body, often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- ducked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duck
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- duke (noun): The male ruler of a duchy (female equivalent: duchess).
- duked (verb): simple past and past participle of duke
- dunce (noun): An unintelligent person.
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dunk (verb): To submerge briefly in a liquid.
- dunked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dunk
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- educe (verb): To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- educed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of educe
- endue (verb): To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.
- endued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endue
- eunuch (noun): A castrated human male.
- hued (adjective): coloured; having a hue.
- hunch (noun): A hump; a protuberance.
- hunched (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hunch
- hunk (noun): A large or dense piece of something.
- kudu (noun): A large, striped, African antelope of the species Tragelaphus imberbis (lesser kudu) or Tragelaphus strepsiceros (greater kudu).
- nude (adjective): Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
- nuke (noun): A nuclear weapon.
- nuked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nuke
- nunchuck (noun): Alternative form of nunchaku
- nunchuk (noun): Alternative form of nunchaku
- unceded (adjective): Not having been ceded.
- uncheck (verb): To remove a checkmark.
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unheeded (adjective): Not heeded; not listened to; ignored
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.