NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 25, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, l, m, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 115 points |
| Genius Level | 81 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| F | 16 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | 23 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| M | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EF×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FE×7 FI×7 FL×4 FO×5 |
| I | |
| L | LE×3 LI×4 LO×1 |
| M | MI×1 MO×1 |
| O | |
| T | TE×1 TI×1 TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EFF×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FEE×2 FEL×2 FEM×1 FET×2 FIE×1 FIF×1 FIL×5 FLE×2 FLI×1 FLO×1 FOI×1 FOL×1 FOO×3 |
| I | |
| L | LEF×2 LEI×1 LIF×4 LOF×1 |
| M | MIF×1 MOT×1 |
| O | |
| T | TEF×1 TIF×1 TOF×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) |
|---|---|---|
| le....... † | LE9 | A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera. |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving. |
| fe... | FE5 | A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi.. | FI4 | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| fi... | FI5 | Alternative form of fillet |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi.... | FI6 | A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl... | FL5 | A group of vessels or vehicles. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A fluttering or darting movement. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| fo.... | FO6 | Alternative spelling of footy |
| le.. | LE4 | Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ← |
| le.... | LE6 | Alternative form of lefty |
| li.. | LI4 | The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. |
| li...... | LI8 | The duration of the life of someone or something. |
| li.. | LI4 | To raise or rise. |
| li..... | LI7 | The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground. |
| lo.. | LO4 | air, the air; the sky, the heavens. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A small argument; a quarrel. |
| mo... | MO5 | A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme. |
| te.. | TE4 | A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| to.... | TO6 | a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard |
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.
- leitmotif† (LE9)
- effete (EF6)
- feel (FE4)
- feet (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- felt (FE4)
- femme (FE5)
- fete (FE4)
- fettle (FE6)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- file (FI4)
- filet (FI5)
- fill (FI4)
- fillet (FI6)
- film (FI4)
- flee (FL4)
- fleet (FL5)
- flit (FL4)
- floe (FL4)
- foil (FO4)
- folio (FO5)
- fool (FO4)
- foot (FO4)
- footie (FO6)
- left (LE4)
- leftie (LE6)
- life (LI4)
- lifetime (LI8)
- lift (LI4)
- liftoff (LI7)
- loft (LO4)
- miff (MI4)
- motif (MO5)
- teff (TE4)
- tiff (TI4)
- toffee (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- leitmotif† (noun): A melodic theme associated with a particular character, place, thing or idea in an opera.
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felt (noun): A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
- femme (noun): A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl.
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- fettle (noun): A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- file (noun): A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- filet (noun): Alternative form of fillet
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- fillet (noun): A headband; a ribbon or other band used to tie the hair up, or keep a headdress in place, or for decoration.
- film (noun): A thin layer of some substance; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- fleet (noun): A group of vessels or vehicles.
- flit (noun): A fluttering or darting movement.
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- footie (noun): Alternative spelling of footy
- left (adjective): Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
- leftie (noun): Alternative form of lefty
- life (noun): The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- lifetime (noun): The duration of the life of someone or something.
- lift (verb): To raise or rise.
- liftoff (noun): The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.
- loft (noun): air, the air; the sky, the heavens.
- miff (noun): A small argument; a quarrel.
- motif (noun): A recurring or dominant element; an artistic theme.
- teff (noun): A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- toffee (noun): a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard