NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 27, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, i, k, n, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 249 points |
| Genius Level | 174 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
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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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 5 |
| K | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| N | 3 | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| O | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
| T | 5 | - | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| U | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | Σ | 17 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| G | GI×1 GO×6 |
|---|---|
| I | IG×1 IN×4 |
| K | KN×2 KO×1 |
| N | NO×7 |
| O | OI×2 ON×3 OU×5 |
| T | TO×13 TU×1 |
| U | UN×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| G | GIN×1 GOI×1 GON×2 GOO×1 GOU×2 |
|---|---|
| I | IGN×1 ING×1 INT×3 |
| K | KNO×2 KOO×1 |
| N | NOG×1 NON×1 NOO×2 NOT×2 NOU×1 |
| O | OIN×2 ONG×1 ONI×1 ONT×1 OUT×5 |
| T | TOG×1 TOK×1 TON×4 TOO×4 TOT×1 TOU×2 TUI×1 |
| U | UNI×1 UNK×2 UNT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| un........ † | UN10 | present participle and gerund of unknot |
| gi.... | GI6 | Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds. |
| go... | GO5 | present participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gong |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gouge |
| go.. | GO4 | An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints. |
| ig...... | IG8 | The act of igniting. |
| in... | IN5 | A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in...... | IN8 | present participle of intone |
| in....... | IN9 | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes. |
| kn.. | KN4 | A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops. |
| kn...... | KN8 | present participle and gerund of knot |
| ko.. | KO4 | An eccentric, strange or crazy person. |
| no.... | NO6 | A small mug, cup or ladle. |
| no...... | NO8 | Not part of a labor union; not unionized. |
| no.. | NO4 | A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.... | NO6 | present participle of note |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| oi.. | OI4 | Representing the sound made by a pig. |
| oi..... | OI7 | present participle of oink |
| on..... | ON7 | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ou... | OU5 | To go out, to set forth. |
| ou...... | OU8 | Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably. |
| ou.... | OU6 | To defeat in terms of firepower. |
| ou........ | OU10 | present participle of outgun |
| ou.... | OU6 | A pleasure trip or excursion. |
| to..... | TO7 | present participle of tog |
| to.... | TO6 | present participle and gerund of toke |
| to.. | TO4 | An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands. |
| to..... | TO7 | present participle of tong |
| to...... | TO8 | present participle of tongue |
| to.... | TO6 | present participle of tone |
| to.. | TO4 | simple past tense of take |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to..... | TO7 | present participle of toot |
| to.... | TO6 | present participle of tote |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| to..... | TO7 | present participle of tout |
| tu..... | TU7 | A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college). |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
| un.... | UN6 | In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
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.
- unknotting† (UN10)
- ginkgo (GI6)
- going (GO5)
- gong (GO4)
- gonging (GO7)
- goon (GO4)
- gouging (GO7)
- gout (GO4)
- ignition (IG8)
- ingot (IN5)
- into (IN4)
- intoning (IN8)
- intuition (IN9)
- knot (KN4)
- knotting (KN8)
- kook (KO4)
- noggin (NO6)
- nonunion (NO8)
- nook (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- noting (NO6)
- notion (NO6)
- noun (NO4)
- oink (OI4)
- oinking (OI7)
- ongoing (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- onto (ON4)
- outgo (OU5)
- outgoing (OU8)
- outgun (OU6)
- outgunning (OU10)
- outing (OU6)
- togging (TO7)
- toking (TO6)
- tong (TO4)
- tonging (TO7)
- tonguing (TO8)
- toning (TO6)
- took (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooting (TO7)
- toting (TO6)
- tout (TO4)
- touting (TO7)
- tuition (TU7)
- union (UN5)
- unknot (UN6)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- unknotting† (verb): present participle and gerund of unknot
- ginkgo (noun): Ginkgo biloba, a tree native to China with small, fan-shaped leaves and edible seeds.
- going (verb): present participle of go
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- gonging (verb): present participle of gong
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- gouging (verb): present participle of gouge
- gout (noun): An extremely painful inflammation of joints, especially of the big toe, caused by a metabolic defect resulting in the accumulation of uric acid in the blood and the deposition of urates around the joints.
- ignition (noun): The act of igniting.
- ingot (noun): A solid block of more or less pure metal, often but not necessarily bricklike in shape and trapezoidal in cross-section, the result of pouring out and cooling molten metal, often immediately after smelting from raw ore or alloying from constituents.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intoning (verb): present participle of intone
- intuition (noun): Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- knot (noun): A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops.
- knotting (verb): present participle and gerund of knot
- kook (noun): An eccentric, strange or crazy person.
- noggin (noun): A small mug, cup or ladle.
- nonunion (adjective): Not part of a labor union; not unionized.
- nook (noun): A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- noting (verb): present participle of note
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- oink (interjection): Representing the sound made by a pig.
- oinking (verb): present participle of oink
- ongoing (adjective): Continuing, permanent, lasting.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- outgo (verb): To go out, to set forth.
- outgoing (adjective): Extraverted: talkative, friendly, and social, especially with respect to meeting new people easily and comfortably.
- outgun (verb): To defeat in terms of firepower.
- outgunning (verb): present participle of outgun
- outing (noun): A pleasure trip or excursion.
- togging (verb): present participle of tog
- toking (verb): present participle and gerund of toke
- tong (noun): An instrument or tool used for manipulating things in a fire without touching them with the hands.
- tonging (verb): present participle of tong
- tonguing (verb): present participle of tongue
- toning (verb): present participle of tone
- took (verb): simple past tense of take
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooting (verb): present participle of toot
- toting (verb): present participle of tote
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- touting (verb): present participle of tout
- tuition (noun): A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- unknot (noun): In knot theory, a loop that is not knotted.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.