NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 29, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, h, n, o, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 153 points |
| Genius Level | 107 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| H | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| W | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 21 | Σ | 12 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 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 | AR×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HA×2 |
| N | NA×1 NO×1 |
| O | |
| R | RO×1 |
| T | TH×4 TO×1 |
| W | WA×9 WH×3 WO×7 WR×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARR×2 ATH×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HAR×1 HAW×1 |
| N | NAR×1 NOH×1 |
| O | |
| R | ROW×1 |
| T | THA×1 THR×2 THW×1 TOW×1 |
| W | WAH×1 WAN×3 WAR×4 WAT×1 WHA×2 WHO×1 WON×2 WOO×2 WOR×3 WRA×1 WRO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ha...... † | HA8 | Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches |
| ar... | AR5 | A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. |
| ar....... | AR9 | Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long. |
| at..... | AT7 | From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over. |
| ha.... | HA6 | A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow. |
| na.... | NA6 | Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth. |
| no... | NO5 | In no way; not at all; by no available means. |
| ro... | RO5 | Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan. |
| th.. | TH4 | To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen |
| th... | TH5 | To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air. |
| th.... | TH6 | past participle of throw |
| th.... | TH6 | Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse. |
| to.. | TO4 | A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century) |
| wa... | WA5 | Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish. |
| wa... | WA5 | Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand. |
| wa.... | WA6 | Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. |
| wa..... | WA7 | Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior. |
| wa....... | WA9 | One making a warrant to the benefit of a warrantee. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wh.. | WH4 | Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities. |
| wh..... | WH7 | A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural) |
| wh.. | WH4 | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| wo.. | WO4 | One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice. |
| wo.... | WO6 | A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
| wo.. | WO4 | Alternative form of w00t |
| wo.. | WO4 | Damaged and shabby as a result of much use. |
| wo.. | WO4 | A plant; herb; vegetable. |
| wo... | WO5 | Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for. |
| wr... | WR5 | Great anger. |
| wr... | WR5 | Full of anger; wrathful. |
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.
- hawthorn† (HA8)
- arrow (AR5)
- arrowroot (AR9)
- athwart (AT7)
- harrow (HA6)
- narrow (NA6)
- nohow (NO5)
- rowan (RO5)
- thaw (TH4)
- throw (TH5)
- thrown (TH6)
- thwart (TH6)
- town (TO4)
- wahoo (WA5)
- wanna (WA5)
- want (WA4)
- wanton (WA6)
- warn (WA4)
- warrant (WA7)
- warrantor (WA9)
- wart (WA4)
- watt (WA4)
- what (WH4)
- whatnot (WH7)
- whoa (WH4)
- wont (WO4)
- wonton (WO6)
- woohoo (WO6)
- woot (WO4)
- worn (WO4)
- wort (WO4)
- worth (WO5)
- wrath (WR5)
- wroth (WR5)
Answer Definitions
- hawthorn† (noun): Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches
- arrow (noun): A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.
- arrowroot (noun): Maranta arundinacea from the Marantaceae family, a large perennial herb native to the Caribbean area with green leaves about 15 centimeters long.
- athwart (adverb): From side to side, often in an oblique manner; across or over.
- harrow (noun): A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
- narrow (adjective): Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- nohow (adverb): In no way; not at all; by no available means.
- rowan (noun): Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
- thaw (verb): To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
- throw (verb): To hurl; to cause an object to move rapidly through the air.
- thrown (verb): past participle of throw
- thwart (adjective): Placed or situated across something else; cross, oblique, transverse.
- town (noun): A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)
- wahoo (noun): Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.
- wanna (contraction): Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
- want (verb): To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
- wanton (adjective): Undisciplined, unruly; not able to be controlled.
- warn (verb): To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc.
- warrant (noun): Authorization or certification; a sanction, as given by a superior.
- warrantor (noun): One making a warrant to the benefit of a warrantee.
- wart (noun): A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- what (determiner): Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- whatnot (noun): A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural)
- whoa (interjection): Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
- wont (noun): One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
- wonton (noun): A Chinese dumpling, often stuffed with varieties of meat or seafood and vegetables.
- woohoo (interjection): Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
- woot (interjection): Alternative form of w00t
- worn (adjective): Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
- wort (noun): A plant; herb; vegetable.
- worth (adjective): Having a value of; proper to be exchanged for.
- wrath (noun): Great anger.
- wroth (adjective): Full of anger; wrathful.