NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 30, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, m, o, t, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 125 points |
| Genius Level | 88 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 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| C | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| M | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 11 | 10 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×2 AT×3 AX×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×2 CI×1 CO×4 |
| I | IM×1 IO×1 |
| M | MA×4 MI×3 |
| O | OM×1 |
| T | TA×4 TO×2 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACA×2 ATA×1 ATO×1 ATT×1 AXI×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAM×1 CIA×1 COA×1 COC×1 COM×2 |
| I | IMA×1 IOT×1 |
| M | MAI×1 MAX×3 MIC×1 MIM×1 MIT×1 |
| O | OMI×1 |
| T | TAC×2 TAT×1 TAX×1 TOM×1 TOX×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ax....... † | AX9 | Self-evident or unquestionable. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| at.... | AT6 | Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability. |
| at.... | AT6 | Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic. |
| at... | AT5 | The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation. |
| ax... | AX5 | A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved. |
| ca... | CA5 | plural of cactus |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ci.. | CI4 | hello, hi. |
| co... | CO5 | Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co.... | CO6 | To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| io.. | IO4 | The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Having a hemline at ankle length. |
| ma... | MA5 | A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| ta... | TA5 | Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| ta.. | TA4 | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to... | TO5 | Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. |
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.
- axiomatic† (AX9)
- acacia (AC6)
- acai (AC4)
- ataxia (AT6)
- atomic (AT6)
- attic (AT5)
- axiom (AX5)
- cacti (CA5)
- cami (CA4)
- ciao (CI4)
- coati (CO5)
- cocci (CO5)
- comic (CO5)
- commit (CO6)
- imam (IM4)
- iota (IO4)
- maim (MA4)
- maxi (MA4)
- maxim (MA5)
- maxima (MA6)
- mica (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
- mitt (MI4)
- omit (OM4)
- tacit (TA5)
- tactic (TA6)
- tatami (TA6)
- taxi (TA4)
- tomtit (TO6)
- toxic (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- axiomatic† (adjective): Self-evident or unquestionable.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- ataxia (noun): Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
- atomic (adjective): Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
- attic (noun): The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
- axiom (noun): A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- cacti (noun): plural of cactus
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- ciao (interjection): hello, hi.
- coati (noun): Any of several omnivorous mammals, of the genus Nasua or Nasuella, in order Carnivora, that live in the range from southern United States to northern Argentina.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- commit (verb): To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- iota (noun): The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- maxi (adjective): Having a hemline at ankle length.
- maxim (noun): A self-evident axiom or premise; a pithy expression of a general principle or rule.
- maxima (noun): A music note equal to two (or sometimes three) longæ; in modern notation, this is typically equivalent to eight semibreves.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- tacit (adjective): Implied, but not made explicit, especially through silence.
- tactic (noun): A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- taxi (noun): A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- toxic (adjective): Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities.