NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 31, 2024
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, n, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 5 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 300 points |
| Genius Level | 210 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 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| F | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | 22 |
| G | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 3 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| T | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 14 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×3 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×10 FI×5 FR×7 |
| G | GA×1 GI×2 GR×7 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NA×1 |
| R | RA×3 RI×5 |
| T | TA×2 TI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFA×1 AFF×2 ANT×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FAI×3 FAN×2 FAR×4 FAT×1 FIA×1 FIF×1 FIN×1 FIR×1 FIT×1 FRA×4 FRI×3 |
| G | GAF×1 GIF×2 GRA×4 GRI×3 |
| I | INF×2 |
| N | NAI×1 |
| R | RAF×3 RIF×5 |
| T | TAR×2 TIF×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fa..... † | FA7 | present participle and gerund of fart |
| gr......... † | GR11 | present participle and gerund of graffiti |
| gr...... † | GR8 | present participle and gerund of graft |
| ra..... † | RA7 | present participle and gerund of raft |
| ta....... † | TA9 | present participle and gerund of tariff |
| af.. | AF4 | At, to, or from a great distance; far away. |
| af.... | AF6 | Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public. |
| af..... | AF7 | The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition. |
| an.... | AN6 | Alternative letter-case form of Antifa. |
| fa... | FA5 | (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness |
| fa...... | FA8 | present participle and gerund of faint |
| fa.. | FA4 | Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality. |
| fa.. | FA4 | a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh |
| fa..... | FA7 | present participle of fan |
| fa.... | FA6 | A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery. |
| fa.... | FA6 | An adventure, trek, journey. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate. |
| fa.... | FA6 | present participle and gerund of fate |
| fi.. | FI4 | An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fife |
| fi.... | FI6 | present participle of fine |
| fi.... | FI6 | The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery. |
| fi..... | FI7 | present participle of fit |
| fr.. | FR4 | A fragmentation grenade. |
| fr...... | FR8 | The pre-meditated murder of one's superior officer in a military unit. |
| fr...... | FR8 | Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance. |
| fr.. | FR4 | Shortened form of fraternity, college organization. |
| fr... | FR5 | A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans. |
| fr...... | FR8 | present participle of fringe |
| fr...... | FR8 | A form of omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together. |
| ga.. | GA4 | A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat. |
| gi.. | GI4 | Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gift |
| gr...... | GR8 | Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization. |
| gr... | GR5 | A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit. |
| gr..... | GR7 | A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle. |
| gr... | GR5 | A confidence game or swindle. |
| gr...... | GR8 | present participle and gerund of grift |
| in.... | IN6 | A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and attention. |
| in........ | IN10 | present participle of infringe |
| na.. | NA4 | Alternative spelling of naïf. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia). |
| ra.. | RA4 | A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A repeated instrumental melody line in a song. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of riff |
| ri...... | RI8 | The rabble; crowds; the common people. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A chasm or fissure. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle and gerund of rift |
| ta.... | TA6 | A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
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.
- farting† (FA7)
- graffitiing† (GR11)
- grafting† (GR8)
- rafting† (RA7)
- tariffing† (TA9)
- afar (AF4)
- affair (AF6)
- affiant (AF7)
- antifa (AN6)
- faint (FA5)
- fainting (FA8)
- fair (FA4)
- fang (FA4)
- fanning (FA7)
- farina (FA6)
- faring (FA6)
- fart (FA4)
- fating (FA6)
- fiat (FI4)
- fifing (FI6)
- fining (FI6)
- firing (FI6)
- fitting (FI7)
- frag (FR4)
- fragging (FR8)
- fragrant (FR8)
- frat (FR4)
- friar (FR5)
- fringing (FR8)
- frittata (FR8)
- gaff (GA4)
- gift (GI4)
- gifting (GI7)
- graffiti (GR8)
- graft (GR5)
- griffin (GR7)
- grift (GR5)
- grifting (GR8)
- infant (IN6)
- infringing (IN10)
- naif (NA4)
- raffia (RA6)
- raft (RA4)
- riff (RI4)
- riffing (RI7)
- riffraff (RI8)
- rift (RI4)
- rifting (RI7)
- tariff (TA6)
- tiff (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- farting† (verb): present participle and gerund of fart
- graffitiing† (verb): present participle and gerund of graffiti
- grafting† (verb): present participle and gerund of graft
- rafting† (verb): present participle and gerund of raft
- tariffing† (verb): present participle and gerund of tariff
- afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
- affair (noun): Something which is done or is to be done; business of any kind, commercial, professional, or public.
- affiant (noun): The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
- antifa (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Antifa.
- faint (adjective): (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- fainting (verb): present participle and gerund of faint
- fair (adjective): Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
- fang (noun): a long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh
- fanning (verb): present participle of fan
- farina (noun): A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.
- faring (noun): An adventure, trek, journey.
- fart (verb): To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
- fating (verb): present participle and gerund of fate
- fiat (noun): An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- fifing (verb): present participle of fife
- fining (verb): present participle of fine
- firing (noun): The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay etc to produce pottery.
- fitting (verb): present participle of fit
- frag (noun): A fragmentation grenade.
- fragging (noun): The pre-meditated murder of one's superior officer in a military unit.
- fragrant (adjective): Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance.
- frat (noun): Shortened form of fraternity, college organization.
- friar (noun): A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites, Franciscans, or the Dominicans.
- fringing (verb): present participle of fringe
- frittata (noun): A form of omelette in which vegetables, cheese, etc., are mixed into the eggs and cooked together.
- gaff (noun): A tool consisting of a large metal hook with a handle or pole, especially the one used to pull large fish aboard a boat.
- gift (noun): Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
- gifting (verb): present participle of gift
- graffiti (noun): Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.
- graft (noun): A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
- griffin (noun): A mythical beast having the body of a lion and the wings and head of an eagle.
- grift (noun): A confidence game or swindle.
- grifting (verb): present participle and gerund of grift
- infant (noun): A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and attention.
- infringing (verb): present participle of infringe
- naif (adjective): Alternative spelling of naïf.
- raffia (noun): A fibrous material used for tying plants, originating from the leaves of the raffia palm tree (genus Raphia).
- raft (noun): A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
- riff (noun): A repeated instrumental melody line in a song.
- riffing (verb): present participle of riff
- riffraff (noun): The rabble; crowds; the common people.
- rift (noun): A chasm or fissure.
- rifting (verb): present participle and gerund of rift
- tariff (noun): A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.