NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 5, 2024

Sep 5, 2024 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for September 5, 2024

Game Summary

Center Letter	R
Outer Letters	a, f, g, h, t, u
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	29 words
Total Points	91 points
Genius Level	64 points
Bingo?	No

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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	Σ
A	3	4	-	-	7
F	4	-	-	1	5
G	2	2	-	-	4
H	2	-	1	-	3
R	4	-	1	1	6
T	2	1	1	-	4
U	-	-	-	-	-
Σ	17	7	3	2	29

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A	AA×1 AF×1 AG×1 AR×1 AT×1 AU×2
F	FA×1 FR×4
G	GR×2 GU×2
H	HA×1 HU×2
R	RA×5 RU×1
T	TA×2 TR×1 TU×1
U

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A	AAR×1 AFA×1 AGA×1 ARH×1 ATT×1 AUG×1 AUR×1
F	FAR×1 FRA×3 FRU×1
G	GRA×1 GRU×1 GUA×1 GUR×1
H	HAR×1 HUR×2
R	RAF×1 RAG×3 RAT×1 RUF×1
T	TAR×2 TRU×1 TUR×1
U

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)
fr..... ^†	FR7	The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.
aa...	AA5	In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry.
af..	AF4	At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
ag..	AG4	A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
ar...	AR5	One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
at...	AT5	An essential oil extracted from flowers.
au...	AU5	A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
au..	AU4	Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
fa..	FA4	To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
fr..	FR4	A fragmentation grenade.
fr..	FR4	Shortened form of fraternity, college organization.
fr..	FR4	A dance derived from the twist, popular in the 1960s.
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...	GR5	having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
gu..	GU4	An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.
gu..	GU4	A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
ha..	HA4	A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
hu....	HU6	Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
hu..	HU4	To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
ra..	RA4	A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
ra..	RA4	Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
ra....	RA6	Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
ra..	RA4	Alternative spelling of ragù
ra.....	RA7	A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
ru..	RU4	A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
ta..	TA4	Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
ta....	TA6	A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
tr...	TR5	True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
tu..	TU4	A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.

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.

fraught^† (FR7)
aargh (AA5)
afar (AF4)
agar (AG4)
arhat (AR5)
attar (AT5)
augur (AU5)
aura (AU4)
fart (FA4)
frag (FR4)
frat (FR4)
frug (FR4)
graft (GR5)
gruff (GR5)
guar (GU4)
guru (GU4)
hart (HA4)
hurrah (HU6)
hurt (HU4)
raft (RA4)
raga (RA4)
ragtag (RA6)
ragu (RA4)
ratatat (RA7)
ruff (RU4)
tart (TA4)
tartar (TA6)
truth (TR5)
turf (TU4)

Answer Definitions

fraught^† (noun): The hire of a ship or boat to transport cargo.
aargh (interjection): In imitation of a (pirate-like) cry.
afar (adverb): At, to, or from a great distance; far away.
agar (noun): A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
arhat (noun): One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
attar (noun): An essential oil extracted from flowers.
augur (noun): A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from celestial phenomena, or unusual occurrences.
aura (noun): Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
fart (verb): To emit digestive gases from the anus; to flatulate.
frag (noun): A fragmentation grenade.
frat (noun): Shortened form of fraternity, college organization.
frug (noun): A dance derived from the twist, popular in the 1960s.
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.
gruff (adjective): having a rough, surly, and harsh demeanor and nature.
guar (noun): An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.
guru (noun): A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
hart (noun): A male deer, especially the male of the red deer after his fifth year.
hurrah (interjection): Expressing approval, appreciation, or happiness.
hurt (verb): To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
raft (noun): A flat-bottomed craft able to float and drift on water, used for transport or as a waterborne platform.
raga (noun): Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
ragtag (adjective): Unkempt, shabby, or in a state of disrepair.
ragu (noun): Alternative spelling of ragù
ratatat (noun): A swiftly repeated knocking sound.
ruff (noun): A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
tart (adjective): Sharp to the taste; acid; sour.
tartar (noun): A red compound deposited during wine making; mostly potassium hydrogen tartrate — a source of cream of tartar.
truth (noun): True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.
turf (noun): A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.