NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 2, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, n, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 113 points |
| Genius Level | 79 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| D | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| E | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| V | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Σ | 7 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AV×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DU×1 |
| E | EA×2 EV×5 |
| N | NA×1 |
| T | |
| U | UN×1 UV×1 |
| V | VA×3 VE×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADV×1 AVA×1 AVE×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DUV×1 |
| E | EAV×2 EVA×2 EVE×3 |
| N | NAV×1 |
| T | |
| U | UNE×1 UVE×1 |
| V | VAN×1 VAU×2 VEN×6 VET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| va..... † | VA7 | Highly or widely praised or boasted about. |
| ad.... | AD6 | arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears |
| av.... | AV6 | Begone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence. |
| av.... | AV6 | A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction. |
| du... | DU5 | A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English. |
| ea.. | EA4 | Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”) |
| ea... | EA5 | Having eaves (of a specified number or kind). |
| ev... | EV5 | To get away from by cunning; to avoid using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of evade |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of even |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| na.. | NA4 | The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances. |
| un.... | UN6 | Not even |
| uv.. | UV4 | The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris. |
| va.. | VA4 | A weather vane. |
| va... | VA5 | To speak boastfully. |
| ve.. | VE4 | To hawk or to peddle merchandise. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vend |
| ve...... | VE8 | A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud. |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vent |
| ve... | VE5 | A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vet |
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.
- vaunted† (VA7)
- advent (AD6)
- avaunt (AV6)
- avenue (AV6)
- duvet (DU5)
- eave (EA4)
- eaved (EA5)
- evade (EV5)
- evaded (EV6)
- even (EV4)
- evened (EV6)
- event (EV5)
- nave (NA4)
- uneven (UN6)
- uvea (UV4)
- vane (VA4)
- vaunt (VA5)
- vend (VE4)
- vended (VE6)
- vendetta (VE8)
- vent (VE4)
- vented (VE6)
- venue (VE5)
- vetted (VE6)
Answer Definitions
- vaunted† (adjective): Highly or widely praised or boasted about.
- advent (noun): arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears
- avaunt (interjection): Begone; depart; used in contempt or abhorrence.
- avenue (noun): A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
- duvet (noun): A quilt or usually flat cloth bag with a filling (traditionally down) and usually an additional washable cover, used instead of blankets; often called a comforter or quilt, especially in US English.
- eave (noun): Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
- eaved (adjective): Having eaves (of a specified number or kind).
- evade (verb): To get away from by cunning; to avoid using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from
- evaded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of evade
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of even
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- nave (noun): The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
- uneven (adjective): Not even
- uvea (noun): The middle of the three concentric layers that make up the eye; it is pigmented and vascular, and comprises the choroid, the ciliary body, and the iris.
- vane (noun): A weather vane.
- vaunt (verb): To speak boastfully.
- vend (verb): To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
- vended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vend
- vendetta (noun): A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- vented (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vent
- venue (noun): A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events.
- vetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vet