NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 6, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, i, m, n, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 192 points |
| Genius Level | 134 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| F | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| I | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| M | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| T | 9 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 13 |
| Y | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 21 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EF×1 EM×2 EN×3 |
|---|---|
| F | FE×4 FI×3 |
| I | IM×1 IN×3 IT×2 |
| M | ME×3 MI×5 |
| N | NE×1 NI×4 |
| T | TE×7 TI×6 |
| Y | YE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EFF×1 EMI×2 ENM×1 ENT×2 |
|---|---|
| F | FEE×1 FEI×1 FEM×1 FET×1 FIF×2 FIN×1 |
| I | IMM×1 INF×2 INT×1 ITE×1 ITT×1 |
| M | MEE×1 MEN×1 MET×1 MIN×2 MIT×3 |
| N | NET×1 NIF×1 NIN×2 NIT×1 |
| T | TEE×3 TEF×1 TEN×3 TIF×1 TIM×1 TIN×4 |
| Y | YEN×1 YET×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fe........ † | FE10 | The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood. |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| em..... | EM7 | Noteworthy, remarkable, great. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| en.... | EN6 | The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| en.... | EN6 | That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe... | FE5 | To make a feint, or mock attack. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fi..... | FI7 | The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). |
| fi... | FI5 | Half of a 'Benjamin?' |
| fi.... | FI6 | Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number. |
| im...... | IM8 | about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long. |
| in...... | IN8 | Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. |
| in...... | IN8 | endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size. |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi... | MI5 | Having a flavour or essence of mint. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mi.... | MI6 | A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered. |
| ne... | NE5 | Neat, well-groomed, natty. |
| ni... | NI5 | Good, smart; useful or beneficial. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni.... | NI6 | The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | Very small; tiny. |
| te.. | TE4 | A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia. |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ye... | YE5 | Alternative spelling of yenta |
| ye.. | YE4 | An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas. |
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.
- femininity† (FE10)
- effete (EF6)
- eminent (EM7)
- emit (EM4)
- enmity (EN6)
- entente (EN7)
- entity (EN6)
- feet (FE4)
- feint (FE5)
- fete (FE4)
- fifteen (FI7)
- fifty (FI5)
- finite (FI6)
- imminent (IM8)
- infinite (IN8)
- infinity (IN8)
- intent (IN6)
- item (IT4)
- itty (IT4)
- meet (ME4)
- mentee (ME6)
- mete (ME4)
- mint (MI4)
- minty (MI5)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- mitten (MI6)
- netty (NE5)
- nifty (NI5)
- nineteen (NI8)
- ninety (NI6)
- nite (NI4)
- teem (TE4)
- teen (TE4)
- teeny (TE5)
- teff (TE4)
- tenement (TE8)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tiff (TI4)
- time (TI4)
- tine (TI4)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- yente (YE5)
- yeti (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- femininity† (noun): The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- eminent (adjective): Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- enmity (noun): The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- entity (noun): That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit. Often used for organisations which have no physical form.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- feint (verb): To make a feint, or mock attack.
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- fifteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).
- fifty (numeral): Half of a 'Benjamin?'
- finite (adjective): Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.
- imminent (adjective): about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
- infinite (adjective): Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.
- infinity (noun): endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size.
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- mete (verb): To measure.
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- minty (adjective): Having a flavour or essence of mint.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mitten (noun): A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
- netty (adjective): Neat, well-groomed, natty.
- nifty (adjective): Good, smart; useful or beneficial.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- ninety (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- teeny (adjective): Very small; tiny.
- teff (noun): A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- yente (noun): Alternative spelling of yenta
- yeti (noun): An unidentified humanoid animal said to live in the Himalayas.