NYT Spelling Bee Answers for January 29, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 46 words |
| Total Points | 210 points |
| Genius Level | 147 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| E | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| L | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | 2 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| V | 4 | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 10 | Σ | 16 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CL×4 CO×7 |
| E | EA×1 EL×1 EN×1 EV×2 |
| L | LA×2 LE×4 LO×1 |
| N | NA×3 NO×4 |
| O | OV×2 |
| V | VA×5 VE×2 VO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALC×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAL×1 CAV×2 CLA×1 CLE×1 CLO×2 COE×1 CON×3 COV×3 |
| E | EAV×1 ELE×1 ENC×1 EVE×1 EVO×1 |
| L | LAV×2 LEA×2 LEV×2 LOV×1 |
| N | NAV×3 NOV×4 |
| O | OVA×1 OVE×1 |
| V | VAL×4 VAN×1 VEA×1 VEN×1 VOC×1 VOL×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| co...... † | CO8 | A closed meeting in which the elector cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church choose a new pope. |
| co....... † | CO9 | A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms |
| al.... | AL6 | A small recessed area set off from a larger room. |
| ca... | CA5 | to give birth to a calf |
| ca.. | CA4 | Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside. |
| cl... | CL5 | simple past and past participle of cleave |
| cl.... | CL6 | To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument. |
| cl... | CL5 | A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree. |
| cl.... | CL6 | past participle of cleave |
| co...... | CO8 | To evolve, along with another organism, via coevolution. |
| co..... | CO7 | Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl. |
| co..... | CO7 | To come together; to meet; to unite. |
| co.. | CO4 | A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern. |
| co... | CO5 | A formal group or assembly of witches. |
| ea.. | EA4 | Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”) |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To move in regular procession through a system. |
| la.. | LA4 | The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides. |
| la.. | LA4 | To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out. |
| le... | LE5 | To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely. |
| le.... | LE6 | Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods. |
| le... | LE5 | An elevated geographical feature. |
| le... | LE5 | The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A deep caring for the existence of another. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to a navy. |
| na.. | NA4 | The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances. |
| na... | NA5 | The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth. |
| no.. | NO4 | Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star. |
| no... | NO5 | plural of nova |
| no... | NO5 | Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new. |
| no..... | NO7 | A short novel or long short story. |
| ov.. | OV4 | An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse. |
| ov.. | OV4 | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| va..... | VA7 | A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window. |
| va.. | VA4 | A valley. |
| va..... | VA7 | An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen. |
| va... | VA5 | A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe. |
| va.. | VA4 | A weather vane. |
| ve.. | VE4 | The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food. |
| ve... | VE5 | Venous; pertaining to veins. |
| vo... | VO5 | Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech. |
| vo..... | VO7 | A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface. |
| vo.. | VO4 | Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats. |
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.
- conclave† (CO8)
- covalence† (CO9)
- alcove (AL6)
- calve (CA5)
- cava (CA4)
- cave (CA4)
- clave (CL5)
- cleave (CL6)
- clove (CL5)
- cloven (CL6)
- coevolve (CO8)
- concave (CO7)
- convene (CO7)
- cove (CO4)
- coven (CO5)
- eave (EA4)
- eleven (EL6)
- enclave (EN7)
- even (EV4)
- evolve (EV6)
- lava (LA4)
- lave (LA4)
- leave (LE5)
- leaven (LE6)
- levee (LE5)
- level (LE5)
- love (LO4)
- naval (NA5)
- nave (NA4)
- navel (NA5)
- nova (NO4)
- novae (NO5)
- novel (NO5)
- novella (NO7)
- oval (OV4)
- oven (OV4)
- valance (VA7)
- vale (VA4)
- valence (VA7)
- valve (VA5)
- vane (VA4)
- veal (VE4)
- venal (VE5)
- vocal (VO5)
- volcano (VO7)
- vole (VO4)
Answer Definitions
- conclave† (noun): A closed meeting in which the elector cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church choose a new pope.
- covalence† (noun): A form of valence in which electrons are shared between participating atoms
- alcove (noun): A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
- calve (verb): to give birth to a calf
- cava (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Cava, a Catalan white sparkling wine.
- cave (noun): A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
- clave (verb): simple past and past participle of cleave
- cleave (verb): To split or sever something with, or as if with, a sharp instrument.
- clove (noun): A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.
- cloven (verb): past participle of cleave
- coevolve (verb): To evolve, along with another organism, via coevolution.
- concave (adjective): Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.
- convene (verb): To come together; to meet; to unite.
- cove (noun): A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
- coven (noun): A formal group or assembly of witches.
- eave (noun): Alternative form of eaves (“the underside of a roof that extends beyond the external walls of a building”)
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- enclave (noun): A political, cultural or social entity or part thereof that is completely surrounded by another.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evolve (verb): To move in regular procession through a system.
- lava (noun): The molten rock ejected by a volcano from its crater or fissured sides.
- lave (verb): To pour or throw out, as water; lade out; bail; bail out.
- leave (verb): To have a consequence or remnant. To cause or allow (something) to remain as available; to refrain from taking (something) away; to stop short of consuming or otherwise depleting (something) entirely.
- leaven (noun): Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods.
- levee (noun): An elevated geographical feature.
- level (adjective): The same height at all places; parallel to a flat ground.
- love (noun): A deep caring for the existence of another.
- naval (adjective): Of or relating to a navy.
- nave (noun): The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts to the principal entrances.
- navel (noun): The indentation or bump remaining in the abdomen of mammals where the umbilical cord was attached before birth.
- nova (noun): Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.
- novae (noun): plural of nova
- novel (adjective): Newly made, formed or evolved; having no precedent; of recent origin; new.
- novella (noun): A short novel or long short story.
- oval (noun): An elongated round shape resembling an egg or ellipse.
- oven (noun): A chamber used for baking or heating.
- valance (noun): A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.
- vale (noun): A valley.
- valence (noun): An extract; a preparation, now especially one effective against a certain number of strains of a pathogen.
- valve (noun): A device that controls the flow of a gas or fluid through a pipe.
- vane (noun): A weather vane.
- veal (noun): The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
- venal (adjective): Venous; pertaining to veins.
- vocal (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or resembling the human voice or speech.
- volcano (noun): A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.
- vole (noun): Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the subfamily Arvicolinae of the family Cricetidae which are not lemmings or muskrats.