NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 2, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, g, i, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 206 points |
| Genius Level | 144 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 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| D | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| G | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | - | 9 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| R | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| U | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | Σ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×1 AU×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DR×3 DU×5 |
| G | GA×1 GR×1 GU×7 |
| I | IG×1 IN×3 |
| N | NU×1 |
| R | RA×1 RU×5 |
| U | UN×3 UR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARG×1 AUG×2 AUR×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DRU×3 DUN×2 DUR×3 |
| G | GAU×1 GRU×1 GUA×4 GUI×1 GUN×1 GUR×1 |
| I | IGU×1 INU×3 |
| N | NUD×1 |
| R | RAG×1 RUI×3 RUN×2 |
| U | UND×1 UNR×2 URG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| gu...... † | GU8 | Someone who guards, watches over, or protects. |
| gu...... † | GU8 | present participle and gerund of guard |
| ar..... | AR7 | present participle of argue |
| 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...... | AU8 | present participle of augur |
| au.. | AU4 | Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something. |
| dr.. | DR4 | A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. |
| dr...... | DR8 | present participle and gerund of drug |
| dr... | DR5 | One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions. |
| du.. | DU4 | Manure; animal excrement. |
| du..... | DU7 | present participle of dun |
| du... | DU5 | Alternative spelling of do-rag |
| du.... | DU6 | Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia. |
| du.... | DU6 | For all of a given time interval; pending. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gauge |
| gr...... | GR8 | Unwilling or with reluctance. |
| gu.. | GU4 | An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans. |
| gu... | GU5 | A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something. |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of guide |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gun |
| gu.. | GU4 | A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. |
| ig.... | IG6 | A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet |
| in..... | IN7 | present participle of inure |
| in... | IN5 | To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container. |
| in...... | IN8 | present participle of inurn |
| nu..... | NU7 | present participle of nudge |
| ra.. | RA4 | Alternative spelling of ragù |
| ru.. | RU4 | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| ru... | RU5 | present participle of rue |
| ru..... | RU7 | present participle of ruin |
| ru.. | RU4 | A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round. |
| ru..... | RU7 | Present participle of run. |
| un... | UN5 | simple past tense of undo |
| un... | UN5 | To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.). |
| un....... | UN9 | present participle of unrig |
| ur.... | UR6 | present participle of urge |
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.
- guardian† (GU8)
- guarding† (GU8)
- arguing (AR7)
- augur (AU5)
- auguring (AU8)
- aura (AU4)
- drug (DR4)
- drugging (DR8)
- druid (DR5)
- dung (DU4)
- dunning (DU7)
- durag (DU5)
- durian (DU6)
- during (DU6)
- gauging (GA7)
- grudging (GR8)
- guar (GU4)
- guard (GU5)
- guiding (GU7)
- gunning (GU7)
- guru (GU4)
- iguana (IG6)
- inuring (IN7)
- inurn (IN5)
- inurning (IN8)
- nudging (NU7)
- ragu (RA4)
- ruin (RU4)
- ruing (RU5)
- ruining (RU7)
- rung (RU4)
- running (RU7)
- undid (UN5)
- unrig (UN5)
- unrigging (UN9)
- urging (UR6)
Answer Definitions
- guardian† (noun): Someone who guards, watches over, or protects.
- guarding† (verb): present participle and gerund of guard
- arguing (verb): present participle of argue
- 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.
- auguring (verb): present participle of augur
- aura (noun): Distinctive atmosphere or quality associated with something.
- drug (noun): A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
- drugging (verb): present participle and gerund of drug
- druid (noun): One of an order of priests among certain groups of Celts before the adoption of Abrahamic religions.
- dung (noun): Manure; animal excrement.
- dunning (verb): present participle of dun
- durag (noun): Alternative spelling of do-rag
- durian (noun): Any of several trees, genus Durio, of Southeast Asia.
- during (preposition): For all of a given time interval; pending.
- gauging (verb): present participle of gauge
- grudging (adjective): Unwilling or with reluctance.
- guar (noun): An annual legume (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), used as a food for cattle and humans.
- guard (noun): A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
- guiding (verb): present participle of guide
- gunning (verb): present participle of gun
- guru (noun): A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
- iguana (noun): A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
- inuring (verb): present participle of inure
- inurn (verb): To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.
- inurning (verb): present participle of inurn
- nudging (verb): present participle of nudge
- ragu (noun): Alternative spelling of ragù
- ruin (noun): The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- ruing (verb): present participle of rue
- ruining (verb): present participle of ruin
- rung (noun): A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
- running (verb): Present participle of run.
- undid (verb): simple past tense of undo
- unrig (verb): To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
- unrigging (verb): present participle of unrig
- urging (verb): present participle of urge