NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 3, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, l, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 49 words |
| Total Points | 229 points |
| Genius Level | 160 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 11 |
| E | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
| I | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| N | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| V | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| Y | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 49 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DI×6 DY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×1 EN×6 EV×3 |
| I | IN×3 |
| L | LE×1 LI×6 |
| N | NE×7 NI×2 |
| V | VE×5 VI×3 |
| Y | YE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEN×2 DEV×2 DIN×2 DIV×4 DYN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ELE×1 END×2 ENL×2 ENV×2 EVE×3 |
| I | IND×2 INN×1 |
| L | LEN×1 LIE×1 LIN×3 LIV×2 |
| N | NEE×6 NEN×1 NIN×2 |
| V | VEI×3 VEN×2 VIN×3 |
| Y | YEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| di...... † | DI8 | In a divine manner. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deny |
| de.. | DE4 | To disallow or reject. |
| de.... | DE6 | To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp). |
| de...... | DE8 | Having had the veins removed. |
| di.. | DI4 | To eat; to eat dinner or supper. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dine |
| di...... | DI8 | A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually). |
| di.... | DI6 | Of or pertaining to a god. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of divine |
| dy.. | DY4 | A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn. |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en.... | EN6 | A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus). |
| en..... | EN7 | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. |
| en....... | EN9 | simple past and past participle of enliven |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of envy |
| en.. | EN4 | Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions). |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | simple past tense and past participle of even |
| ev.... | EV6 | So as to form a flat surface. |
| in.... | IN6 | Truly; in fact; actually. |
| in... | IN5 | Independent; from outside the mainstream. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| le.. | LE4 | To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned. |
| li.. | LI4 | A tendon. |
| li.. | LI4 | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| li... | LI5 | Having a lining, an inner layer or covering. |
| li... | LI5 | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| li... | LI5 | To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. |
| li..... | LI7 | simple past and past participle of liven |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne..... | NE7 | In a needy manner. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Covered or armored with needles. |
| ne... | NE5 | In need; poor. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni... | NI5 | A silly or foolish person. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve.... | VE6 | Having veins or veinlike markings. |
| ve... | VE5 | Having prominent veins. |
| ve.. | VE4 | To hawk or to peddle merchandise. |
| ve.... | VE6 | simple past tense and past participle of vend |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
| vi.. | VI4 | Resembling or characteristic of a vine, especially in being twisty. |
| vi... | VI5 | The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene. |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yen |
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.
- divinely† (DI8)
- denied (DE6)
- deny (DE4)
- devein (DE6)
- deveined (DE8)
- dine (DI4)
- dined (DI5)
- dividend (DI8)
- divine (DI6)
- divined (DI7)
- dyne (DY4)
- eleven (EL6)
- ended (EN5)
- endive (EN6)
- enliven (EN7)
- enlivened (EN9)
- envied (EN6)
- envy (EN4)
- even (EV4)
- evened (EV6)
- evenly (EV6)
- indeed (IN6)
- indie (IN5)
- innie (IN5)
- lend (LE4)
- lien (LI4)
- line (LI4)
- lined (LI5)
- linen (LI5)
- liven (LI5)
- livened (LI7)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- needily (NE7)
- needle (NE6)
- needled (NE7)
- needy (NE5)
- nene (NE4)
- nine (NI4)
- ninny (NI5)
- vein (VE4)
- veined (VE6)
- veiny (VE5)
- vend (VE4)
- vended (VE6)
- vine (VI4)
- viny (VI4)
- vinyl (VI5)
- yenned (YE6)
Answer Definitions
- divinely† (adverb): In a divine manner.
- denied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deny
- deny (verb): To disallow or reject.
- devein (verb): To remove the vein-like colon from (shrimp).
- deveined (adjective): Having had the veins removed.
- dine (verb): To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
- dined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dine
- dividend (noun): A cash payment of money by a company to its shareholders, usually made periodically (eg, quarterly or annually).
- divine (adjective): Of or pertaining to a god.
- divined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of divine
- dyne (noun): A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- endive (noun): A leafy salad vegetable, Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- enliven (verb): To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- enlivened (verb): simple past and past participle of enliven
- envied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of envy
- envy (noun): Resentful desire of something possessed by another or others (but not limited to material possessions).
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of even
- evenly (adverb): So as to form a flat surface.
- indeed (adverb): Truly; in fact; actually.
- indie (adjective): Independent; from outside the mainstream.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- lend (verb): To allow to be used by someone temporarily, on condition that it or its equivalent will be returned.
- lien (noun): A tendon.
- line (noun): A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- lined (adjective): Having a lining, an inner layer or covering.
- linen (noun): Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- liven (verb): To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- livened (verb): simple past and past participle of liven
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- needily (adverb): In a needy manner.
- needle (noun): A long, thin, sharp implement usually for piercing as in sewing, embroidery, acupuncture, tattooing, body piercing, medical injections, sutures, etc; or a blunt but otherwise similar implement used for forming loops or knots in crafts such as darning, knitting, tatting, etc.
- needled (adjective): Covered or armored with needles.
- needy (adjective): In need; poor.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- ninny (noun): A silly or foolish person.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- veined (adjective): Having veins or veinlike markings.
- veiny (adjective): Having prominent veins.
- vend (verb): To hawk or to peddle merchandise.
- vended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vend
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.
- viny (adjective): Resembling or characteristic of a vine, especially in being twisty.
- vinyl (noun): The univalent radical CH2=CH−, derived from ethylene.
- yenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yen