NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 6, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, i, m, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 45 words |
| Total Points | 223 points |
| Genius Level | 156 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 13 |
| C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| D | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 11 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| M | 3 | 4 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 45 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×13 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×5 CE×2 CI×1 |
| D | DE×8 DI×3 |
| E | EM×2 |
| I | IC×1 IM×1 |
| M | MA×4 ME×2 MI×3 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACA×6 ACC×2 ACE×1 ACI×3 ACM×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAD×3 CAM×2 CED×2 CIC×1 |
| D | DEC×5 DEI×3 DIC×3 |
| E | EMC×2 |
| I | ICE×1 IMM×1 |
| M | MAC×4 MEC×1 MED×1 MIC×2 MIM×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| im....... † | IM9 | The quality of being immediate, of happening right away. |
| ac.... | AC6 | A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. |
| ac..... | AC7 | The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met. |
| ac...... | AC8 | The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. |
| ac...... | AC8 | Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato |
| ac..... | AC7 | The garden where Plato taught. |
| ac.. | AC4 | Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe. |
| ac.... | AC6 | To approach; to arrive, to come forward. |
| ac..... | AC7 | simple past tense and past participle of accede |
| ac.. | AC4 | simple past tense and past participle of ace |
| ac.. | AC4 | Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar. |
| ac.... | AC6 | Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red. |
| ac... | AC5 | Like an acid, somewhat acid. |
| ac.. | AC4 | A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A golfer's assistant and adviser. |
| ca..... | CA7 | simple past tense and past participle of caddie |
| ca... | CA5 | One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf. |
| ca.. | CA4 | simple past tense of come |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| ci.... | CI6 | Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada. |
| de.... | DE6 | A group, set, or series of ten , particularly: |
| de... | DE5 | The process or result of being gradually decomposed. |
| de..... | DE7 | Having undergone decay, rotted. |
| de.... | DE6 | to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decide |
| de... | DE5 | To remove the ice from something. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deice |
| de..... | DE7 | The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter. |
| di.. | DI4 | Gaming with one or more dice. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dice |
| di... | DI5 | Fraught with danger. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| em.... | EM6 | simple past tense and past participle of emcee |
| ic.. | IC4 | With ice added. |
| ma..... | MA7 | The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic). |
| ma....... | MA9 | An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A heavy fighting club. |
| ma... | MA5 | simple past tense and past participle of mace |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. |
| me... | ME5 | Of or pertaining to medicines; medical. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
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.
- immediacy† (IM9)
- acacia (AC6)
- academe (AC7)
- academia (AC8)
- academic (AC8)
- academy (AC7)
- acai (AC4)
- accede (AC6)
- acceded (AC7)
- aced (AC4)
- acid (AC4)
- acidic (AC6)
- acidy (AC5)
- acme (AC4)
- caddie (CA6)
- caddied (CA7)
- caddy (CA5)
- came (CA4)
- cami (CA4)
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- cicada (CI6)
- decade (DE6)
- decay (DE5)
- decayed (DE7)
- decide (DE6)
- decided (DE7)
- deice (DE5)
- deiced (DE6)
- deicide (DE7)
- dice (DI4)
- diced (DI5)
- dicey (DI5)
- emcee (EM5)
- emceed (EM6)
- iced (IC4)
- macadam (MA7)
- macadamia (MA9)
- mace (MA4)
- maced (MA5)
- mecca (ME5)
- medic (ME5)
- mica (MI4)
- mice (MI4)
- mimic (MI5)
Answer Definitions
- immediacy† (noun): The quality of being immediate, of happening right away.
- acacia (noun): A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae.
- academe (noun): The name of the garden in Athens where the academics met.
- academia (noun): The scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
- academic (adjective): Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
- academy (noun): The garden where Plato taught.
- acai (noun): Any of several South American palms, of the genus Euterpe, having a dark purple drupe.
- accede (verb): To approach; to arrive, to come forward.
- acceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of accede
- aced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ace
- acid (adjective): Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.
- acidic (adjective): Having a pH less than 7, or being sour, or having the strength to neutralize alkalis, or turning a litmus paper red.
- acidy (adjective): Like an acid, somewhat acid.
- acme (noun): A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- caddie (noun): A golfer's assistant and adviser.
- caddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of caddie
- caddy (noun): One hired to assist another in playing the game of golf.
- came (verb): simple past tense of come
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- cicada (noun): Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings. The periodical cicada.
- decade (noun): A group, set, or series of ten , particularly:
- decay (noun): The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
- decayed (adjective): Having undergone decay, rotted.
- decide (verb): to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- decided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decide
- deice (verb): To remove the ice from something.
- deiced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deice
- deicide (noun): The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter.
- dice (noun): Gaming with one or more dice.
- diced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dice
- dicey (adjective): Fraught with danger.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- emceed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of emcee
- iced (adjective): With ice added.
- macadam (noun): The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
- macadamia (noun): An evergreen tree, of the genus Macadamia, native to Australia and cultivated in Hawaii.
- mace (noun): A heavy fighting club.
- maced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mace
- mecca (noun): Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- medic (adjective): Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.