NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 11, 2025

Feb 11, 2025 · 7 min read · spelling bee ·

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Spelling Bee "Hive" Board for February 11, 2025

Game Summary

Center Letter	O
Outer Letters	a, d, h, n, t, u
# of Pangrams	1 (Perfect: 1)
Total Words	29 words
Total Points	88 points
Genius Level	62 points
Bingo?	Yes

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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	Σ
A	2	-	-	-	2
D	2	2	1	-	5
H	2	1	1	1	5
N	2	-	-	1	3
O	2	1	-	-	3
T	5	1	1	-	7
U	3	-	1	-	4
Σ	18	5	4	2	29

Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.

A	AN×1 AU×1
D	DO×4 DU×1
H	HA×1 HO×4
N	NO×2 NU×1
O	OA×1 ON×1 OU×1
T	TA×1 TH×1 TO×5
U	UD×1 UN×3

Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints

The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.

A	ANO×1 AUT×1
D	DOD×1 DON×1 DOO×1 DOT×1 DUN×1
H	HAN×1 HOO×3 HOU×1
N	NOO×1 NOU×1 NUN×1
O	OAT×1 ONT×1 OUT×1
T	TAT×1 THO×1 TOA×1 TOO×3 TOU×1
U	UDO×1 UND×1 UNH×1 UNT×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)
ha..... ^†	HA7	A worksheet, leaflet, or pamphlet that is given out (usually by hand) for a certain use.
an..	AN4	Straight away; at once.
au..	AU4	Clipping of automatic.
do..	DO4	A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
do...	DO5	A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
do....	DO6	Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
do..	DO4	third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
du...	DU5	Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
ho..	HO4	A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
ho....	HO6	A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
ho..	HO4	A derisive cry or shout.
ho...	HO5	A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
no..	NO4	The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
no..	NO4	A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
nu.....	NU7	The status or condition of being a nun.
oa..	OA4	A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
on..	ON4	Upon; on top of.
ou...	OU5	To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
ta....	TA6	An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
th..	TH4	Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
to..	TO4	An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
to..	TO4	A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
to..	TO4	The noise of a horn or whistle.
to...	TO5	A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
to..	TO4	Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
ud..	UD4	a Japanese wheat noodle
un..	UN4	To reverse the effects of an action.
un....	UN6	To remove the hood from.
un..	UN4	Up to the time or degree that; until.

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.

handout^† (HA7)
anon (AN4)
auto (AU4)
dodo (DO4)
donut (DO5)
doodad (DO6)
doth (DO4)
dunno (DU5)
hood (HO4)
hoodoo (HO6)
hoot (HO4)
hound (HO5)
noon (NO4)
noun (NO4)
nunhood (NU7)
oath (OA4)
onto (ON4)
outdo (OU5)
tattoo (TA6)
thou (TH4)
toad (TO4)
toon (TO4)
toot (TO4)
tooth (TO5)
tout (TO4)
udon (UD4)
undo (UN4)
unhood (UN6)
unto (UN4)

Answer Definitions

handout^† (noun): A worksheet, leaflet, or pamphlet that is given out (usually by hand) for a certain use.
anon (adverb): Straight away; at once.
auto (adjective): Clipping of automatic.
dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
donut (noun): A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard or cream.
doodad (noun): Used to refer to something whose name one cannot recall: an unspecified device, gadget, part, or thing.
doth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
dunno (contraction): Pronunciation spelling of do not know; pronunciation spelling of does not know.
hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
hound (noun): A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of smell developed for hunting other animals.
noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
nunhood (noun): The status or condition of being a nun.
oath (noun): A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
outdo (verb): To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
toad (noun): An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
udon (noun): a Japanese wheat noodle
undo (verb): To reverse the effects of an action.
unhood (verb): To remove the hood from.
unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.