NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 14, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, l, n, o, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 175 points |
| Genius Level | 122 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 8 |
| E | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| L | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| N | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| O | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| X | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×3 CL×1 CO×4 |
|---|---|
| E | EX×4 |
| I | IC×1 IN×3 |
| L | LE×3 LI×4 LO×2 |
| N | NE×3 NI×3 NO×3 |
| O | OL×3 ON×2 OX×1 |
| X | XE×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×3 CLO×1 COL×3 CON×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EXC×2 EXE×1 EXI×1 |
| I | ICI×1 INC×1 INN×2 |
| L | LEN×1 LEO×1 LEX×1 LIC×1 LIE×1 LIN×2 LON×1 LOO×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NEO×2 NIC×1 NIE×1 NIN×1 NOE×1 NON×2 |
| O | OLE×2 OLL×1 ONC×1 ONL×1 OXE×1 |
| X | XEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| le..... † | LE7 | The vocabulary of a language. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | plural of cello |
| ce... | CE5 | A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. |
| cl... | CL5 | A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical. |
| co..... | CO7 | girl |
| co.... | CO6 | Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs |
| co..... | CO7 | A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines). |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| ex... | EX5 | To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. |
| ex........ | EX10 | The quality of being excellent; brilliance |
| ex.. | EX4 | executive, executive officer |
| ex... | EX5 | The state of being banished from one's home or country. |
| ic.... | IC6 | A drooping, tapering shape of ice. |
| in..... | IN7 | To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in....... | IN9 | Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc. |
| le...... | LE8 | Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. |
| le..... | LE7 | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion. |
| li.. | LI4 | plural of louse |
| 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 | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| lo.. | LO4 | Solitary; having no companion. |
| lo.... | LO6 | The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit). |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| no.. | NO4 | A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| ol... | OL5 | Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
| on.... | ON6 | Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service. |
| ox.. | OX4 | plural of ox |
| xe... | XE5 | The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology. |
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.
- lexicon† (LE7)
- cell (CE4)
- celli (CE5)
- cello (CE5)
- clone (CL5)
- colleen (CO7)
- collie (CO6)
- colonel (CO7)
- cone (CO4)
- excel (EX5)
- excellence (EX10)
- exec (EX4)
- exile (EX5)
- icicle (IC6)
- incline (IN7)
- innie (IN5)
- innocence (IN9)
- lenience (LE8)
- leonine (LE7)
- lice (LI4)
- lien (LI4)
- line (LI4)
- linen (LI5)
- lone (LO4)
- loonie (LO6)
- nene (NE4)
- neocon (NE6)
- neon (NE4)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- noel (NO4)
- nonce (NO5)
- none (NO4)
- oleic (OL5)
- oleo (OL4)
- ollie (OL5)
- once (ON4)
- online (ON6)
- oxen (OX4)
- xenon (XE5)
Answer Definitions
- lexicon† (noun): The vocabulary of a language.
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- celli (noun): plural of cello
- cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
- clone (noun): A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
- colleen (noun): girl
- collie (noun): Any of various breeds of dog originating in Scotland and England as sheepdogs
- colonel (noun): A commissioned officer in an armed military organization, typically the highest rank before flag officer ranks (generals). It is generally found in armies, air forces or naval infantry (marines).
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- excel (verb): To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
- excellence (noun): The quality of being excellent; brilliance
- exec (noun): executive, executive officer
- exile (noun): The state of being banished from one's home or country.
- icicle (noun): A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- incline (verb): To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- innocence (noun): Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
- lenience (noun): Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
- leonine (adjective): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion.
- lice (noun): plural of louse
- 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.
- linen (noun): Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- lone (adjective): Solitary; having no companion.
- loonie (noun): The Canadian dollar (both the coin and the monetary unit).
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- noel (noun): A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- oleic (adjective): Of or pertaining to oil, especially to vegetable oil
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- online (adjective): Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. Of a computer: actively connected to the Internet or to some other communications service.
- oxen (noun): plural of ox
- xenon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.