NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 24, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, i, l, n, y |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 49 words |
| Total Points | 262 points |
| Genius Level | 183 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| B | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| L | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| N | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| T | 7 | 8 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 49 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AL×1 AN×1 AT×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×3 BL×3 |
| I | IN×4 IT×1 |
| L | LA×3 LI×5 |
| N | NA×5 |
| T | TA×10 TI×9 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABI×1 ALI×1 ANT×1 ATI×1 ATT×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAI×1 BAN×1 BAT×1 BLA×3 |
| I | INA×2 INI×2 ITT×1 |
| L | LAB×1 LAI×1 LAN×1 LIA×1 LIL×1 LIN×2 LIT×1 |
| N | NAT×5 |
| T | TAB×2 TAI×2 TAL×4 TAN×1 TAT×1 TIB×2 TIL×2 TIN×4 TIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| at........... † | AT13 | The state of being attainable. |
| ba...... † | BA8 | The quality of being banal. |
| in....... † | IN9 | Lack of the ability to do something; incapability. |
| ab..... | AB7 | Suitableness. |
| al.. | AL4 | simple past tense and past participle of alight |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| at... | AT5 | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| ba... | BA5 | Mad, crazy, silly. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat. |
| bl..... | BL7 | Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive. |
| bl....... | BL9 | In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious. |
| in..... | IN7 | The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance). |
| in..... | IN7 | Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin. |
| in....... | IN9 | At the beginning. |
| it.. | IT4 | Extremely small. |
| la...... | LA8 | The state of being labile. |
| la... | LA5 | People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics. |
| la..... | LA7 | Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters. |
| li....... | LI9 | An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| li... | LI5 | Covered with lint. |
| li.... | LI6 | A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to birth. |
| na...... | NA8 | The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na..... | NA7 | In a natty manner. |
| na... | NA5 | Smart and fashionable. |
| ta... | TA5 | A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering. |
| ta... | TA5 | A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos. |
| ta.. | TA4 | The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.. | TA4 | plural of talus |
| ta.. | TA4 | Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back. |
| ta... | TA5 | Target sighted. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ta... | TA5 | worn and shabby; in poor condition. |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
| ti.... | TI6 | Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.... | TI6 | In a tiny way. |
| ti... | TI5 | having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Very small. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
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.
- attainability† (AT13)
- banality† (BA8)
- inability† (IN9)
- ability (AB7)
- alit (AL4)
- anti (AN4)
- atilt (AT5)
- attain (AT6)
- bait (BA4)
- batty (BA5)
- blat (BL4)
- blatant (BL7)
- blatantly (BL9)
- inanity (IN7)
- initial (IN7)
- initially (IN9)
- itty (IT4)
- lability (LA8)
- laity (LA5)
- lantana (LA7)
- liability (LI9)
- lilt (LI4)
- lint (LI4)
- linty (LI5)
- litany (LI6)
- natal (NA5)
- natality (NA8)
- natant (NA6)
- nattily (NA7)
- natty (NA5)
- tabby (TA5)
- tabla (TA5)
- tail (TA4)
- taint (TA5)
- tali (TA4)
- tall (TA4)
- tallit (TA6)
- tally (TA5)
- tannin (TA6)
- tatty (TA5)
- tibia (TI5)
- tibial (TI6)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tinily (TI6)
- tinny (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- tiny (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
Answer Definitions
- attainability† (noun): The state of being attainable.
- banality† (noun): The quality of being banal.
- inability† (noun): Lack of the ability to do something; incapability.
- ability (noun): Suitableness.
- alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- batty (adjective): Mad, crazy, silly.
- blat (verb): To cry, as a calf or sheep; bleat.
- blatant (adjective): Obvious, on show; unashamed; loudly obtrusive or offensive.
- blatantly (adverb): In a blatant manner; so as to be highly visible or obvious.
- inanity (noun): The property of lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance).
- initial (adjective): Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
- initially (adverb): At the beginning.
- itty (adjective): Extremely small.
- lability (noun): The state of being labile.
- laity (noun): People of a church who are not ordained clergy or clerics.
- lantana (noun): Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
- liability (noun): An obligation, debt or responsibility owed to someone.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- linty (adjective): Covered with lint.
- litany (noun): A ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation.
- natal (adjective): Of or relating to birth.
- natality (noun): The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- nattily (adverb): In a natty manner.
- natty (adjective): Smart and fashionable.
- tabby (noun): A kind of waved silk, usually called watered silk, manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The watering is given to it by calendering.
- tabla (noun): A pair of tuned hand drums, used in various musical genres of the Indian subcontinent, that are similar to bongos.
- tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tali (noun): plural of talus
- tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- tallit (noun): A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
- tally (interjection): Target sighted.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tatty (noun): worn and shabby; in poor condition.
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- tibial (adjective): Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tinily (adverb): In a tiny way.
- tinny (adjective): having a displeasingly thin, metallic sound.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tiny (adjective): Very small.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.