NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 26, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, k, m, n, o, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 90 points |
| Genius Level | 63 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| K | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 9 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 12 |
| M | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 6 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | Σ | 16 | 7 | 4 | - | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| K | KN×1 KO×2 |
| L | LA×4 LL×2 LO×6 |
| M | MA×3 MO×3 |
| N | |
| O | |
| W | WA×3 WO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALL×1 ANA×1 ANN×1 |
|---|---|
| K | KNO×1 KOA×1 KOL×1 |
| L | LAM×1 LAN×1 LAW×2 LLA×2 LOA×2 LOL×1 LOO×3 |
| M | MAL×2 MAM×1 MOL×1 MOO×2 |
| N | |
| O | |
| W | WAL×3 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| mo...... † | MO8 | An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot (by an astronaut). |
| al... | AL5 | To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have. |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| kn... | KN5 | A small mound or rounded hill. |
| ko... | KO5 | A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia. |
| ko.. | KO4 | A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract. |
| la.. | LA4 | A master of Tibetan Buddhism. |
| la.. | LA4 | Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean. |
| la.... | LA6 | A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law. |
| la.. | LA4 | An open space between woods. |
| ll... | LL5 | A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. |
| ll... | LL5 | A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans. |
| ma.... | MA6 | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo... | MO5 | Money, cash. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| wa.... | WA6 | To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud. |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
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.
- moonwalk† (MO8)
- allow (AL5)
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- knoll (KN5)
- koala (KO5)
- kola (KO4)
- lama (LA4)
- lank (LA4)
- lawman (LA6)
- lawn (LA4)
- llama (LL5)
- llano (LL5)
- loam (LO4)
- loan (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- look (LO4)
- loom (LO4)
- loon (LO4)
- mall (MA4)
- mallow (MA6)
- mammal (MA6)
- moll (MO4)
- moola (MO5)
- walk (WA4)
- wall (WA4)
- wallow (WA6)
- wool (WO4)
Answer Definitions
- moonwalk† (noun): An exploration of the Moon's surface on foot (by an astronaut).
- allow (verb): To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let one have.
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- knoll (noun): A small mound or rounded hill.
- koala (noun): A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.
- kola (noun): A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
- lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
- lank (adjective): Slender or thin; not well filled out; not plump; shrunken; lean.
- lawman (noun): A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
- lawn (noun): An open space between woods.
- llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
- llano (noun): A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.
- loam (noun): A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
- loan (noun): An act or instance of lending, an act or instance of granting something for temporary use.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- look (verb): To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
- mallow (noun): Any of a group of flowering plants in several genera of the taxonomic family Malvaceae, especially of the genus Malva. Several species are edible by humans.
- mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- moola (noun): Money, cash.
- walk (verb): To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- wallow (verb): To roll oneself about in something dirty, for example in mud.
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.