NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 28, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, i, k, n |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 49 words |
| Total Points | 231 points |
| Genius Level | 162 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 1 | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| E | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| K | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| P | 13 | 5 | 13 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 33 | Σ | 18 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 49 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | |
|---|---|
| D | DE×6 DI×1 |
| E | EP×3 |
| I | IN×2 |
| K | KE×2 |
| N | NI×2 |
| P | PE×15 PI×18 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | |
|---|---|
| D | DEE×3 DEP×3 DIP×1 |
| E | EPE×1 EPI×2 |
| I | INC×1 IND×1 |
| K | KEE×1 KEP×1 |
| N | NIN×1 NIP×1 |
| P | PEC×2 PEE×6 PEK×1 PEN×5 PEP×1 PIC×4 PIE×3 PIK×1 PIN×7 PIP×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| pi....... † | PI9 | simple past tense and past participle of picnic |
| de.. | DE4 | Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards. Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively. |
| de.... | DE6 | To make deep or deeper |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deepen |
| de.... | DE6 | To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of depend |
| de........ | DE10 | The state of being dependent, of relying upon another. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dip |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ep.. | EP4 | An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero. |
| ep..... | EP7 | Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.). |
| in........ | IN10 | A beginning, or first stage. |
| in.......... | IN12 | The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others. |
| ke.. | KE4 | To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms. |
| ni..... | NI7 | The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle. |
| ni.... | NI6 | simple past tense and past participle of nip |
| pe.. | PE4 | To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird). |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of peck |
| pe.. | PE4 | simple past tense and past participle of pee |
| pe.. | PE4 | To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of peek |
| pe.. | PE4 | The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of peep |
| pe.. | PE4 | Alternative letter-case form of Peke (“Pekinese dog”) |
| pe... | PE5 | plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound). |
| pe.. | PE4 | To hang down; to cause something to hang down |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pend |
| pe... | PE5 | A type of short, diagonally cut pasta. |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pen |
| pe.... | PE6 | simple past tense and past participle of pep |
| pi.. | PI4 | A tool used for digging; a pickaxe. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of pick |
| pi.... | PI6 | An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink. |
| pi... | PI5 | A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of piece |
| pi.. | PI4 | Having two or more colors, especially black and white. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pine |
| pi.. | PI4 | The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of pink |
| pi.... | PI6 | A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb. |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of pin |
| pi...... | PI8 | Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pipe |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
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.
- picnicked† (PI9)
- deep (DE4)
- deepen (DE6)
- deepened (DE8)
- depend (DE6)
- depended (DE8)
- dependence (DE10)
- dipped (DI6)
- epee (EP4)
- epic (EP4)
- epicene (EP7)
- incipience (IN10)
- independence (IN12)
- keep (KE4)
- kepi (KE4)
- ninepin (NI7)
- nipped (NI6)
- peck (PE4)
- pecked (PE6)
- peed (PE4)
- peek (PE4)
- peeked (PE6)
- peen (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- peeped (PE6)
- peke (PE4)
- pence (PE5)
- pend (PE4)
- pended (PE6)
- penne (PE5)
- penned (PE6)
- pepped (PE6)
- pick (PI4)
- picked (PI6)
- picnic (PI6)
- piece (PI5)
- pieced (PI6)
- pied (PI4)
- pike (PI4)
- pine (PI4)
- pined (PI5)
- pink (PI4)
- pinked (PI6)
- pinkie (PI6)
- pinned (PI6)
- pinniped (PI8)
- pipe (PI4)
- piped (PI5)
- pippin (PI6)
Answer Definitions
- picnicked† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of picnic
- deep (adjective): Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards. Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.
- deepen (verb): To make deep or deeper
- deepened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deepen
- depend (verb): To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition; to hinge on.
- depended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of depend
- dependence (noun): The state of being dependent, of relying upon another.
- dipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dip
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- epic (noun): An extended narrative poem in elevated or dignified language, celebrating the feats of a deity, demigod (heroic epic), other legend or traditional hero.
- epicene (adjective): Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
- incipience (noun): A beginning, or first stage.
- independence (noun): The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
- keep (verb): To continue in (a course or mode of action); not to intermit or fall from; to uphold or maintain.
- kepi (noun): A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
- ninepin (noun): The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
- nipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nip
- peck (verb): To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).
- pecked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of peck
- peed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pee
- peek (verb): To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.
- peeked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of peek
- peen (noun): The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- peeped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of peep
- peke (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Peke (“Pekinese dog”)
- pence (noun): plural of penny (the subunit of the pound sterling or Irish pound).
- pend (verb): To hang down; to cause something to hang down
- pended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pend
- penne (noun): A type of short, diagonally cut pasta.
- penned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pen
- pepped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pep
- pick (noun): A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
- picked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pick
- picnic (noun): An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
- piece (noun): A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
- pieced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of piece
- pied (adjective): Having two or more colors, especially black and white.
- pike (noun): A very long spear used two-handed by infantry soldiers for thrusting (not throwing), both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a countermeasure against cavalry assaults.
- pine (noun): Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
- pined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pine
- pink (noun): The common minnow, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- pinked (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pink
- pinkie (noun): A little finger, the finger furthest on a hand from the thumb.
- pinned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pin
- pinniped (noun): Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- piped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pipe
- pippin (noun): A seed