NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 2, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, g, i, j, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 127 points |
| Genius Level | 89 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| D | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | 9 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| J | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| N | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | - | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 AG×2 AI×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 |
| G | GA×9 |
| I | IG×1 |
| J | JA×2 |
| N | NA×5 NI×1 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×1 ADJ×1 AGA×1 AGI×1 AID×1 ANG×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAN×1 |
| G | GAD×1 GAG×2 GAI×2 GAN×3 GAU×1 |
| I | IGU×1 |
| J | JAD×1 JAG×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAG×1 NAI×1 NAN×1 NIN×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad....... † | AD9 | present participle and gerund of adjudge |
| ad.... | AD6 | present participle of add |
| ag... | AG5 | Another time; once more. |
| ag... | AG5 | present participle of age |
| ai.... | AI6 | present participle of aid |
| an.... | AN6 | An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy. |
| da.. | DA4 | Damn. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gad |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gag |
| ga.. | GA4 | To acquire possession of. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gain |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga..... | GA7 | a leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing |
| ga... | GA5 | Marijuana, as used for smoking. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gauge |
| ig.... | IG6 | A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet |
| ja.... | JA6 | present participle and gerund of jade |
| ja..... | JA7 | present participle and gerund of jag |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na..... | NA7 | present participle of nag |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| ni... | NI5 | A person trained in ninjutsu, especially one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period. |
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.
- adjudging† (AD9)
- adding (AD6)
- again (AG5)
- aging (AG5)
- aiding (AI6)
- angina (AN6)
- dang (DA4)
- gadding (GA7)
- gaga (GA4)
- gagging (GA7)
- gain (GA4)
- gaining (GA7)
- gang (GA4)
- ganging (GA7)
- ganja (GA5)
- gauging (GA7)
- iguana (IG6)
- jading (JA6)
- jagging (JA7)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nagging (NA7)
- naiad (NA5)
- nana (NA4)
- ninja (NI5)
Answer Definitions
- adjudging† (verb): present participle and gerund of adjudge
- adding (verb): present participle of add
- again (adverb): Another time; once more.
- aging (verb): present participle of age
- aiding (verb): present participle of aid
- angina (noun): An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
- dang (verb): Damn.
- gadding (verb): present participle of gad
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gagging (verb): present participle of gag
- gain (verb): To acquire possession of.
- gaining (verb): present participle of gain
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- ganging (noun): a leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing
- ganja (noun): Marijuana, as used for smoking.
- gauging (verb): present participle of gauge
- iguana (noun): A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
- jading (verb): present participle and gerund of jade
- jagging (verb): present participle and gerund of jag
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nagging (verb): present participle of nag
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- ninja (noun): A person trained in ninjutsu, especially one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.