NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 4, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, l, m, p, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 24 words |
| Total Points | 62 points |
| Genius Level | 43 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| G | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| H | 7 | - | - | - | 7 |
| L | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| M | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Y | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 24 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EE×1 EG×1 EL×1 EP×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×1 GH×1 GL×1 |
| H | HE×6 HY×1 |
| L | LE×1 |
| M | ME×2 |
| P | PE×3 PH×2 |
| Y | YE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EEL×1 EGG×1 ELE×1 EPE×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEL×1 GHE×1 GLE×1 |
| H | HEE×1 HEL×3 HEM×2 HYP×1 |
| L | LEG×1 |
| M | MEL×1 MEM×1 |
| P | PEE×2 PEP×1 PHL×2 |
| Y | YEL×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ph..... † | PH7 | Charged with phlegm. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| eg.. | EG4 | Covered with or dipped in egg. |
| el... | EL5 | A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he.. | HE4 | The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel. |
| he.. | HE4 | Action given to provide assistance; aid. |
| he.. | HE4 | The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. |
| he.. | HE4 | A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia. |
| hy.. | HY4 | Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims. |
| le... | LE5 | Having long, attractive legs; long-legged. |
| me... | ME5 | A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| ph.... | PH6 | One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ye.. | YE4 | An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance. |
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.
- phlegmy† (PH7)
- eely (EE4)
- eggy (EG4)
- elegy (EL5)
- epee (EP4)
- gelee (GE5)
- ghee (GH4)
- glee (GL4)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- helm (HE4)
- help (HE4)
- heme (HE4)
- hemp (HE4)
- hype (HY4)
- leggy (LE5)
- melee (ME5)
- meme (ME4)
- peel (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- peppy (PE5)
- phlegm (PH6)
- yell (YE4)
- yelp (YE4)
Answer Definitions
- phlegmy† (adjective): Charged with phlegm.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- eggy (adjective): Covered with or dipped in egg.
- elegy (noun): A mournful or plaintive poem; a funeral song; a poem of lamentation.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- helm (noun): The steering apparatus of a ship, especially the tiller or wheel.
- help (noun): Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- heme (noun): The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
- hemp (noun): A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
- hype (noun): Promotion or propaganda; especially exaggerated claims.
- leggy (adjective): Having long, attractive legs; long-legged.
- melee (noun): A battle fought at close range; hand-to-hand combat; brawling.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- phlegm (noun): One of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yelp (noun): An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.