NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 17, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 145 points |
| Genius Level | 102 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| D | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| E | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| H | 5 | 3 | 5 | - | 13 |
| N | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | Σ | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DO×2 |
| E | EC×2 ET×2 |
| H | HE×3 HO×10 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | |
| T | TE×6 TH×3 TO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COH×1 CON×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DOE×1 DOT×1 |
| E | ECH×2 ETC×2 |
| H | HEE×2 HEN×1 HOE×1 HON×3 HOO×6 |
| N | NOT×2 |
| O | |
| T | TEC×2 TEE×3 TEN×1 THE×3 TOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| no..... † | NO7 | simple past and past participle of notch |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co... | CO5 | A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell. |
| do... | DO5 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| do.. | DO4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| ec.. | EC4 | A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. |
| ec.... | EC6 | simple past and past participle of echo |
| et.. | ET4 | To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards. |
| et.... | ET6 | Cut or dug into the surface as by etching. |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| ho.. | HO4 | simple past tense and past participle of hoe |
| ho.... | HO6 | boss, leader |
| ho.. | HO4 | A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. |
| ho... | HO5 | Made sharp. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Wearing a hood. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | past participle of hoot |
| no... | NO5 | A V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record. |
| te.. | TE4 | Technology. |
| te.... | TE6 | A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tooth |
| te.... | TE6 | To grow teeth. |
| te..... | TE7 | simple past tense and past participle of teethe |
| te... | TE5 | The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth. |
| th.. | TH4 | Objective and reflexive case of thou. |
| th.. | TH4 | At that time. |
| th.... | TH6 | From there, from that place or from that time. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to..... | TO7 | Having teeth. |
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.
- notched† (NO7)
- coho (CO4)
- conch (CO5)
- doeth (DO5)
- doth (DO4)
- echo (EC4)
- echoed (EC6)
- etch (ET4)
- etched (ET6)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- hence (HE5)
- hoed (HO4)
- honcho (HO6)
- hone (HO4)
- honed (HO5)
- hooch (HO5)
- hood (HO4)
- hooded (HO6)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hoot (HO4)
- hooted (HO6)
- notch (NO5)
- tech (TE4)
- techno (TE6)
- teeth (TE5)
- teethe (TE6)
- teethed (TE7)
- tenth (TE5)
- thee (TH4)
- then (TH4)
- thence (TH6)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothed (TO7)
Answer Definitions
- notched† (verb): simple past and past participle of notch
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- conch (noun): A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
- doeth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- doth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- echo (noun): A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
- echoed (verb): simple past and past participle of echo
- etch (verb): To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.
- etched (adjective): Cut or dug into the surface as by etching.
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- hoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hoe
- honcho (noun): boss, leader
- hone (noun): A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.
- honed (adjective): Made sharp.
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooded (adjective): Wearing a hood.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hooted (verb): past participle of hoot
- notch (noun): A V-shaped cut. Such a cut, used for keeping a record.
- tech (noun): Technology.
- techno (noun): A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.
- teeth (noun): plural of tooth
- teethe (verb): To grow teeth.
- teethed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of teethe
- tenth (adjective): The ordinal numeral form of ten; next in order after that which is ninth.
- thee (pronoun): Objective and reflexive case of thou.
- then (adverb): At that time.
- thence (adverb): From there, from that place or from that time.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothed (adjective): Having teeth.