NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 21, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, n, t, v, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 169 points |
| Genius Level | 118 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| I | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 10 |
| N | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| T | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| V | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Z | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 CI×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×2 EV×5 |
| I | IN×10 |
| N | NE×2 NI×5 |
| T | TE×3 TI×1 |
| V | VE×2 VI×2 |
| Z | ZI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEN×1 CIT×2 CIV×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ENT×2 EVE×2 EVI×3 |
| I | INC×3 INN×1 INT×1 INV×5 |
| N | NEN×1 NET×1 NIC×1 NIE×1 NIN×2 NIT×1 |
| T | TEE×1 TEN×2 TIN×1 |
| V | VEI×1 VEN×1 VIC×1 VIN×1 |
| Z | ZIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| in......... † | IN11 | To provide incentives for; to encourage. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| ci..... | CI7 | A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties. |
| ci... | CI5 | A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev... | EV5 | An occurrence; something that happens. |
| ev... | EV5 | To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out. |
| ev..... | EV7 | One who is evicted. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest. |
| in....... | IN9 | Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages. |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| in....... | IN9 | An expression which inveighs or rails against a person. |
| in.... | IN6 | To design a new process or mechanism. |
| in....... | IN9 | Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. |
| in.... | IN6 | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| in..... | IN7 | a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne..... | NE7 | A member of the community of Internet users. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| ve.. | VE4 | An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass. |
| vi.. | VI4 | A bad habit. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
| zi.. | ZI4 | A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest. |
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.
- incentivize† (IN11)
- cent (CE4)
- cite (CI4)
- citizen (CI7)
- civet (CI5)
- entente (EN7)
- entice (EN6)
- even (EV4)
- event (EV5)
- evict (EV5)
- evictee (EV7)
- evince (EV6)
- incentive (IN9)
- incite (IN6)
- innie (IN5)
- intent (IN6)
- invective (IN9)
- invent (IN6)
- inventive (IN9)
- invite (IN6)
- invitee (IN7)
- nene (NE4)
- netizen (NE7)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nite (NI4)
- teen (TE4)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tine (TI4)
- vein (VE4)
- vent (VE4)
- vice (VI4)
- vine (VI4)
- zine (ZI4)
Answer Definitions
- incentivize† (verb): To provide incentives for; to encourage.
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- citizen (noun): A resident of a city or town, especially one with legally-recognized rights or duties.
- civet (noun): A carnivorous catlike animal, Civettictis civetta, that produces a musky secretion. It is two to three feet (30–90 cm) long, with black bands and spots on the body and tail.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- event (noun): An occurrence; something that happens.
- evict (verb): To expel (one or more people) from their property; to force (one or more people) to move out.
- evictee (noun): One who is evicted.
- evince (verb): To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
- incentive (noun): Something that motivates, rouses, or encourages.
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- invective (noun): An expression which inveighs or rails against a person.
- invent (verb): To design a new process or mechanism.
- inventive (adjective): Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
- invite (verb): To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
- invitee (noun): a person who is invited into or onto someone else's premises
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- netizen (noun): A member of the community of Internet users.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- vent (noun): An opening through which gases, especially air, can pass.
- vice (noun): A bad habit.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.
- zine (noun): A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.