NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 27, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, l, o, p, u |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 55 words |
| Total Points | 274 points |
| Genius Level | 192 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | - | 41 |
| D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| P | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 17 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 55 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×6 CL×7 CO×22 CU×6 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×8 |
| E | ED×2 |
| L | LO×1 |
| O | OC×2 |
| P | PU×1 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CED×2 CEL×4 CLO×5 CLU×2 COD×4 COE×1 COL×3 COO×5 COP×3 COU×6 CUD×2 CUE×1 CUL×2 CUP×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×5 DED×2 DEU×1 |
| E | EDU×2 |
| L | LOC×1 |
| O | OCC×2 |
| P | PUC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co..... † | CO7 | simple past tense and past participle of couple |
| de...... † | DE8 | To unlink; to take or come apart. |
| de....... † | DE9 | simple past tense and past participle of decouple |
| ce.. | CE4 | To give up; yield to another. |
| ce... | CE5 | simple past tense and past participle of cede |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce.... | CE6 | Containing cells; cellular. |
| ce... | CE5 | A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow. |
| ce..... | CE7 | A small cell. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A lump of something, especially of earth or clay. |
| cl.. | CL4 | The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground. |
| cl..... | CL7 | simple past and past participle of clop |
| cl... | CL5 | A rock; boulder; a hill. |
| cl..... | CL7 | Filled with clouds. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide. |
| cl... | CL5 | simple past tense and past participle of clue |
| co.... | CO6 | To treat gently or with great care. |
| co..... | CO7 | simple past tense and past participle of coddle |
| co.. | CO4 | A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents. |
| co... | CO5 | Encoded; written in code or cipher. |
| co.. | CO4 | Alternative form of co-ed |
| co.. | CO4 | Having a low temperature. |
| co..... | CO7 | to act in concert with; to conspire |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of collude |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of coo |
| co.. | CO4 | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of cool |
| co.. | CO4 | A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals. |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of coop |
| co.. | CO4 | To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult. |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of cope |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of cop |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense of can |
| co.... | CO6 | A stream. |
| co.. | CO4 | A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act. |
| co... | CO5 | A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupé) |
| co.... | CO6 | Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship. |
| cu.... | CU6 | A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends. |
| cu..... | CU7 | simple past tense and past participle of cuddle |
| cu.. | CU4 | simple past tense and past participle of cue |
| cu.. | CU4 | To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group). |
| cu.... | CU6 | simple past tense and past participle of cull |
| cu.... | CU6 | In the shape of a cup; concave. |
| de.. | DE4 | Decompression. |
| de.... | DE6 | To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decode |
| de.... | DE6 | To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deduce |
| de... | DE5 | A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards. |
| ed... | ED5 | To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of educe |
| lo.. | LO4 | A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower. |
| oc..... | OC7 | To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.). |
| oc...... | OC8 | simple past tense and past participle of occlude |
| pu.. | PU4 | A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish. |
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.
- coupled† (CO7)
- decouple† (DE8)
- decoupled† (DE9)
- cede (CE4)
- ceded (CE5)
- cell (CE4)
- celled (CE6)
- cello (CE5)
- cellule (CE7)
- clod (CL4)
- clop (CL4)
- clopped (CL7)
- cloud (CL5)
- clouded (CL7)
- clue (CL4)
- clued (CL5)
- coddle (CO6)
- coddled (CO7)
- code (CO4)
- coded (CO5)
- coed (CO4)
- cold (CO4)
- collude (CO7)
- colluded (CO8)
- cooed (CO5)
- cool (CO4)
- cooled (CO6)
- coop (CO4)
- cooped (CO6)
- cope (CO4)
- coped (CO5)
- copped (CO6)
- could (CO5)
- coulee (CO6)
- coup (CO4)
- coupe (CO5)
- couple (CO6)
- cuddle (CU6)
- cuddled (CU7)
- cued (CU4)
- cull (CU4)
- culled (CU6)
- cupped (CU6)
- deco (DE4)
- decode (DE6)
- decoded (DE7)
- deduce (DE6)
- deduced (DE7)
- deuce (DE5)
- educe (ED5)
- educed (ED6)
- loco (LO4)
- occlude (OC7)
- occluded (OC8)
- puce (PU4)
Answer Definitions
- coupled† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of couple
- decouple† (verb): To unlink; to take or come apart.
- decoupled† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decouple
- cede (verb): To give up; yield to another.
- ceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cede
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- celled (adjective): Containing cells; cellular.
- cello (noun): A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.
- cellule (noun): A small cell.
- clod (noun): A lump of something, especially of earth or clay.
- clop (noun): The sound of a horse's shod hoof striking the ground.
- clopped (verb): simple past and past participle of clop
- cloud (noun): A rock; boulder; a hill.
- clouded (adjective): Filled with clouds.
- clue (noun): A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.
- clued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of clue
- coddle (verb): To treat gently or with great care.
- coddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coddle
- code (noun): A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- coded (adjective): Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- coed (adjective): Alternative form of co-ed
- cold (adjective): Having a low temperature.
- collude (verb): to act in concert with; to conspire
- colluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of collude
- cooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coo
- cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- cooled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cool
- coop (noun): A basket, pen or enclosure for birds or small animals.
- cooped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coop
- cope (verb): To deal effectively with something, especially if difficult.
- coped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cope
- copped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cop
- could (verb): simple past tense of can
- coulee (noun): A stream.
- coup (noun): A quick, brilliant, and highly successful act.
- coupe (noun): A two-seater car, normally a sports car. (variant of coupé)
- couple (noun): Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
- cuddle (noun): A snuggle; an affectionate embrace, often given to family members and close friends.
- cuddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cuddle
- cued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cue
- cull (verb): To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).
- culled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cull
- cupped (adjective): In the shape of a cup; concave.
- deco (noun): Decompression.
- decode (verb): To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- decoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decode
- deduce (verb): To reach (a conclusion) by applying rules of logic or other forms of reasoning to given premises or known facts.
- deduced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deduce
- deuce (noun): A card with two pips, one of four in a standard deck of playing cards.
- educe (verb): To direct the course of (a flow, journey etc.); to lead in a particular direction.
- educed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of educe
- loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
- occlude (verb): To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
- occluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of occlude
- puce (noun): A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.