NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 30, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, i, n, o, c |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 154 points |
| Genius Level | 108 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 3 |
| E | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| G | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| H | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| N | 5 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 12 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×1 CO×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×3 EG×2 EN×1 |
| G | GE×3 GH×1 GO×1 |
| H | HE×3 HI×1 HO×2 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NE×5 NI×4 NO×3 |
| O | OG×1 ON×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHO×1 CON×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ECH×3 EGG×2 ENG×1 |
| G | GEN×3 GHE×1 GON×1 |
| H | HEI×1 HEN×2 HIN×1 HOE×1 HON×1 |
| I | INN×2 |
| N | NEI×2 NEN×1 NEO×2 NIC×2 NIE×1 NIN×1 NON×2 NOO×1 |
| O | OGE×1 ONC×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ec..... † | EC7 | present participle and gerund of echo |
| ch.... | CH6 | An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something. |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co.... | CO6 | Leave, formal permission for some action, : Formal permission to leave; a passport. |
| ec.. | EC4 | A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. |
| ec.... | EC6 | Of or pertaining to an echo |
| eg.... | EG6 | present participle of egg |
| eg.... | EG6 | A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas. |
| en.... | EN6 | A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc. |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| ge... | GE5 | A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form. |
| ge... | GE5 | plural of genius; guardian spirits |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| go.. | GO4 | past participle of go |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| he... | HE5 | A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space. |
| hi... | HI5 | A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc. |
| ho.... | HO6 | present participle and gerund of hoe |
| 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. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| in....... | IN9 | Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc. |
| ne... | NE5 | The cry of a horse. |
| ne...... | NE8 | present participle of neigh |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. |
| 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. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.... | NO6 | An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
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.
- echoing† (EC7)
- choice (CH6)
- cone (CO4)
- congee (CO6)
- echo (EC4)
- echoic (EC6)
- egging (EG6)
- eggnog (EG6)
- engine (EN6)
- gene (GE4)
- genie (GE5)
- genii (GE5)
- ghee (GH4)
- gone (GO4)
- heinie (HE6)
- hence (HE5)
- henge (HE5)
- hinge (HI5)
- hoeing (HO6)
- hone (HO4)
- innie (IN5)
- innocence (IN9)
- neigh (NE5)
- neighing (NE8)
- nene (NE4)
- neocon (NE6)
- neon (NE4)
- nice (NI4)
- niche (NI5)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- nonce (NO5)
- none (NO4)
- noogie (NO6)
- ogee (OG4)
- once (ON4)
Answer Definitions
- echoing† (verb): present participle and gerund of echo
- choice (noun): An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- congee (noun): Leave, formal permission for some action, : Formal permission to leave; a passport.
- echo (noun): A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
- echoic (adjective): Of or pertaining to an echo
- egging (verb): present participle of egg
- eggnog (noun): A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- engine (noun): A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- genie (noun): A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.
- genii (noun): plural of genius; guardian spirits
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- gone (verb): past participle of go
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- henge (noun): A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
- hinge (noun): A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- hoeing (verb): present participle and gerund of hoe
- 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.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- innocence (noun): Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
- neigh (noun): The cry of a horse.
- neighing (verb): present participle of neigh
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niche (noun): A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.
- 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.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noogie (noun): An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.