NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 31, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, k, m, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 155 points |
| Genius Level | 109 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 8 |
| B | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 12 |
| C | 5 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| M | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | 9 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 19 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AC×1 AM×6 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×8 BE×3 BO×1 |
| C | CA×5 CO×5 |
| E | |
| K | KA×2 KE×1 |
| M | MA×7 ME×1 MO×1 |
| O |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABA×1 ACM×1 AME×2 AMM×1 AMO×3 |
|---|---|
| B | BAB×3 BAC×2 BAK×1 BAM×1 BAO×1 BEA×2 BEC×1 BOB×1 |
| C | CAC×1 CAK×1 CAM×3 COC×2 COM×3 |
| E | |
| K | KAB×2 KEB×1 |
| M | MAC×1 MAK×2 MAM×4 MEC×1 MOM×1 |
| O |
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...... † | CO8 | A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance. |
| ab... | AB5 | Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'. |
| ac.. | AC4 | A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. |
| am... | AM5 | Alternative form of amoeba |
| am.... | AM6 | plural of ameba, a variant of amoeba. |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| am.... | AM6 | A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia. |
| am..... | AM7 | plural of amoeba |
| am.. | AM4 | Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A baby or infant; a very young human or animal. |
| ba... | BA5 | A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins. |
| ba.. | BA4 | At or near the rear. |
| ba...... | BA8 | To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look. |
| ba.. | BA4 | To cook (something) in an oven (for someone). |
| ba.... | BA6 | A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits. |
| be.. | BE4 | Anatomical uses. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. |
| be.. | BE4 | Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use. |
| be.... | BE6 | simple past tense of become |
| bo.. | BO4 | Synonym of tapioca pearl. |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing. |
| ca.. | CA4 | simple past tense of come |
| ca... | CA5 | A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co.. | CO4 | A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma. |
| co... | CO5 | English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list. |
| ka... | KA5 | US spelling of kebab |
| ka.... | KA6 | The sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation. |
| ke... | KE5 | A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A heavy fighting club. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To create. To build, construct, produce, or originate. |
| ma.. | MA4 | mako shark |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees. |
| ma... | MA5 | A voodoo priestess (in Haiti) |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
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.
- comeback† (CO8)
- aback (AB5)
- acme (AC4)
- ameba (AM5)
- amebae (AM6)
- ammo (AM4)
- amoeba (AM6)
- amoebae (AM7)
- amok (AM4)
- baba (BA4)
- babe (BA4)
- babka (BA5)
- back (BA4)
- backcomb (BA8)
- bake (BA4)
- bamboo (BA6)
- baobab (BA6)
- beak (BE4)
- beam (BE4)
- became (BE6)
- boba (BO4)
- cacao (CA5)
- cake (CA4)
- came (CA4)
- cameo (CA5)
- camo (CA4)
- coca (CO4)
- cocoa (CO5)
- coma (CO4)
- comma (CO5)
- kabob (KA5)
- kaboom (KA6)
- kebab (KE5)
- mace (MA4)
- make (MA4)
- mako (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamba (MA5)
- mambo (MA5)
- mamma (MA5)
- mecca (ME5)
- momma (MO5)
Answer Definitions
- comeback† (noun): A return (e.g. to popularity, success, etc.) after an extended period of obscurity or underperformance.
- aback (adverb): Toward the rear; Phrase: 'to be taken ____', meaning 'surprised'.
- acme (noun): A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- ameba (noun): Alternative form of amoeba
- amebae (noun): plural of ameba, a variant of amoeba.
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- amoeba (noun): A member of the genus Amoeba of unicellular protozoa that moves by means of temporary projections called pseudopodia.
- amoebae (noun): plural of amoeba
- amok (adverb): Out of control, especially when armed and dangerous.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babe (noun): A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
- babka (noun): A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins.
- back (adjective): At or near the rear.
- backcomb (verb): To hold hair and comb it towards the head, thus giving it a bushier look.
- bake (verb): To cook (something) in an oven (for someone).
- bamboo (noun): A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
- baobab (noun): A tree, Adansonia digitata (and similar species), native to tropical Africa, having a broad swollen trunk and edible gourd-like hanging fruits.
- beak (noun): Anatomical uses. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
- beam (noun): Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
- became (verb): simple past tense of become
- boba (noun): Synonym of tapioca pearl.
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- cake (noun): A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- came (verb): simple past tense of come
- cameo (noun): A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
- camo (noun): A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- coma (noun): A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.
- comma (noun): English Wikipedia has an article on:commaWikipedia The punctuation mark ⟨,⟩ used to indicate a set of parts of a sentence or between elements of a list.
- kabob (noun): US spelling of kebab
- kaboom (noun): The sound of an explosion, typically seen in comic strips or heard in a light-hearted conversation.
- kebab (noun): A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.
- mace (noun): A heavy fighting club.
- make (verb): To create. To build, construct, produce, or originate.
- mako (noun): mako shark
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamba (noun): Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
- mambo (noun): A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- mecca (noun): Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- momma (noun): mother