NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 3, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, i, l, n, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 133 points |
| Genius Level | 93 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 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| G | |
|---|---|
| H | |
| I | |
| L | |
| N | |
| W | WH×7 WI×14 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| G | |
|---|---|
| H | |
| I | |
| L | |
| N | |
| W | WHI×7 WIG×4 WIL×4 WIN×6 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| wh....... † | WH9 | With a whining sound. |
| wh..... | WH7 | present participle of while |
| wh...... | WH8 | present participle and gerund of whing |
| wh..... | WH7 | present participle of whine |
| wh.... | WH6 | A gentle neigh. |
| wh....... | WH9 | A gentle neighing. |
| wh... | WH5 | Whining; tending to whine or complain. |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wig |
| wi...... | WI8 | present participle of wiggle |
| wi.... | WI6 | Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements. |
| wi... | WI5 | Crazy. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi..... | WI7 | Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course. |
| wi....... | WI9 | Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Sly, cunning, full of tricks. |
| wi.. | WI4 | An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of wing |
| wi.... | WI6 | present participle of wine |
| wi..... | WI7 | present participle of win |
| wi....... | WI9 | In a winning manner. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Having the taste or qualities of wine. |
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.
- whiningly† (WH9)
- whiling (WH7)
- whinging (WH8)
- whining (WH7)
- whinny (WH6)
- whinnying (WH9)
- whiny (WH5)
- wigging (WI7)
- wiggling (WI8)
- wiggly (WI6)
- wiggy (WI5)
- will (WI4)
- willing (WI7)
- willingly (WI9)
- wily (WI4)
- wing (WI4)
- winging (WI7)
- wining (WI6)
- winning (WI7)
- winningly (WI9)
- winy (WI4)
Answer Definitions
- whiningly† (adverb): With a whining sound.
- whiling (verb): present participle of while
- whinging (verb): present participle and gerund of whing
- whining (verb): present participle of whine
- whinny (noun): A gentle neigh.
- whinnying (noun): A gentle neighing.
- whiny (adjective): Whining; tending to whine or complain.
- wigging (verb): present participle of wig
- wiggling (verb): present participle of wiggle
- wiggly (adjective): Constantly moving, especially with small, undirected movements.
- wiggy (adjective): Crazy.
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- willing (adjective): Ready to do something that is not (can't be expected as) a matter of course.
- willingly (adverb): Of one’s own free will; freely and spontaneously.
- wily (adjective): Sly, cunning, full of tricks.
- wing (noun): An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly
- winging (verb): present participle of wing
- wining (verb): present participle of wine
- winning (verb): present participle of win
- winningly (adverb): In a winning manner.
- winy (adjective): Having the taste or qualities of wine.