NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 11, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, i, l, n, w |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 52 words |
| Total Points | 266 points |
| Genius Level | 186 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 12 |
| H | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 7 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| L | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| O | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| W | 2 | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | 8 | Σ | 15 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 52 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| G | GI×1 GL×2 GO×9 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×7 |
| I | IG×1 |
| L | LI×2 LO×10 |
| N | NO×4 |
| O | OG×1 OI×1 OL×1 ON×2 OO×1 OW×2 |
| W | WI×4 WO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| G | GIG×1 GLO×2 GOG×1 GOI×1 GON×2 GOO×3 GOW×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HOG×1 HOL×3 HON×1 HOW×2 |
| I | IGL×1 |
| L | LIN×1 LIO×1 LOG×3 LOI×1 LOL×2 LON×2 LOO×1 LOW×1 |
| N | NOG×1 NOH×1 NON×1 NOO×1 |
| O | OGL×1 OIL×1 OLI×1 ONG×1 ONI×1 OOL×1 OWI×1 OWN×1 |
| W | WIL×1 WIN×3 WOO×3 WOW×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ho....... † | HO9 | present participle of hollow |
| ho..... † | HO7 | The act of producing howls. |
| gi.... | GI6 | A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment. |
| gl.. | GL4 | To emit light as if heated. |
| gl..... | GL7 | present participle of glow |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of goggle |
| go... | GO5 | present participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gong |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of google |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| go.. | GO4 | A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon'). |
| go.. | GO4 | A loose, flowing upper garment. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gown |
| ho..... | HO7 | present participle of hog |
| ho.... | HO6 | present participle of hole |
| ho.... | HO6 | A small valley between mountains. |
| ho.... | HO6 | present participle of hone |
| ho.. | HO4 | The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals. |
| ig... | IG5 | A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. |
| li... | LI5 | Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of log |
| lo... | LO5 | A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of loll |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of long |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| lo.... | LO6 | present participle of low |
| no.... | NO6 | A small mug, cup or ladle. |
| no... | NO5 | In no way; not at all; by no available means. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| og.... | OG6 | Action of the verb to ogle. |
| oi.... | OI6 | present participle of oil |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| on..... | ON7 | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
| ow... | OW5 | Still to be paid; owed as a debt. |
| ow.... | OW6 | present participle of own |
| wi.... | WI6 | Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. |
| wi.... | WI6 | To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. |
| wi....... | WI9 | present participle of winnow |
| wi.. | WI4 | A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard. |
| wo.... | WO6 | Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight. |
| wo.... | WO6 | present participle of woo |
| wo.. | WO4 | The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants. |
| wo.... | WO6 | present participle of wow |
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.
- hollowing† (HO9)
- howling† (HO7)
- gigolo (GI6)
- glow (GL4)
- glowing (GL7)
- goggling (GO8)
- going (GO5)
- gong (GO4)
- gonging (GO7)
- googling (GO8)
- googol (GO6)
- goon (GO4)
- gown (GO4)
- gowning (GO7)
- hogging (HO7)
- holing (HO6)
- hollow (HO6)
- honing (HO6)
- howl (HO4)
- igloo (IG5)
- lingo (LI5)
- lion (LI4)
- logging (LO7)
- login (LO5)
- logo (LO4)
- loin (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolling (LO7)
- long (LO4)
- longing (LO7)
- loon (LO4)
- lowing (LO6)
- noggin (NO6)
- nohow (NO5)
- nonillion (NO9)
- noon (NO4)
- ogling (OG6)
- oiling (OI6)
- olio (OL4)
- ongoing (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- oolong (OO6)
- owing (OW5)
- owning (OW6)
- willow (WI6)
- winnow (WI6)
- winnowing (WI9)
- wino (WI4)
- woohoo (WO6)
- wooing (WO6)
- wool (WO4)
- wowing (WO6)
Answer Definitions
- hollowing† (verb): present participle of hollow
- howling† (noun): The act of producing howls.
- gigolo (noun): A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
- glow (verb): To emit light as if heated.
- glowing (verb): present participle of glow
- goggling (verb): present participle of goggle
- going (verb): present participle of go
- gong (noun): A percussion instrument consisting of a metal disk that emits a sonorous sound when struck with a soft hammer.
- gonging (verb): present participle of gong
- googling (verb): present participle of google
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- goon (noun): A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
- gown (noun): A loose, flowing upper garment.
- gowning (verb): present participle of gown
- hogging (verb): present participle of hog
- holing (verb): present participle of hole
- hollow (noun): A small valley between mountains.
- honing (verb): present participle of hone
- howl (noun): The protracted, mournful cry of a dog, wolf or other canid; also of other animals.
- igloo (noun): A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- lingo (noun): Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- logging (verb): present participle of log
- login (noun): A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lolling (verb): present participle of loll
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- longing (verb): present participle of long
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- lowing (verb): present participle of low
- noggin (noun): A small mug, cup or ladle.
- nohow (adverb): In no way; not at all; by no available means.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- ogling (noun): Action of the verb to ogle.
- oiling (verb): present participle of oil
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- ongoing (adjective): Continuing, permanent, lasting.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.
- owing (adjective): Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
- owning (verb): present participle of own
- willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
- winnow (verb): To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- winnowing (verb): present participle of winnow
- wino (noun): A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
- woohoo (interjection): Used to express sudden or exuberant joy, happiness, excitement, approval or delight.
- wooing (verb): present participle of woo
- wool (noun): The hair of the sheep, llama and some other ruminants.
- wowing (verb): present participle of wow