NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 14, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | P |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, e, g, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 23 words |
| Total Points | 82 points |
| Genius Level | 57 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| B | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| E | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Y | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AP×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BE×2 BO×1 |
| E | EP×1 |
| G | GA×1 GO×2 |
| O | |
| P | PA×6 PE×2 PO×5 |
| Y | YA×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 APO×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BEB×1 BEE×1 BOO×1 |
| E | EPE×1 |
| G | GAP×1 GOO×2 |
| O | |
| P | PAG×2 PAP×3 PAY×1 PEE×1 PEP×1 POG×1 POO×1 POP×3 |
| Y | YAP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| pa..... † | PA7 | A boy who serves as a page. |
| ag... | AG5 | In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. |
| ap.... | AP6 | The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter. |
| be... | BE5 | An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies. |
| be.. | BE4 | The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A low-pitched beeping sound. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise. |
| go.. | GO4 | A thick, slimy substance; goo. |
| go... | GO5 | Having the consistency of goop. |
| pa.. | PA4 | One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document. |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit |
| pa... | PA5 | Like pap; soft; mushy. |
| pa... | PA5 | one to whom money is paid. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe... | PE5 | Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy |
| po.. | PO4 | To use a pogo stick. |
| po.. | PO4 | To make a short blast on a horn. |
| po.. | PO4 | An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day. |
| po... | PO5 | father, papa. |
| po... | PO5 | Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant. |
| ya... | YA5 | Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner. |
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.
- pageboy† (PA7)
- agape (AG5)
- apogee (AP6)
- bebop (BE5)
- beep (BE4)
- boop (BO4)
- epee (EP4)
- gape (GA4)
- goop (GO4)
- goopy (GO5)
- page (PA4)
- papa (PA4)
- papaya (PA6)
- pappy (PA5)
- payee (PA5)
- peep (PE4)
- peppy (PE5)
- pogo (PO4)
- poop (PO4)
- pope (PO4)
- poppa (PO5)
- poppy (PO5)
- yappy (YA5)
Answer Definitions
- pageboy† (noun): A boy who serves as a page.
- agape (adjective): In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.
- apogee (noun): The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- bebop (noun): An early form of modern jazz played by small groups and featuring driving rhythms and complex, often dissonant harmonies.
- beep (noun): The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound.
- boop (noun): A low-pitched beeping sound.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- gape (verb): To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
- goop (noun): A thick, slimy substance; goo.
- goopy (adjective): Having the consistency of goop.
- page (noun): One of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papaya (noun): A tropical American evergreen tree, Carica papaya, having large, yellow, edible fruit
- pappy (adjective): Like pap; soft; mushy.
- payee (noun): one to whom money is paid.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- peppy (adjective): Full of pep; energetic, cheerful, and vigorous; bouncy
- pogo (verb): To use a pogo stick.
- poop (verb): To make a short blast on a horn.
- pope (noun): An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.
- poppa (noun): father, papa.
- poppy (noun): Any plant of the genus Papaver or the family Papaveraceae, with crumpled, often red, petals and a milky juice having narcotic properties; especially the common poppy or corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) which has orange-red flowers; the flower of such a plant.
- yappy (adjective): Of a dog, yapping in an annoying manner.