NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 4, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, h, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 206 points |
| Genius Level | 144 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 11 |
| D | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| E | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| H | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| O | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 4 |
| T | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | - | 13 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 19 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×10 CU×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×5 DO×8 |
| E | EC×2 |
| H | HO×7 |
| O | OC×1 OU×3 |
| T | TH×1 TO×12 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COD×2 COE×1 COH×1 COO×2 COT×1 COU×3 CUT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×5 DOD×1 DOE×1 DOT×4 DOU×2 |
| E | ECH×2 |
| H | HOE×1 HOO×6 |
| O | OCT×1 OUC×1 OUT×2 |
| T | THO×1 TOE×1 TOO×4 TOT×2 TOU×5 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| to..... † | TO7 | Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by). |
| co.. | CO4 | A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents. |
| co... | CO5 | Encoded; written in code or cipher. |
| co.. | CO4 | Alternative form of co-ed |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of coo |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.. | CO4 | A cottage or hut. |
| co... | CO5 | An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person. |
| co..... | CO7 | simple past tense and past participle of couch |
| co... | CO5 | Familiar, known; well-known, renowned. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| de.. | DE4 | Decompression. |
| de.... | DE6 | To make an infusion. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of decoct |
| de.... | DE6 | To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decode |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do... | DO5 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| do.. | DO4 | To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dote |
| do.. | DO4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dot |
| do.... | DO6 | A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for vaginal irrigation. |
| do..... | DO7 | simple past tense and past participle of douche |
| ec.. | EC4 | A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer. |
| ec.... | EC6 | simple past and past participle of echo |
| ho.. | HO4 | simple past tense and past participle of hoe |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Wearing a hood. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | past participle of hoot |
| oc... | OC5 | A group or set of eight of something. |
| ou.. | OU4 | An expression of one's own physical pain. |
| ou... | OU5 | To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. |
| ou... | OU5 | simple past tense and past participle of out |
| th.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| to.. | TO4 | Having (a specified number or type of) toes. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of toot |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to..... | TO7 | Having teeth. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| to... | TO5 | simple past tense and past participle of tote |
| to... | TO5 | Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of touché |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of tout |
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.
- touched† (TO7)
- code (CO4)
- coded (CO5)
- coed (CO4)
- coho (CO4)
- cooed (CO5)
- coot (CO4)
- cote (CO4)
- couch (CO5)
- couched (CO7)
- couth (CO5)
- cutout (CU6)
- deco (DE4)
- decoct (DE6)
- decocted (DE8)
- decode (DE6)
- decoded (DE7)
- dodo (DO4)
- doeth (DO5)
- dote (DO4)
- doted (DO5)
- doth (DO4)
- dotted (DO6)
- douche (DO6)
- douched (DO7)
- echo (EC4)
- echoed (EC6)
- hoed (HO4)
- hooch (HO5)
- hood (HO4)
- hooded (HO6)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hoot (HO4)
- hooted (HO6)
- octet (OC5)
- ouch (OU4)
- outdo (OU5)
- outed (OU5)
- thou (TH4)
- toed (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooted (TO6)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothed (TO7)
- tote (TO4)
- toted (TO5)
- touch (TO5)
- touche (TO6)
- tout (TO4)
- touted (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- touched† (adjective): Emotionally moved (by), made to feel emotion (by).
- code (noun): A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- coded (adjective): Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- coed (adjective): Alternative form of co-ed
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- cooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coo
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cote (noun): A cottage or hut.
- couch (noun): An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person.
- couched (verb): simple past tense and past participle of couch
- couth (adjective): Familiar, known; well-known, renowned.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- deco (noun): Decompression.
- decoct (verb): To make an infusion.
- decocted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decoct
- decode (verb): To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- decoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decode
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doeth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- dote (verb): To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- doted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dote
- doth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- dotted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dot
- douche (noun): A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part of the body to benefit it medicinally; in particular, such a jet directed at the vagina for vaginal irrigation.
- douched (verb): simple past tense and past participle of douche
- echo (noun): A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
- echoed (verb): simple past and past participle of echo
- hoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hoe
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooded (adjective): Wearing a hood.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hooted (verb): past participle of hoot
- octet (noun): A group or set of eight of something.
- ouch (interjection): An expression of one's own physical pain.
- outdo (verb): To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- outed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of out
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- toed (adjective): Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toot
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothed (adjective): Having teeth.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- toted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tote
- touch (verb): Primarily physical senses. To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
- touche (interjection): Alternative spelling of touché
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- touted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tout