NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 6, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, i, m, n, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 175 points |
| Genius Level | 122 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| G | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 12 |
| N | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| O | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| W | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 6 | Σ | 15 | 6 | 12 | 6 | - | 1 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EG×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×1 GN×1 GO×7 |
| I | |
| M | ME×3 MI×3 MO×6 |
| N | NE×1 NO×5 |
| O | OG×1 OM×1 ON×2 OW×2 |
| W | WI×3 WO×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EGG×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEN×1 GNO×1 GOI×1 GON×3 GOO×1 GOW×2 |
| I | |
| M | MEM×1 MEO×2 MIM×1 MIN×2 MON×1 MOO×3 MOW×2 |
| N | NEO×1 NOG×1 NOM×1 NON×1 NOO×2 |
| O | OGE×1 OME×1 ONG×1 ONI×1 OWI×1 OWN×1 |
| W | WIN×3 WOM×1 WOO×1 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) |
|---|---|---|
| me..... † | ME7 | present participle of meow |
| eg.... | EG6 | A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas. |
| ge.... | GE6 | The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. |
| gn... | GN5 | A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying. |
| go... | GO5 | present participle of go |
| go.. | GO4 | past 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.. | 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 |
| me.. | ME4 | A short note; a memorandum. |
| me.. | ME4 | The cry of a cat. |
| mi... | MI5 | A mimeograph. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo.... | MO6 | present participle of moo |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo..... | MO7 | The act of showing one's buttocks. |
| mo.... | MO6 | present participle and gerund of mow |
| mo.. | MO4 | past participle of mow |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.... | NO6 | A small mug, cup or ladle. |
| no..... | NO7 | A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.... | NO6 | An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| om.. | OM4 | Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury. |
| on..... | ON7 | Continuing, permanent, lasting. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| ow... | OW5 | Still to be paid; owed as a debt. |
| ow.... | OW6 | present participle of own |
| 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... | WO5 | plural of woman |
| wo.... | WO6 | present participle of woo |
| 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.
- meowing† (ME7)
- eggnog (EG6)
- genome (GE6)
- gnome (GN5)
- going (GO5)
- gone (GO4)
- gong (GO4)
- gonging (GO7)
- goon (GO4)
- gown (GO4)
- gowning (GO7)
- memo (ME4)
- meow (ME4)
- mimeo (MI5)
- minion (MI6)
- minnow (MI6)
- mono (MO4)
- mooing (MO6)
- moon (MO4)
- mooning (MO7)
- mowing (MO6)
- mown (MO4)
- neon (NE4)
- noggin (NO6)
- nominee (NO7)
- none (NO4)
- noogie (NO6)
- noon (NO4)
- ogee (OG4)
- omen (OM4)
- ongoing (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- owing (OW5)
- owning (OW6)
- winnow (WI6)
- winnowing (WI9)
- wino (WI4)
- women (WO5)
- wooing (WO6)
- wowing (WO6)
Answer Definitions
- meowing† (verb): present participle of meow
- eggnog (noun): A beverage based on milk, eggs, sugar, and nutmeg; often made alcoholic with rum, brandy or whisky; popular at Christmas.
- genome (noun): The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
- gnome (noun): A brief reflection or maxim; a pithy saying.
- going (verb): present participle of go
- gone (verb): past 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
- 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
- memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
- meow (interjection): The cry of a cat.
- mimeo (noun): A mimeograph.
- minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- minnow (noun): A small freshwater fish of the carp family, Phoxinus phoxinus.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- mooing (verb): present participle of moo
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- mooning (noun): The act of showing one's buttocks.
- mowing (verb): present participle and gerund of mow
- mown (verb): past participle of mow
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- noggin (noun): A small mug, cup or ladle.
- nominee (noun): A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noogie (noun): An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- omen (noun): Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
- ongoing (adjective): Continuing, permanent, lasting.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- owing (adjective): Still to be paid; owed as a debt.
- owning (verb): present participle of own
- 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.
- women (noun): plural of woman
- wooing (verb): present participle of woo
- wowing (verb): present participle of wow