NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 13, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, g, i, l, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 140 points |
| Genius Level | 98 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| C | 7 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| G | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| L | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Z | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | Σ | 14 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AI×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CI×1 CL×2 CO×8 |
| G | GI×1 GO×2 |
| I | IG×1 IL×2 |
| L | LO×8 |
| O | OL×1 |
| Z | ZO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×1 AIO×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAC×1 CAL×2 CIA×1 CLO×2 COA×1 COC×3 COI×1 COL×2 COO×1 |
| G | GIG×1 GOA×1 GOO×1 |
| I | IGL×1 ILL×2 |
| L | LOC×3 LOG×4 LOL×1 |
| O | OLI×1 |
| Z | ZOO×2 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| zo........ † | ZO10 | Of, or relating to, animals. |
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| ai... | AI5 | A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil. |
| ca... | CA5 | A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern. |
| ca...... | CA8 | Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves. |
| ci.. | CI4 | hello, hi. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A sewer. |
| cl.. | CL4 | A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel. |
| co.. | CO4 | A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co... | CO5 | The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made. |
| co.. | CO4 | Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral. |
| co.. | CO4 | The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts. |
| co... | CO5 | Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems). |
| co.. | CO4 | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold. |
| gi.... | GI6 | A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment. |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| 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). |
| ig... | IG5 | A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. |
| il..... | IL7 | Synonym of illogical |
| il....... | IL9 | Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning. |
| lo... | LO5 | From or in a nearby location. |
| lo.. | LO4 | plural of locus |
| lo.. | LO4 | A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower. |
| lo.... | LO6 | A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level. |
| lo... | LO5 | logical |
| lo..... | LO7 | In agreement with the principles of logic. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| zo...... | ZO8 | zoological |
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.
- zoological† (ZO10)
- agog (AG4)
- aioli (AI5)
- cacao (CA5)
- calico (CA6)
- callaloo (CA8)
- ciao (CI4)
- cloaca (CL6)
- clog (CL4)
- coal (CO4)
- coca (CO4)
- cocci (CO5)
- cocoa (CO5)
- coil (CO4)
- cola (CO4)
- colic (CO5)
- cool (CO4)
- gigolo (GI6)
- goal (GO4)
- googol (GO6)
- igloo (IG5)
- illogic (IL7)
- illogical (IL9)
- local (LO5)
- loci (LO4)
- loco (LO4)
- loggia (LO6)
- logic (LO5)
- logical (LO7)
- logo (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- olio (OL4)
- zoologic (ZO8)
Answer Definitions
- zoological† (adjective): Of, or relating to, animals.
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- aioli (noun): A type of sauce, similar to mayonnaise, made from garlic, egg, lemon juice and olive oil.
- cacao (noun): A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.
- calico (noun): A kind of rough cloth made from unbleached and not fully processed cotton, often printed with a bright pattern.
- callaloo (noun): Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.
- ciao (interjection): hello, hi.
- cloaca (noun): A sewer.
- clog (noun): A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
- coal (noun): A black or brownish black rock formed from prehistoric plant remains, composed largely of carbon and burned as a fuel.
- coca (noun): Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- cocoa (noun): The dried and partially fermented fatty seeds of the cacao tree from which chocolate is made.
- coil (noun): Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.
- cola (noun): The kola plant, genus Cola, famous for its nut, or one of these nuts.
- colic (noun): Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
- cool (adjective): Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.
- gigolo (noun): A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- 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).
- igloo (noun): A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- illogic (adjective): Synonym of illogical
- illogical (adjective): Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.
- local (adjective): From or in a nearby location.
- loci (noun): plural of locus
- loco (adverb): A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.
- loggia (noun): A roofed, open gallery, usually on an upper level.
- logic (adjective): logical
- logical (adjective): In agreement with the principles of logic.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- zoologic (adjective): zoological