NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 14, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, h, n, p |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 193 points |
| Genius Level | 135 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| D | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 2 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 5 |
| I | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| N | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| P | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Σ | 12 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AI×2 AP×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×1 DI×4 |
| E | ED×1 |
| H | HE×1 HI×4 |
| I | ID×1 IN×4 |
| N | NA×2 NI×3 |
| P | PA×4 PI×10 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADE×1 AID×2 APH×1 API×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEN×1 DIE×1 DIN×2 DIP×1 |
| E | EDD×1 |
| H | HEI×1 HID×2 HIN×1 HIP×1 |
| I | IDE×1 INA×1 IND×2 INN×1 |
| N | NAI×1 NAN×1 NIN×2 NIP×1 |
| P | PAI×3 PAN×1 PIE×1 PIN×6 PIP×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| pi..... † | PI7 | The head of a pin. |
| pi....... † | PI9 | Having a head that is unusually tapered or small. |
| ad..... | AD7 | A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA. |
| ai.. | AI4 | An assistant. |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aid |
| ap... | AP5 | Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian. |
| ap... | AP5 | Relating to bees. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deny |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | To eat; to eat dinner or supper. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dine |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dip |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| hi.... | HI6 | past participle of hide |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.. | HI4 | Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). |
| hi.... | HI6 | A teenager who imitated the beatniks. |
| id.. | ID4 | An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. |
| in... | IN5 | Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) |
| in.... | IN6 | Truly; in fact; actually. |
| in... | IN5 | Independent; from outside the mainstream. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| na..... | NA7 | simple past tense and past participle of nanny |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ni..... | NI7 | The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle. |
| ni.... | NI6 | simple past tense and past participle of nip |
| pa.. | PA4 | simple past tense and past participle of pay |
| pa.. | PA4 | An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt. |
| pa.... | PA6 | In pain, especially in an emotional sense. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Having two or more colors, especially black and white. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pine |
| pi.... | PI6 | simple past tense and past participle of pin |
| pi...... | PI8 | Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| pi... | PI5 | simple past tense and past participle of pipe |
| pi.... | PI6 | A seed |
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.
- pinhead† (PI7)
- pinheaded† (PI9)
- adenine (AD7)
- aide (AI4)
- aided (AI5)
- aphid (AP5)
- apian (AP5)
- denied (DE6)
- died (DI4)
- dine (DI4)
- dined (DI5)
- dipped (DI6)
- eddied (ED6)
- heinie (HE6)
- hidden (HI6)
- hide (HI4)
- hind (HI4)
- hippie (HI6)
- idea (ID4)
- inane (IN5)
- indeed (IN6)
- indie (IN5)
- innie (IN5)
- naiad (NA5)
- nannied (NA7)
- nine (NI4)
- ninepin (NI7)
- nipped (NI6)
- paid (PA4)
- pain (PA4)
- pained (PA6)
- panini (PA6)
- pied (PI4)
- pine (PI4)
- pined (PI5)
- pinned (PI6)
- pinniped (PI8)
- pipe (PI4)
- piped (PI5)
- pippin (PI6)
Answer Definitions
- pinhead† (noun): The head of a pin.
- pinheaded† (adjective): Having a head that is unusually tapered or small.
- adenine (noun): A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
- aide (noun): An assistant.
- aided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aid
- aphid (noun): Sapsucking pest insect of the superfamily Aphidoidea; an aphidian.
- apian (adjective): Relating to bees.
- denied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deny
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- dine (verb): To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
- dined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dine
- dipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dip
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- hidden (verb): past participle of hide
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hind (adjective): Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
- hippie (noun): A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
- idea (noun): An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- inane (adjective): Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- indeed (adverb): Truly; in fact; actually.
- indie (adjective): Independent; from outside the mainstream.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nannied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nanny
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- ninepin (noun): The wooden pin used in the game of ninepins; a skittle.
- nipped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nip
- paid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pay
- pain (noun): An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
- pained (adjective): In pain, especially in an emotional sense.
- panini (noun): A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
- pied (adjective): Having two or more colors, especially black and white.
- pine (noun): Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
- pined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pine
- pinned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pin
- pinniped (noun): Any of various large marine mammals belonging to the superfamily (formerly considered a suborder) Pinnipedia comprising walruses, eared seals and earless seals.
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- piped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pipe
- pippin (noun): A seed