NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 29, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, i, p, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 49 words |
| Total Points | 169 points |
| Genius Level | 118 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| C | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| I | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| M | 14 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | 20 |
| P | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| T | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Σ | 28 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 49 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 |
| E | EM×4 |
| I | IM×3 IT×1 |
| M | MA×6 ME×7 MI×7 |
| P | PA×1 PE×1 PI×1 |
| T | TA×3 TE×7 TI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACM×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAM×3 |
| E | EMA×1 EMC×1 EME×1 EMI×1 |
| I | IMA×1 IMI×1 IMP×1 ITE×1 |
| M | MAC×1 MAI×1 MAM×2 MAT×2 MEA×1 MEC×1 MEE×1 MEM×2 MET×2 MIC×2 MIM×3 MIT×2 |
| P | PAM×1 PEA×1 PIM×1 |
| T | TAM×2 TAT×1 TEA×3 TEE×1 TEM×3 TIM×2 TIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| pe....... † | PE9 | The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war. |
| ac.. | AC4 | A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period. |
| at..... | AT7 | To try. |
| ca.. | CA4 | simple past tense of come |
| ca.. | CA4 | A camisole. |
| ca.. | CA4 | An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures. |
| em...... | EM8 | To make extremely thin or wasted. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| em.... | EM6 | Causing nausea and vomiting. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| im..... | IM7 | To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. |
| im.... | IM6 | The striking of one body against another; collision. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A heavy fighting club. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate. |
| ma... | MA5 | A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame. |
| me.. | ME4 | The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me..... | ME7 | Of, being, containing, or pertaining to memes; pertaining to replication of concepts. |
| me.. | ME4 | Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level. |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi..... | MI7 | Exhibiting mimesis. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| pa... | PA5 | singular of pampas |
| pi.. | PI4 | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Not or no longer wild; domesticated. |
| ta.. | TA4 | To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| te.. | TE4 | A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage. |
| te...... | TE8 | One who is on the same team. |
| te..... | TE7 | The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal). |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te.. | TE4 | Abbreviation of temperature. |
| te... | TE5 | plural of tempo |
| te... | TE5 | To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
| ti....... | TI9 | A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism. |
| ti..... | TI7 | plural of titmouse |
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.
- peacetime† (PE9)
- acme (AC4)
- attempt (AT7)
- came (CA4)
- cami (CA4)
- camp (CA4)
- emaciate (EM8)
- emcee (EM5)
- emetic (EM6)
- emit (EM4)
- imam (IM4)
- imitate (IM7)
- impact (IM6)
- item (IT4)
- mace (MA4)
- maim (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mate (MA4)
- matte (MA5)
- meat (ME4)
- mecca (ME5)
- meet (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- memetic (ME7)
- meta (ME4)
- mete (ME4)
- mica (MI4)
- mice (MI4)
- mime (MI4)
- mimetic (MI7)
- mimic (MI5)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- pampa (PA5)
- pimp (PI4)
- tame (TA4)
- tamp (TA4)
- tatami (TA6)
- team (TE4)
- teammate (TE8)
- teatime (TE7)
- teem (TE4)
- temp (TE4)
- tempi (TE5)
- tempt (TE5)
- time (TI4)
- timepiece (TI9)
- titmice (TI7)
Answer Definitions
- peacetime† (noun): The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.
- acme (noun): A high point: the highest point of any range, the most developed stage of any process, or the culmination of any field or historical period.
- attempt (verb): To try.
- came (verb): simple past tense of come
- cami (noun): A camisole.
- camp (noun): An outdoor place acting as temporary accommodation in tents or other temporary structures.
- emaciate (verb): To make extremely thin or wasted.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- emetic (adjective): Causing nausea and vomiting.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- imitate (verb): To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
- impact (noun): The striking of one body against another; collision.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- mace (noun): A heavy fighting club.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- mate (noun): A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- matte (noun): A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
- meat (noun): The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
- mecca (noun): Alternative form of Mecca; a place to which a group of people (for example shoppers) are drawn.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- memetic (adjective): Of, being, containing, or pertaining to memes; pertaining to replication of concepts.
- meta (adjective): Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level.
- mete (verb): To measure.
- mica (noun): Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimetic (adjective): Exhibiting mimesis.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- pampa (noun): singular of pampas
- pimp (noun): Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
- tame (adjective): Not or no longer wild; domesticated.
- tamp (verb): To plug up with clay, earth, dry sand, sod, or other material, as a hole bored in a rock.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- team (noun): A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
- teammate (noun): One who is on the same team.
- teatime (noun): The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- temp (noun): Abbreviation of temperature.
- tempi (noun): plural of tempo
- tempt (verb): To provoke someone to do wrong, especially by promising a reward; to entice.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
- timepiece (noun): A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
- titmice (noun): plural of titmouse