NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 30, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, d, e, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 268 points |
| Genius Level | 188 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 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
| D | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 11 |
| N | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | Σ | 11 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×7 BO×4 |
|---|---|
| C | CO×8 |
| D | DE×6 DI×7 DO×1 |
| E | EC×1 ED×1 |
| I | IC×3 IN×5 IO×3 |
| N | NI×3 |
| O | OB×1 ON×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BID×2 BIN×3 BIO×2 BOB×1 BOC×1 BOD×2 |
|---|---|
| C | COC×1 COD×1 COI×5 CON×1 |
| D | DEC×2 DEI×3 DEN×1 DIC×2 DIE×1 DIN×3 DIO×1 DOO×1 |
| E | ECO×1 EDD×1 |
| I | ICE×1 ICO×2 INC×1 IND×2 INN×2 IOD×2 ION×1 |
| N | NIC×1 NIE×1 NIN×1 |
| O | OBE×1 ONI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ob....... † | OB9 | The quality of being obedient. |
| bi.. | BI4 | To bear; to endure; to tolerate. |
| bi... | BI5 | simple past tense and past participle of bide |
| bi.. | BI4 | To tie; to confine by any ligature. |
| bi... | BI5 | The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women. |
| bi.... | BI6 | simple past tense and past participle of bin |
| bi..... | BI7 | Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms. |
| bi.... | BI6 | Related to bionics. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. |
| bo... | BO5 | Alternative form of bocce |
| bo.... | BO6 | A sleeveless shirt for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Having a specified form of body. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co..... | CO7 | An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc. |
| co.. | CO4 | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| co...... | CO8 | To occupy exactly the same space. |
| co....... | CO9 | simple past tense and past participle of coincide |
| co......... | CO11 | Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place. |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of coin |
| co... | CO5 | Synonym of conical |
| de.... | DE6 | to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decide |
| de... | DE5 | To remove the ice from something. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deice |
| de..... | DE7 | The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deny |
| di.. | DI4 | Gaming with one or more dice. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dice |
| 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.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| di... | DI5 | An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier. |
| do.... | DO6 | A marijuana cigarette. |
| ec..... | EC7 | The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ic.. | IC4 | With ice added. |
| ic.. | IC4 | An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| ic.... | IC6 | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| in....... | IN9 | The act of something happening; occurrence. |
| 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). |
| in....... | IN9 | Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc. |
| io.... | IO6 | A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical. |
| io.... | IO6 | A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens. |
| io... | IO5 | of, relating to, or containing ions |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
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.
- obedience† (OB9)
- bide (BI4)
- bided (BI5)
- bind (BI4)
- bindi (BI5)
- binned (BI6)
- biocide (BI7)
- bionic (BI6)
- bobbin (BO6)
- bocci (BO5)
- bodice (BO6)
- bodied (BO6)
- cocci (CO5)
- codeine (CO7)
- coin (CO4)
- coincide (CO8)
- coincided (CO9)
- coincidence (CO11)
- coined (CO6)
- conic (CO5)
- decide (DE6)
- decided (DE7)
- deice (DE5)
- deiced (DE6)
- deicide (DE7)
- denied (DE6)
- dice (DI4)
- diced (DI5)
- died (DI4)
- dine (DI4)
- dined (DI5)
- dino (DI4)
- diode (DI5)
- doobie (DO6)
- ecocide (EC7)
- eddied (ED6)
- iced (IC4)
- icon (IC4)
- iconic (IC6)
- incidence (IN9)
- indeed (IN6)
- indie (IN5)
- innie (IN5)
- innocence (IN9)
- iodide (IO6)
- iodine (IO6)
- ionic (IO5)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- onion (ON5)
Answer Definitions
- obedience† (noun): The quality of being obedient.
- bide (verb): To bear; to endure; to tolerate.
- bided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bide
- bind (verb): To tie; to confine by any ligature.
- bindi (noun): The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.
- binned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bin
- biocide (noun): Any action or substance that can destroy living organisms.
- bionic (adjective): Related to bionics.
- bobbin (noun): A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- bocci (noun): Alternative form of bocce
- bodice (noun): A sleeveless shirt for women, sometimes provided with detachable sleeves.
- bodied (adjective): Having a specified form of body.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- codeine (noun): An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.
- coin (noun): A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- coincide (verb): To occupy exactly the same space.
- coincided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coincide
- coincidence (noun): Of objects, the property of being coincident; occurring at the same time or place.
- coined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coin
- conic (adjective): Synonym of conical
- decide (verb): to resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle
- decided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decide
- deice (verb): To remove the ice from something.
- deiced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deice
- deicide (noun): The killing of a god or goddess; godslaughter.
- denied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deny
- dice (noun): Gaming with one or more dice.
- diced (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dice
- 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
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- diode (noun): An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.
- doobie (noun): A marijuana cigarette.
- ecocide (noun): The complete destruction of an ecosystem due to human activities, such as due to exploitation of resources, nuclear warfare, or the dumping of harmful chemicals.
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- iced (adjective): With ice added.
- icon (noun): An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- iconic (adjective): Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- incidence (noun): The act of something happening; occurrence.
- 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).
- innocence (noun): Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
- iodide (noun): A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.
- iodine (noun): A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.
- ionic (adjective): of, relating to, or containing ions
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.