NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 14, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, h, m, t, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 56 words |
| Total Points | 218 points |
| Genius Level | 153 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 14 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| H | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 8 |
| M | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 15 |
| O | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| T | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 12 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 23 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 56 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DO×10 |
|---|---|
| E | EM×2 |
| H | HO×8 |
| M | ME×2 MO×13 |
| O | OD×1 OU×4 |
| T | TH×1 TO×11 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEM×4 DOD×1 DOE×1 DOM×2 DOO×2 DOT×4 |
|---|---|
| E | EMO×2 |
| H | HOE×1 HOM×2 HOO×5 |
| M | MEM×1 MET×1 MOD×2 MOO×4 MOT×4 MOU×3 |
| O | ODE×1 OUT×4 |
| T | THO×1 TOE×1 TOM×1 TOO×4 TOT×3 TOU×2 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| mo..... † | MO7 | Having a specified type of mouth. |
| de.. | DE4 | A demonstration or visual explanation. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of demo |
| de.... | DE6 | To lower the rank or status of. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of demote |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do... | DO5 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| do.. | DO4 | A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere. |
| do... | DO5 | In the form of a dome. |
| do.. | DO4 | Destiny, especially terrible. |
| do.... | DO6 | Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome. |
| do.. | DO4 | To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody. |
| do... | DO5 | simple past tense and past participle of dote |
| do.. | DO4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of dot |
| em... | EM5 | To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so. |
| em.... | EM6 | simple past tense and past participle of emote |
| ho.. | HO4 | simple past tense and past participle of hoe |
| ho.. | HO4 | A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there. |
| ho... | HO5 | simple past tense and past participle of home |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Wearing a hood. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| ho.... | HO6 | past participle of hoot |
| me.. | ME4 | A short note; a memorandum. |
| me.... | ME6 | A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process). |
| mo.. | MO4 | One of several ancient Greek scales. |
| mo... | MO5 | A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A mental or emotional state, composure. |
| mo... | MO5 | simple past tense and past participle of moo |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.... | MO6 | Made, or proven to be, moot. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A small particle; a speck. |
| mo... | MO5 | A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness. |
| mo... | MO5 | The opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| od... | OD5 | Alternative form of odeon |
| ou... | OU5 | To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass. |
| ou... | OU5 | simple past tense and past participle of out |
| ou..... | OU7 | To render (something) no longer fashionable. |
| ou...... | OU8 | Unfashionable. |
| th.. | TH4 | Nominative singular of ye (“you”). |
| to.. | TO4 | Having (a specified number or type of) toes. |
| to.. | TO4 | One in a series of volumes. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of toot |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
| to..... | TO7 | Having teeth. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| to... | TO5 | simple past tense and past participle of tote |
| to... | TO5 | Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| to.... | TO6 | simple past tense and past participle of tout |
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.
- mouthed† (MO7)
- demo (DE4)
- demoed (DE6)
- demote (DE6)
- demoted (DE7)
- dodo (DO4)
- doeth (DO5)
- dome (DO4)
- domed (DO5)
- doom (DO4)
- doomed (DO6)
- dote (DO4)
- doted (DO5)
- doth (DO4)
- dotted (DO6)
- emote (EM5)
- emoted (EM6)
- hoed (HO4)
- home (HO4)
- homed (HO5)
- hood (HO4)
- hooded (HO6)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hoot (HO4)
- hooted (HO6)
- memo (ME4)
- method (ME6)
- mode (MO4)
- modem (MO5)
- mood (MO4)
- mooed (MO5)
- moot (MO4)
- mooted (MO6)
- mote (MO4)
- motet (MO5)
- moth (MO4)
- motto (MO5)
- moue (MO4)
- mouth (MO5)
- odeum (OD5)
- outdo (OU5)
- outed (OU5)
- outmode (OU7)
- outmoded (OU8)
- thou (TH4)
- toed (TO4)
- tome (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooted (TO6)
- tooth (TO5)
- toothed (TO7)
- tote (TO4)
- toted (TO5)
- totem (TO5)
- tout (TO4)
- touted (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- mouthed† (adjective): Having a specified type of mouth.
- demo (noun): A demonstration or visual explanation.
- demoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of demo
- demote (verb): To lower the rank or status of.
- demoted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of demote
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- doeth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- dome (noun): A structural element resembling the hollow upper half of a sphere.
- domed (adjective): In the form of a dome.
- doom (noun): Destiny, especially terrible.
- doomed (adjective): Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.
- dote (verb): To be weakly or foolishly fond of somebody.
- doted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dote
- doth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- dotted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dot
- emote (verb): To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
- emoted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of emote
- hoed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hoe
- home (noun): A dwelling. One’s own dwelling place; the house or structure in which one lives; especially the house in which one lives with one's family; the habitual abode of one’s family; also, one’s birthplace. The place where a person was raised; childhood or parental home; home of one’s parents or guardian. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the domestic affections. A house that has been made home-like, to suit the comfort of those who live there.
- homed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of home
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooded (adjective): Wearing a hood.
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- hooted (verb): past participle of hoot
- memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
- method (noun): A process by which a task is completed; a way of doing something (followed by the adposition of, to or for before the purpose of the process).
- mode (noun): One of several ancient Greek scales.
- modem (noun): A device that encodes digital computer signals into analog/analogue telephone signals and vice versa and allows computers to communicate over a phone line.
- mood (noun): A mental or emotional state, composure.
- mooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of moo
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- mooted (adjective): Made, or proven to be, moot.
- mote (noun): A small particle; a speck.
- motet (noun): A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
- moth (noun): A usually nocturnal insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from butterflies by feather-like antennae.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- moue (noun): A pout, especially as expressing mock-annoyance or flirtatiousness.
- mouth (noun): The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.
- odeum (noun): Alternative form of odeon
- outdo (verb): To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.
- outed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of out
- outmode (verb): To render (something) no longer fashionable.
- outmoded (adjective): Unfashionable.
- thou (pronoun): Nominative singular of ye (“you”).
- toed (adjective): Having (a specified number or type of) toes.
- tome (noun): One in a series of volumes.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of toot
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.
- toothed (adjective): Having teeth.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- toted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tote
- totem (noun): Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- touted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tout