NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 17, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, f, i, n, r, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 125 points |
| Genius Level | 88 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| M | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 19 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×1 AI×1 AN×1 AR×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FA×1 FI×1 |
| I | IM×1 IN×3 |
| M | MA×13 MI×5 MY×1 |
| N | |
| R | RA×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×1 AIR×1 ANI×1 ARM×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FAR×1 FIR×1 |
| I | IMA×1 INF×3 |
| M | MAF×1 MAI×2 MAM×3 MAN×3 MAR×4 MIF×1 MIN×3 MIR×1 MYN×1 |
| N | |
| R | RAM×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| in....... † | IN9 | A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse. |
| af.... | AF6 | To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively. |
| ai.... | AI6 | A pilot of an aircraft. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. |
| fa.. | FA4 | A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A business partnership; the name under which it trades. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| in.... | IN6 | The state of being infamous. |
| in.... | IN6 | Weak or ill, not in good health. |
| ma... | MA5 | A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| 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..... | MA7 | Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal). |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| ma.... | MA6 | A harbour for small boats. |
| ma...... | MA8 | Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce. |
| ma.. | MA4 | madam; a polite term of address for a lady. |
| ma... | MA5 | To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A small argument; a quarrel. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| mi... | MI5 | A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking. |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| ra.... | RA6 | To divide into branches or subdivisions. |
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.
- infirmary† (IN9)
- affirm (AF6)
- airman (AI6)
- anima (AN5)
- army (AR4)
- farm (FA4)
- firm (FI4)
- imam (IM4)
- infamy (IN6)
- infirm (IN6)
- mafia (MA5)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- mammary (MA7)
- mania (MA5)
- manna (MA5)
- many (MA4)
- marina (MA6)
- marinara (MA8)
- marm (MA4)
- marry (MA5)
- miff (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- mirin (MI5)
- myna (MY4)
- ramify (RA6)
Answer Definitions
- infirmary† (noun): A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
- affirm (verb): To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
- airman (noun): A pilot of an aircraft.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- army (noun): A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
- farm (noun): A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.
- firm (noun): A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- infamy (noun): The state of being infamous.
- infirm (adjective): Weak or ill, not in good health.
- mafia (noun): A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- 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.
- mammary (adjective): Of or relating to mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- marina (noun): A harbour for small boats.
- marinara (adjective): Prepared with tomatoes, or in a tomato sauce.
- marm (noun): madam; a polite term of address for a lady.
- marry (verb): To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.
- miff (noun): A small argument; a quarrel.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- mirin (noun): A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking.
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- ramify (verb): To divide into branches or subdivisions.