NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 27, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, g, i, k |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 97 points |
| Genius Level | 68 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| G | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | 6 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 13 | Σ | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | |
|---|---|
| D | DE×2 DI×2 |
| E | EM×2 |
| G | GI×3 |
| I | |
| K | |
| M | ME×4 MI×9 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | |
|---|---|
| D | DEE×2 DIM×2 |
| E | EMC×2 |
| G | GIM×3 |
| I | |
| K | |
| M | MED×1 MEE×1 MEM×2 MIC×1 MID×2 MIK×2 MIM×4 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| gi....... † | GI9 | simple past and past participle of gimmick |
| de.. | DE4 | To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deem |
| di.. | DI4 | A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dim |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| em.... | EM6 | simple past tense and past participle of emcee |
| gi... | GI5 | Give me. |
| gi..... | GI7 | A trick or device used to attain some end. |
| me... | ME5 | Of or pertaining to medicines; medical. |
| me.. | ME4 | Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing. |
| 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... | ME5 | simple past tense and past participle of meme |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi... | MI5 | any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Alternative letter-case form of Mike of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet. |
| mi... | MI5 | simple past and past participle of mike |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi... | MI5 | simple past tense and past participle of mime |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi...... | MI8 | simple past and past participle of mimic |
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.
- gimmicked† (GI9)
- deem (DE4)
- deemed (DE6)
- dime (DI4)
- dimmed (DI6)
- emcee (EM5)
- emceed (EM6)
- gimme (GI5)
- gimmick (GI7)
- medic (ME5)
- meek (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- memed (ME5)
- mice (MI4)
- midge (MI5)
- midi (MI4)
- mike (MI4)
- miked (MI5)
- mime (MI4)
- mimed (MI5)
- mimic (MI5)
- mimicked (MI8)
Answer Definitions
- gimmicked† (verb): simple past and past participle of gimmick
- deem (verb): To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.
- deemed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deem
- dime (noun): A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
- dimmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dim
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- emceed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of emcee
- gimme (contraction): Give me.
- gimmick (noun): A trick or device used to attain some end.
- medic (adjective): Of or pertaining to medicines; medical.
- meek (adjective): Humble, non-boastful, modest, meager, or self-effacing.
- 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.
- memed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meme
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- midge (noun): any of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or biting midges, all belonging to the order Diptera
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- mike (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mike of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony alphabet.
- miked (verb): simple past and past participle of mike
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mime
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mimicked (verb): simple past and past participle of mimic