NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 29, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | R |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, g, i, n, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 64 words |
| Total Points | 362 points |
| Genius Level | 253 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| B | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| G | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | 10 |
| I | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| N | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 17 |
| V | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 16 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 64 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×2 AI×2 AR×5 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×9 BI×1 BR×13 |
| G | GA×3 GR×7 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NI×2 |
| R | RA×13 RI×4 |
| V | VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×1 AGR×1 AIR×2 ARI×1 ARR×4 |
|---|---|
| B | BAR×9 BIR×1 BRA×7 BRI×6 |
| G | GAR×3 GRA×5 GRI×2 |
| I | ING×2 |
| N | NIG×1 NIR×1 |
| R | RAB×1 RAG×4 RAI×2 RAN×3 RAR×1 RAV×2 RIB×1 RIG×1 RIN×2 |
| V | VIR×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) |
|---|---|---|
| br..... † | BR7 | present participle and gerund of brave |
| ag.. | AG4 | A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive. |
| ag...... | AG8 | Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land. |
| ai.... | AI6 | A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury. |
| ai.... | AI6 | present participle and gerund of air |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar..... | AR7 | To officially charge someone in a court of law. |
| ar........ | AR10 | present participle and gerund of arraign |
| ar....... | AR9 | present participle and gerund of arrange |
| ar...... | AR8 | present participle and gerund of arrive |
| ba.. | BA4 | The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else. |
| ba....... | BA9 | Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior. |
| ba..... | BA7 | An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration. |
| ba........ | BA10 | present participle and gerund of bargain |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle and gerund of barge |
| ba.... | BA6 | present participle and gerund of bare |
| ba.. | BA4 | A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle. |
| ba....... | BA9 | present participle and gerund of barrage |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle and gerund of bar |
| bi.... | BI6 | A Mexican dish of stewed meat (usually goat, beef or lamb; sometimes pork or chicken) and spices, typically served like a soup with (or sometimes in) tortillas. |
| br.. | BR4 | A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification. |
| br...... | BR8 | The act of one who brags. |
| br... | BR5 | The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action. |
| br...... | BR8 | present participle and gerund of brain |
| br.. | BR4 | The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain. |
| br... | BR5 | Alternative form of bravo, when spoken to a female performer. |
| br... | BR5 | Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. |
| br..... | BR7 | present participle of bribe |
| br.. | BR4 | A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast |
| br... | BR5 | To transport toward somebody/somewhere. |
| br...... | BR8 | present participle of bring |
| br..... | BR7 | present participle of brine |
| ga...... | GA8 | present participle and gerund of garage |
| ga.. | GA4 | Fashion, style of dressing oneself up. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle and gerund of garb |
| gr.. | GR4 | To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch. |
| gr...... | GR8 | present participle and gerund of grab |
| gr... | GR5 | The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley. |
| gr...... | GR8 | present participle and gerund of grain |
| gr.. | GR4 | A grandmother. |
| gr.. | GR4 | A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth. |
| gr...... | GR8 | present participle of grin |
| in..... | IN7 | To dye with a fast or lasting colour. |
| in........ | IN10 | present participle and gerund of ingrain |
| ni.... | NI6 | Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice. |
| ni..... | NI7 | Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. |
| ra... | RA5 | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| ra.. | RA4 | Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. |
| ra..... | RA7 | present participle and gerund of rag |
| ra.... | RA6 | present participle and gerund of rage |
| ra.. | RA4 | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ra..... | RA7 | present participle and gerund of rain |
| ra.. | RA4 | simple past tense of ring |
| ra..... | RA7 | present participle and gerund of range |
| ra.. | RA4 | The wife of a rajah. |
| ra.... | RA6 | Eager. |
| ra...... | RA8 | present participle and gerund of ravage |
| ra.... | RA6 | present participle and gerund of rave |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rib |
| ri..... | RI7 | Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. |
| ri.. | RI4 | A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
| ri..... | RI7 | The sound of something that rings. |
| vi.... | VI6 | A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or an animal that has never mated. |
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.
- braving† (BR7)
- agar (AG4)
- agrarian (AG8)
- airbag (AI6)
- airing (AI6)
- aria (AR4)
- arraign (AR7)
- arraigning (AR10)
- arranging (AR9)
- arriving (AR8)
- barb (BA4)
- barbarian (BA9)
- bargain (BA7)
- bargaining (BA10)
- barging (BA7)
- baring (BA6)
- barn (BA4)
- barraging (BA9)
- barring (BA7)
- birria (BI6)
- brag (BR4)
- bragging (BR8)
- brain (BR5)
- braining (BR8)
- bran (BR4)
- brava (BR5)
- briar (BR5)
- bribing (BR7)
- brig (BR4)
- bring (BR5)
- bringing (BR8)
- brining (BR7)
- garaging (GA8)
- garb (GA4)
- garbing (GA7)
- grab (GR4)
- grabbing (GR8)
- grain (GR5)
- graining (GR8)
- gran (GR4)
- grin (GR4)
- grinning (GR8)
- ingrain (IN7)
- ingraining (IN10)
- nigiri (NI6)
- nirvana (NI7)
- rabbi (RA5)
- raga (RA4)
- ragbag (RA6)
- ragging (RA7)
- raging (RA6)
- rain (RA4)
- raining (RA7)
- rang (RA4)
- ranging (RA7)
- rani (RA4)
- raring (RA6)
- ravaging (RA8)
- raving (RA6)
- ribbing (RI7)
- rigging (RI7)
- ring (RI4)
- ringing (RI7)
- virgin (VI6)
Answer Definitions
- braving† (verb): present participle and gerund of brave
- agar (noun): A gelatinous material obtained from red algae, especially Gracilaria species, used as a bacterial culture medium, in electrophoresis and as a food additive.
- agrarian (adjective): Of, or relating to, the ownership, tenure and cultivation of land.
- airbag (noun): A protective system in automobiles in which when a crash occurs, a bag containing nitrogen, formed by the explosive decomposition of sodium azide, quickly inflates in front of the driver or passenger, preventing injury to the head. Side air bags, including the back seat passengers, also prevent injury.
- airing (verb): present participle and gerund of air
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- arraign (verb): To officially charge someone in a court of law.
- arraigning (verb): present participle and gerund of arraign
- arranging (verb): present participle and gerund of arrange
- arriving (verb): present participle and gerund of arrive
- barb (noun): The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or crosswise to something else.
- barbarian (adjective): Relating to people, countries, or customs perceived as uncivilized or inferior.
- bargain (noun): An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds himself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds himself to receive the property and pay the consideration.
- bargaining (verb): present participle and gerund of bargain
- barging (verb): present participle and gerund of barge
- baring (verb): present participle and gerund of bare
- barn (noun): A building, often found on a farm, used for storage or keeping animals such as cattle.
- barraging (verb): present participle and gerund of barrage
- barring (verb): present participle and gerund of bar
- birria (noun): A Mexican dish of stewed meat (usually goat, beef or lamb; sometimes pork or chicken) and spices, typically served like a soup with (or sometimes in) tortillas.
- brag (noun): A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretence or self-glorification.
- bragging (noun): The act of one who brags.
- brain (noun): The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
- braining (verb): present participle and gerund of brain
- bran (noun): The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.
- brava (interjection): Alternative form of bravo, when spoken to a female performer.
- briar (noun): Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
- bribing (verb): present participle of bribe
- brig (noun): A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast
- bring (verb): To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
- bringing (verb): present participle of bring
- brining (verb): present participle of brine
- garaging (verb): present participle and gerund of garage
- garb (noun): Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
- garbing (verb): present participle and gerund of garb
- grab (verb): To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- grabbing (verb): present participle and gerund of grab
- grain (noun): The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.
- graining (verb): present participle and gerund of grain
- gran (noun): A grandmother.
- grin (noun): A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth.
- grinning (verb): present participle of grin
- ingrain (verb): To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
- ingraining (verb): present participle and gerund of ingrain
- nigiri (noun): Regular sushi: a piece of raw fish (or other topping) on top of a small oblong brick of sticky white rice.
- nirvana (noun): Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
- rabbi (noun): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- raga (noun): Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
- ragbag (noun): A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- ragging (verb): present participle and gerund of rag
- raging (verb): present participle and gerund of rage
- rain (noun): Condensed water falling from a cloud.
- raining (verb): present participle and gerund of rain
- rang (verb): simple past tense of ring
- ranging (verb): present participle and gerund of range
- rani (noun): The wife of a rajah.
- raring (adjective): Eager.
- ravaging (verb): present participle and gerund of ravage
- raving (verb): present participle and gerund of rave
- ribbing (verb): present participle of rib
- rigging (noun): Dress; tackle; especially , the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a sailing vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc.
- ring (noun): A solid object in the shape of a circle. A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
- ringing (noun): The sound of something that rings.
- virgin (noun): A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or an animal that has never mated.