NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 1, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, m, n, o, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 104 points |
| Genius Level | 73 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 8 | 5 | - | 1 | 22 |
| E | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 9 | 5 | - | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×3 BO×18 BY×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EB×2 EN×1 |
| G | GO×1 |
| M | |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OB×2 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×1 BEG×2 BOG×3 BOM×2 BON×7 BOO×6 BYG×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EBO×2 ENB×1 |
| G | GOB×1 |
| M | |
| N | NOO×1 |
| O | OBE×1 OBO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bo...... † | BO8 | plural of bogeyman |
| be.. | BE4 | past participle of be. |
| be... | BE5 | To adorn (as if) with gems. |
| be.... | BE6 | Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away. |
| bo... | BO5 | The Devil. |
| bo... | BO5 | Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb. |
| bo... | BO5 | A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The clang of a large bell. |
| bo... | BO5 | A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus. |
| bo... | BO5 | Alternative spelling of bonnie |
| bo.... | BO6 | The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river. |
| bo.. | BO4 | resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo... | BO5 | A stupid person. |
| bo.. | BO4 | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| bo... | BO5 | Characterized by heavy bass sounds. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A prayer; petition. |
| by.... | BY6 | Having been or happened in the distant past. |
| eb.. | EB4 | (now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree. |
| eb... | EB5 | A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros. |
| en.. | EN4 | A person whose gender identity is not strictly male or female; one who is outside of the gender binary. |
| go.. | GO4 | Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker. |
| no.. | NO4 | A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things. |
| ob.. | OB4 | To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of. |
| ob.. | OB4 | A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family. |
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.
- bogeymen† (BO8)
- been (BE4)
- begem (BE5)
- begone (BE6)
- bogey (BO5)
- boggy (BO5)
- bomb (BO4)
- bombe (BO5)
- bonbon (BO6)
- bone (BO4)
- bong (BO4)
- bongo (BO5)
- bonny (BO5)
- bonobo (BO6)
- bony (BO4)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- booby (BO5)
- boom (BO4)
- boomy (BO5)
- boon (BO4)
- bygone (BY6)
- ebon (EB4)
- ebony (EB5)
- enby (EN4)
- goby (GO4)
- noob (NO4)
- obey (OB4)
- oboe (OB4)
Answer Definitions
- bogeymen† (noun): plural of bogeyman
- been (verb): past participle of be.
- begem (verb): To adorn (as if) with gems.
- begone (interjection): Expressing a desire or a command for someone or something to go away.
- bogey (noun): The Devil.
- boggy (adjective): Having the qualities of a bog; i.e. dank, squishy, muddy, and full of water and rotting vegetation.
- bomb (noun): An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb.
- bombe (noun): A dessert made from ice cream frozen in a (generally spherical or hemispherical) mold.
- bonbon (noun): A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.
- bone (noun): A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.
- bong (noun): The clang of a large bell.
- bongo (noun): A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.
- bonny (adjective): Alternative spelling of bonnie
- bonobo (noun): The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.
- bony (adjective): resembling, having the appearance or consistence of, or relating to bone; osseous.
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- booby (noun): A stupid person.
- boom (verb): To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- boomy (adjective): Characterized by heavy bass sounds.
- boon (noun): A prayer; petition.
- bygone (adjective): Having been or happened in the distant past.
- ebon (noun): (now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree.
- ebony (noun): A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
- enby (noun): A person whose gender identity is not strictly male or female; one who is outside of the gender binary.
- goby (noun): Any of various small fish from the large family Gobiidae, in which the pelvic fins are fused to form a disc-shaped sucker.
- noob (noun): A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.
- obey (verb): To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.
- oboe (noun): A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.