NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 4, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, f, i, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 61 words |
| Total Points | 404 points |
| Genius Level | 283 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 | 11 | 12 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | 30 |
| E | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| N | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 11 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 61 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×1 CI×1 CO×28 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×1 EF×2 EN×1 |
| F | FE×1 FI×1 FO×1 |
| I | IC×2 IN×8 IO×1 |
| N | NE×1 NI×3 NO×3 |
| O | OC×1 OF×1 ON×1 |
| T | TE×1 TI×1 TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEN×1 CIT×1 COC×2 COE×1 COF×2 COI×2 CON×17 COO×2 COT×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ECO×1 EFF×2 ENT×1 |
| F | FEN×1 FIC×1 FOC×1 |
| I | ICO×2 INC×3 INE×1 INF×2 INN×2 ION×1 |
| N | NEO×1 NIC×2 NIE×1 NON×2 NOT×1 |
| O | OCT×1 OFF×1 ONC×1 |
| T | TEC×1 TIN×1 TON×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) |
|---|---|---|
| co......... † | CO11 | cooperating |
| co........ † | CO10 | A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake. |
| co...... † | CO8 | Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations. |
| in....... † | IN9 | The act or process of infecting. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co.... | CO6 | A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. |
| co.... | CO6 | A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial. |
| co.. | CO4 | A hairdo. |
| co.. | CO4 | A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle. |
| co..... | CO7 | Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought. |
| co..... | CO7 | To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking. |
| co........ | CO10 | The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients. |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co..... | CO7 | To make up, prepare, or compound; to produce by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct. |
| co..... | CO7 | To have a common boundary with; to border on. |
| co.... | CO6 | Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation. |
| co... | CO5 | Synonym of conical |
| co..... | CO7 | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| co........ | CO10 | The act of connecting. |
| co..... | CO7 | To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning. |
| co..... | CO7 | Satisfied, pleased, contented. |
| co........ | CO10 | Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle. |
| co........ | CO10 | The voluntary control of urination and defecation. |
| co....... | CO9 | Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc. |
| co.. | CO4 | Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead. |
| co.... | CO6 | A louse (Pediculus humanus). |
| co.. | CO4 | A cottage or hut. |
| co.... | CO6 | Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber. |
| ec..... | EC7 | a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems). |
| ef.... | EF6 | The result or outcome of a cause. |
| ef....... | EF9 | making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| fe... | FE5 | A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc. |
| fi..... | FI7 | Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of focus |
| ic.. | IC4 | An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion. |
| ic.... | IC6 | Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon. |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in.......... | IN12 | Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity. |
| in......... | IN11 | Unable to contain or retain. |
| in......... | IN11 | Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious |
| in.... | IN6 | To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it. |
| in....... | IN9 | Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc. |
| in...... | IN8 | Free from guilt, sin, or immorality. |
| io... | IO5 | of, relating to, or containing ions |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni...... | NI8 | An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no........ | NO10 | Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively. |
| no.... | NO6 | The act of observing; perception. |
| oc... | OC5 | A group or set of eight of something. |
| of.... | OF6 | A ceremonial duty or service, particularly: The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church. Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin. A daily service without the eucharist. The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons. |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
| te...... | TE8 | Of or relating to construction or to architecture |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| to... | TO5 | Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles. |
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.
- coefficient† (CO11)
- confection† (CO10)
- confetti† (CO8)
- infection† (IN9)
- cent (CE4)
- cite (CI4)
- cocci (CO5)
- cocoon (CO6)
- coffee (CO6)
- coffin (CO6)
- coif (CO4)
- coin (CO4)
- conceit (CO7)
- concoct (CO7)
- concoction (CO10)
- cone (CO4)
- confect (CO7)
- confine (CO7)
- confit (CO6)
- conic (CO5)
- connect (CO7)
- connection (CO10)
- connote (CO7)
- content (CO7)
- contention (CO10)
- continence (CO10)
- continent (CO9)
- coot (CO4)
- cootie (CO6)
- cote (CO4)
- cotton (CO6)
- ecotone (EC7)
- effect (EF6)
- efficient (EF9)
- entice (EN6)
- fence (FE5)
- fiction (FI7)
- foci (FO4)
- icon (IC4)
- iconic (IC6)
- incite (IN6)
- incontinence (IN12)
- incontinent (IN11)
- inefficient (IN11)
- infect (IN6)
- innocence (IN9)
- innocent (IN8)
- ionic (IO5)
- neocon (NE6)
- nice (NI4)
- nicotine (NI8)
- niece (NI5)
- nonce (NO5)
- nonfiction (NO10)
- notice (NO6)
- octet (OC5)
- office (OF6)
- once (ON4)
- tectonic (TE8)
- tinct (TI5)
- tonic (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- coefficient† (adjective): cooperating
- confection† (noun): A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
- confetti† (noun): Small pieces or strips (streamers) of colored paper or other material (metal, plaster, etc) generally thrown about at festive occasions, especially at weddings and in victory celebrations.
- infection† (noun): The act or process of infecting.
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- coffee (noun): A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
- coffin (noun): A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
- coif (noun): A hairdo.
- coin (noun): A piece of currency, usually metallic and in the shape of a disc, but sometimes polygonal, or with a hole in the middle.
- conceit (noun): Something conceived in the mind; an idea, a thought.
- concoct (verb): To prepare something by mixing various ingredients, especially to prepare food for cooking.
- concoction (noun): The preparing of a medicine, food or other substance out of many ingredients.
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- confect (verb): To make up, prepare, or compound; to produce by combining ingredients or materials; to concoct.
- confine (verb): To have a common boundary with; to border on.
- confit (noun): Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.
- conic (adjective): Synonym of conical
- connect (verb): To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object.
- connection (noun): The act of connecting.
- connote (verb): To signify beyond its literal or principal meaning.
- content (adjective): Satisfied, pleased, contented.
- contention (noun): Argument, contest, debate, strife, struggle.
- continence (noun): The voluntary control of urination and defecation.
- continent (noun): Each of the main continuous land-masses on the earth's surface, now generally regarded as seven in number, including their related islands, continental shelves etc.
- coot (noun): Any of various aquatic birds of the genus Fulica that are mainly black with a prominent frontal shield on the forehead.
- cootie (noun): A louse (Pediculus humanus).
- cote (noun): A cottage or hut.
- cotton (noun): Gossypium, a genus of plant used as a source of cotton fiber.
- ecotone (noun): a transition area between two adjacent ecological communities (ecosystems).
- effect (noun): The result or outcome of a cause.
- efficient (adjective): making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- fence (noun): A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.
- fiction (noun): Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
- foci (noun): plural of focus
- icon (noun): An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- iconic (adjective): Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an icon.
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- incontinence (noun): Lack of self-restraint, an inability to control oneself; unchastity.
- incontinent (adjective): Unable to contain or retain.
- inefficient (adjective): Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious
- infect (verb): To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
- innocence (noun): Absence of responsibility for a crime, tort, etc.
- innocent (adjective): Free from guilt, sin, or immorality.
- ionic (adjective): of, relating to, or containing ions
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- nicotine (noun): An alkaloid (C10H14N2), commonly occurring in the tobacco plant. In small doses it is a habit-forming stimulant; in larger doses it is toxic and is often used in insecticides.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- nonfiction (noun): Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.
- notice (noun): The act of observing; perception.
- octet (noun): A group or set of eight of something.
- office (noun): A ceremonial duty or service, particularly: The authorized form of ceremonial worship of a church. Any special liturgy, as the Office for the Dead or of the Virgin. A daily service without the eucharist. The daily service of the breviary, the liturgy for each canonical hour, including psalms, collects, and lessons.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- tectonic (adjective): Of or relating to construction or to architecture
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- tonic (adjective): Pertaining to tension, especially of muscles.