NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 31, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, l, n, r |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 66 words |
| Total Points | 378 points |
| Genius Level | 265 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| B | 12 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 46 |
| G | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| R | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 66 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AI×2 AL×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×23 BI×6 BL×6 BR×11 |
| G | GA×5 GI×1 GL×1 GR×2 |
| I | |
| L | LA×2 LI×1 |
| N | NA×1 NI×1 |
| R | RA×2 RI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AIR×2 ALI×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAA×1 BAB×2 BAG×1 BAI×2 BAL×3 BAN×5 BAR×9 BIL×3 BIN×2 BIR×1 BLA×3 BLI×3 BRA×5 BRI×6 |
| G | GAB×2 GAR×3 GIB×1 GLI×1 GRA×2 |
| I | |
| L | LAB×2 LIB×1 |
| N | NAB×1 NIB×1 |
| R | RAB×1 RAG×1 RIB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bl..... † | BL7 | Any loud noise, such as from an elephant. |
| ga...... † | GA8 | present participle and gerund of garble |
| 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..... | AI7 | A shot that misses the backboard, rim and net entirely. |
| al... | AL5 | The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed. |
| ba.... | BA6 | The bleating of a sheep. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup. |
| ba...... | BA8 | a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of bag |
| ba.. | BA4 | Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial. |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of bail |
| ba.... | BA6 | present participle of bale |
| ba.. | BA4 | A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass. |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of ball |
| ba... | BA5 | Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh. |
| ba.... | BA6 | An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking. |
| ba.. | BA4 | A sudden percussive noise. |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of bang |
| ba..... | BA7 | present participle of ban |
| 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...... | BI8 | Articulated with both lips. |
| bi.. | BI4 | Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. |
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of bill |
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of binge |
| bi..... | BI7 | present participle of bin |
| 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. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion. |
| bl...... | BL8 | present participle of blab |
| bl.. | BL4 | To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up. |
| bl... | BL5 | Alternative form of bling bling |
| bl... | BL5 | A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon. |
| 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 | 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..... | GA7 | present participle of gab |
| ga...... | GA8 | present participle of gabble |
| ga.. | GA4 | Fashion, style of dressing oneself up. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle and gerund of garb |
| gi.... | GI6 | present participle of gibe |
| gl.. | GL4 | Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow. |
| gr.. | GR4 | To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch. |
| gr...... | GR8 | present participle and gerund of grab |
| la... | LA5 | The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina. |
| la.... | LA6 | Of or pertaining to the lips or labia. |
| li....... | LI9 | The keeper, manager of a library. |
| na..... | NA7 | present participle of nab |
| ni...... | NI8 | The act or sound of one who nibbles. |
| ra... | RA5 | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rib |
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.
- blaring† (BL7)
- garbling† (GA8)
- airbag (AI6)
- airball (AI7)
- alibi (AL5)
- baaing (BA6)
- baba (BA4)
- babbling (BA8)
- bagging (BA7)
- bail (BA4)
- bailing (BA7)
- baling (BA6)
- ball (BA4)
- balling (BA7)
- banal (BA5)
- banana (BA6)
- bang (BA4)
- banging (BA7)
- banning (BA7)
- barb (BA4)
- barbarian (BA9)
- bargain (BA7)
- bargaining (BA10)
- barging (BA7)
- baring (BA6)
- barn (BA4)
- barraging (BA9)
- barring (BA7)
- bilabial (BI8)
- bill (BI4)
- billing (BI7)
- binging (BI7)
- binning (BI7)
- birria (BI6)
- blab (BL4)
- blabbing (BL8)
- blin (BL4)
- bling (BL5)
- blini (BL5)
- brag (BR4)
- bragging (BR8)
- brain (BR5)
- braining (BR8)
- bran (BR4)
- briar (BR5)
- bribing (BR7)
- brig (BR4)
- bring (BR5)
- bringing (BR8)
- brining (BR7)
- gabbing (GA7)
- gabbling (GA8)
- garb (GA4)
- garbing (GA7)
- gibing (GI6)
- glib (GL4)
- grab (GR4)
- grabbing (GR8)
- labia (LA5)
- labial (LA6)
- librarian (LI9)
- nabbing (NA7)
- nibbling (NI8)
- rabbi (RA5)
- ragbag (RA6)
- ribbing (RI7)
Answer Definitions
- blaring† (noun): Any loud noise, such as from an elephant.
- garbling† (verb): present participle and gerund of garble
- 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.
- airball (noun): A shot that misses the backboard, rim and net entirely.
- alibi (noun): The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for a crime proves or attempts to prove being in another place when the alleged act was committed.
- baaing (noun): The bleating of a sheep.
- baba (noun): A kind of sponge cake soaked in rum-flavoured syrup.
- babbling (noun): a stage in child language acquisition, during which an infant appears to be experimenting with uttering sounds of language, but not yet producing any recognizable words
- bagging (verb): present participle of bag
- bail (noun): Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.
- bailing (verb): present participle of bail
- baling (verb): present participle of bale
- ball (noun): A solid or hollow sphere, or roughly spherical mass.
- balling (verb): present participle of ball
- banal (adjective): Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- banana (noun): An elongated curved tropical fruit of a banana plant, which grows in bunches and has a creamy flesh and a smooth skin. In particular, the sweet, yellow fruit of the Cavendish banana cultivar, which may be eaten raw, as distinct from e.g. a plantain for cooking.
- bang (noun): A sudden percussive noise.
- banging (verb): present participle of bang
- banning (verb): present participle of ban
- 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
- bilabial (adjective): Articulated with both lips.
- bill (noun): Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- billing (verb): present participle of bill
- binging (verb): present participle of binge
- binning (verb): present participle of bin
- 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.
- blab (verb): To tell tales; to gossip without reserve or discretion.
- blabbing (verb): present participle of blab
- blin (verb): To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
- bling (noun): Alternative form of bling bling
- blini (noun): A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.
- 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.
- 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
- gabbing (verb): present participle of gab
- gabbling (verb): present participle of gabble
- garb (noun): Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
- garbing (verb): present participle and gerund of garb
- gibing (verb): present participle of gibe
- glib (adjective): Having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow.
- grab (verb): To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.
- grabbing (verb): present participle and gerund of grab
- labia (noun): The folds of tissue at the opening of the vulva, at either side of the vagina.
- labial (adjective): Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
- librarian (noun): The keeper, manager of a library.
- nabbing (verb): present participle of nab
- nibbling (noun): The act or sound of one who nibbles.
- rabbi (noun): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- ragbag (noun): A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
- ribbing (verb): present participle of rib