NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 1, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, e, h, k, m |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 109 points |
| Genius Level | 76 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| C | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| H | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 5 |
| K | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| M | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | Σ | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AC×1 AM×1 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×3 CH×1 |
| E | EN×2 |
| H | HA×1 HE×4 |
| K | KE×1 KH×1 KN×2 |
| M | MA×2 ME×2 |
| N | NA×5 NE×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ACN×1 AME×1 ANK×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAN×3 CHA×1 |
| E | ENE×1 ENH×1 |
| H | HAN×1 HEN×4 |
| K | KEE×1 KHA×1 KNA×1 KNE×1 |
| M | MAN×2 MEA×1 MEN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAM×2 NAN×2 NEC×1 NEN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| na....... † | NA9 | To announce the name of a person before they play a solo. |
| ac.. | AC4 | A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection. |
| am.. | AM4 | At the end of religious prayers: so be it. |
| an.. | AN4 | A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept. |
| ca.... | CA6 | A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France. |
| ca.. | CA4 | A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae |
| ca... | CA5 | Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers. |
| ch.... | CH6 | An opportunity or possibility. |
| en... | EN5 | An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes. |
| en..... | EN7 | To lift, raise up. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope. |
| he... | HE5 | from here, from this place, away |
| he...... | HE8 | A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate. |
| he...... | HE8 | plural of henchman |
| he... | HE5 | A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers |
| ke.. | KE4 | Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested. |
| kh.. | KH4 | A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages. |
| kn... | KN5 | A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something. |
| kn.. | KN4 | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| me.. | ME4 | To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. |
| me.... | ME6 | A perceived threat or danger. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na..... | NA7 | A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
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.
- namecheck† (NA9)
- acne (AC4)
- amen (AM4)
- ankh (AN4)
- cancan (CA6)
- cane (CA4)
- canna (CA5)
- chance (CH6)
- enema (EN5)
- enhance (EN7)
- hank (HA4)
- hence (HE5)
- henchman (HE8)
- henchmen (HE8)
- henna (HE5)
- keen (KE4)
- khan (KH4)
- knack (KN5)
- knee (KN4)
- mane (MA4)
- manna (MA5)
- mean (ME4)
- menace (ME6)
- naan (NA4)
- name (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- nankeen (NA7)
- neck (NE4)
- nene (NE4)
Answer Definitions
- namecheck† (verb): To announce the name of a person before they play a solo.
- acne (noun): A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.
- amen (adverb): At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
- ankh (noun): A cross shaped like a T with a loop at the top, the Egyptian hieroglyph representing the Egyptian triliteral ꜥnḫ (“life”) and often used as an amulet or charm for this concept.
- cancan (noun): A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.
- cane (noun): A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof The slender, flexible main stem of a plant such as bamboo, including many species in the grass family Gramineae
- canna (noun): Any member of the genus Canna of tropical plants with large leaves and often showy flowers.
- chance (noun): An opportunity or possibility.
- enema (noun): An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- enhance (verb): To lift, raise up.
- hank (noun): A coil or loop of something, especially twine, yarn, or rope.
- hence (adverb): from here, from this place, away
- henchman (noun): A loyal and trusted follower or subordinate.
- henchmen (noun): plural of henchman
- henna (noun): A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers
- keen (adjective): Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
- khan (noun): A ruler over various Turkish, Tatar and Mongol peoples in the Middle Ages.
- knack (noun): A readiness in performance; aptness at doing something.
- knee (noun): In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
- mane (noun): Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- mean (verb): To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- menace (noun): A perceived threat or danger.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- name (noun): Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nankeen (noun): A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.
- neck (noun): The part of the body connecting the head and the trunk found in humans and some animals.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.