NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 4, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, i, l, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 50 words |
| Total Points | 230 points |
| Genius Level | 161 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| E | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| G | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 8 |
| T | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 6 |
| U | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 14 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 50 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DI×2 DU×7 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×2 ET×1 |
| G | GI×1 GL×8 GU×10 |
| I | |
| L | LI×1 LU×7 |
| T | TU×6 |
| U | UT×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×4 DIL×2 DUD×1 DUE×4 DUL×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ELU×2 ETU×1 |
| G | GIG×1 GLU×8 GUI×6 GUL×3 GUT×1 |
| I | |
| L | LIE×1 LUG×3 LUL×3 LUT×1 |
| T | TUG×1 TUL×1 TUT×4 |
| U | UTI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| gu..... † | GU7 | simple past tense and past participle of guilt |
| de.... | DE6 | To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe. |
| de..... | DE7 | Being affected by delusions. |
| de.... | DE6 | A great flood or rain. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deluge |
| di.... | DI6 | To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past and past participle of dilute |
| du.. | DU4 | A man, generally a younger man. |
| du.. | DU4 | Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of duel |
| du.. | DU4 | A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble). |
| du..... | DU7 | simple past tense and past participle of duet |
| du.. | DU4 | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dull |
| el... | EL5 | To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill. |
| el.... | EL6 | simple past tense and past participle of elude |
| et... | ET5 | A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill. |
| gi... | GI5 | an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period). |
| gl.. | GL4 | A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. |
| gl... | GL5 | simple past tense and past participle of glue |
| gl.. | GL4 | The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle. |
| gl..... | GL7 | simple past tense and past participle of glug |
| gl.. | GL4 | An excess, too much. |
| gl... | GL5 | A gluteal muscle. |
| gl.... | GL6 | plural of gluteus |
| gl..... | GL7 | simple past tense and past participle of glut |
| gu... | GU5 | Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain. |
| gu.... | GU6 | simple past tense and past participle of guide |
| gu... | GU5 | A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages. |
| gu... | GU5 | Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception. |
| gu... | GU5 | Responsibility for wrongdoing. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. |
| gu.... | GU6 | simple past tense and past participle of gull |
| gu.... | GU6 | The throat or esophagus. |
| gu.... | GU6 | Eviscerated. |
| li.. | LI4 | A place or stead; See in lieu or in lieu of |
| lu.. | LU4 | A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back. |
| lu... | LU5 | simple past tense and past participle of luge |
| lu.... | LU6 | simple past tense and past participle of lug |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.... | LU6 | simple past tense and past participle of lull |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard. |
| tu.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tug |
| tu... | TU5 | A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc. |
| tu... | TU5 | A student of a tutor. |
| tu.... | TU6 | simple past tense and past participle of tut |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| ut... | UT5 | Useful. |
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.
- guilted† (GU7)
- delude (DE6)
- deluded (DE7)
- deluge (DE6)
- deluged (DE7)
- dilute (DI6)
- diluted (DI7)
- dude (DU4)
- duel (DU4)
- dueled (DU6)
- duet (DU4)
- duetted (DU7)
- dull (DU4)
- dulled (DU6)
- elude (EL5)
- eluded (EL6)
- etude (ET5)
- gigue (GI5)
- glue (GL4)
- glued (GL5)
- glug (GL4)
- glugged (GL7)
- glut (GL4)
- glute (GL5)
- glutei (GL6)
- glutted (GL7)
- guide (GU5)
- guided (GU6)
- guild (GU5)
- guile (GU5)
- guilt (GU5)
- gull (GU4)
- gulled (GU6)
- gullet (GU6)
- gutted (GU6)
- lieu (LI4)
- luge (LU4)
- luged (LU5)
- lugged (LU6)
- lull (LU4)
- lulled (LU6)
- lulu (LU4)
- lute (LU4)
- tugged (TU6)
- tulle (TU5)
- tutee (TU5)
- tutted (TU6)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- utile (UT5)
Answer Definitions
- guilted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of guilt
- delude (verb): To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
- deluded (adjective): Being affected by delusions.
- deluge (noun): A great flood or rain.
- deluged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deluge
- dilute (verb): To make thinner by adding solvent to a solution, especially by adding water.
- diluted (verb): simple past and past participle of dilute
- dude (noun): A man, generally a younger man.
- duel (noun): Arranged, regular combat between two private persons, often over a matter of honor.
- dueled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duel
- duet (noun): A musical composition in two parts, each performed by a single voice (singer, instrument or univoce ensemble).
- duetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of duet
- dull (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- dulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dull
- elude (verb): To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- eluded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elude
- etude (noun): A short piece of music, designed to give a performer practice in a particular area or skill.
- gigue (noun): an Irish dance, derived from the jig, used in the Partita form (Baroque Period).
- glue (noun): A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
- glued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glue
- glug (noun): The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
- glugged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glug
- glut (noun): An excess, too much.
- glute (noun): A gluteal muscle.
- glutei (noun): plural of gluteus
- glutted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glut
- guide (noun): Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through dangerous terrain.
- guided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of guide
- guild (noun): A group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans for mutual aid, particularly in the Middle Ages.
- guile (noun): Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
- guilt (noun): Responsibility for wrongdoing.
- gull (noun): A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
- gulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gull
- gullet (noun): The throat or esophagus.
- gutted (adjective): Eviscerated.
- lieu (noun): A place or stead; See in lieu or in lieu of
- luge (noun): A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
- luged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of luge
- lugged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lug
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lull
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- lute (noun): A fretted stringed instrument of European origin, similar to the guitar, having a bowl-shaped body or soundbox; any of a wide variety of chordophones with a pear-shaped body and a neck whose upper surface is in the same plane as the soundboard, with strings along the neck and parallel to the soundboard.
- tugged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tug
- tulle (noun): A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for clothing, veils, etc.
- tutee (noun): A student of a tutor.
- tutted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tut
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- utile (adjective): Useful.