NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 13, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, d, e, n, v, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 251 points |
| Genius Level | 176 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
| D | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | 12 |
| E | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| N | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| V | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Y | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×24 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×5 DO×7 |
| E | EN×3 |
| N | NE×2 NO×5 |
| O | OD×1 ON×1 OV×1 |
| V | VO×1 |
| Y | YO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×2 COD×3 COE×1 CON×14 COO×1 COV×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DEC×5 DOD×1 DON×3 DOV×1 DOY×2 |
| E | ENC×2 ENV×1 |
| N | NEO×2 NOD×2 NON×2 NOO×1 |
| O | ODE×1 ONC×1 OVE×1 |
| V | VOO×1 |
| Y | YON×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...... † | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of convey |
| co...... † | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of convoy |
| co.... | CO6 | The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa. |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of cocoon |
| co.. | CO4 | A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents. |
| co... | CO5 | Encoded; written in code or cipher. |
| co... | CO5 | A handbell used for summoning monks. |
| co.. | CO4 | Alternative form of co-ed |
| co..... | CO7 | To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of concede |
| co... | CO5 | Clipping of condominium. |
| co..... | CO7 | To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked). |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of condone |
| co.. | CO4 | A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line. |
| co... | CO5 | segregated or delineated by traffic cones |
| co.... | CO6 | simple past tense and past participle of con |
| co..... | CO7 | To come together; to meet; to unite. |
| co...... | CO8 | simple past tense and past participle of convene |
| co.... | CO6 | To move (something) from one place to another. |
| co.... | CO6 | One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels. |
| co... | CO5 | simple past tense and past participle of coo |
| co.. | CO4 | A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern. |
| co... | CO5 | A formal group or assembly of witches. |
| co... | CO5 | A group of 8–12 (or more) quail. |
| de.. | DE4 | Decompression. |
| de.... | DE6 | To convert from an encrypted form to plain text. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decode |
| de... | DE5 | A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of decoy |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do.. | DO4 | Having completed or finished an activity. |
| do... | DO5 | Someone who receives a gift from a donor. |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of don |
| do.. | DO4 | A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae. |
| do... | DO5 | A commander in charge of ten men. |
| do..... | DO7 | A female doyen. |
| en.... | EN6 | To convert (plain text) into code. |
| en..... | EN7 | simple past tense and past participle of encode |
| en... | EN5 | A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador. |
| ne.... | NE6 | A neoconservative. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas. |
| no.... | NO6 | simple past tense and past participle of nod |
| no.. | NO4 | A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling. |
| no... | NO5 | The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce). |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| od... | OD5 | An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry. |
| on.. | ON4 | One and only one time. |
| ov.. | OV4 | A chamber used for baking or heating. |
| vo.... | VO6 | Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana. |
| yo.. | YO4 | further; more distant |
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.
- conveyed† (CO8)
- convoyed† (CO8)
- cocoon (CO6)
- cocooned (CO8)
- code (CO4)
- coded (CO5)
- codon (CO5)
- coed (CO4)
- concede (CO7)
- conceded (CO8)
- condo (CO5)
- condone (CO7)
- condoned (CO8)
- cone (CO4)
- coned (CO5)
- conned (CO6)
- convene (CO7)
- convened (CO8)
- convey (CO6)
- convoy (CO6)
- cooed (CO5)
- cove (CO4)
- coven (CO5)
- covey (CO5)
- deco (DE4)
- decode (DE6)
- decoded (DE7)
- decoy (DE5)
- decoyed (DE7)
- dodo (DO4)
- done (DO4)
- donee (DO5)
- donned (DO6)
- dove (DO4)
- doyen (DO5)
- doyenne (DO7)
- encode (EN6)
- encoded (EN7)
- envoy (EN5)
- neocon (NE6)
- neon (NE4)
- nodded (NO6)
- node (NO4)
- nonce (NO5)
- none (NO4)
- noon (NO4)
- odeon (OD5)
- once (ON4)
- oven (OV4)
- voodoo (VO6)
- yond (YO4)
Answer Definitions
- conveyed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of convey
- convoyed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of convoy
- cocoon (noun): The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.
- cocooned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of cocoon
- code (noun): A short symbol, often with little relation to the item it represents.
- coded (adjective): Encoded; written in code or cipher.
- codon (noun): A handbell used for summoning monks.
- coed (adjective): Alternative form of co-ed
- concede (verb): To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant
- conceded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of concede
- condo (noun): Clipping of condominium.
- condone (verb): To forgive, excuse or overlook (something that is considered morally wrong, offensive, or generally disliked).
- condoned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of condone
- cone (noun): A surface of revolution formed by rotating a segment of a line around another line that intersects the first line.
- coned (adjective): segregated or delineated by traffic cones
- conned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of con
- convene (verb): To come together; to meet; to unite.
- convened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of convene
- convey (verb): To move (something) from one place to another.
- convoy (noun): One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels.
- cooed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of coo
- cove (noun): A hollow in a rock; a cave or cavern.
- coven (noun): A formal group or assembly of witches.
- covey (noun): A group of 8–12 (or more) quail.
- deco (noun): Decompression.
- decode (verb): To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.
- decoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decode
- decoy (noun): A person or object meant to lure somebody into danger.
- decoyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of decoy
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- done (adjective): Having completed or finished an activity.
- donee (noun): Someone who receives a gift from a donor.
- donned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of don
- dove (noun): A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- doyen (noun): A commander in charge of ten men.
- doyenne (noun): A female doyen.
- encode (verb): To convert (plain text) into code.
- encoded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of encode
- envoy (noun): A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- neocon (noun): A neoconservative.
- neon (noun): The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
- nodded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nod
- node (noun): A knot, knob, protuberance or swelling.
- nonce (noun): The one or single occasion; the present reason or purpose (now only in for the nonce).
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- odeon (noun): An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
- once (adverb): One and only one time.
- oven (noun): A chamber used for baking or heating.
- voodoo (noun): Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.
- yond (adjective): further; more distant