NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 14, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, d, h, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 124 points |
| Genius Level | 87 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| B | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| D | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| H | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 7 |
| T | - | 5 | 1 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AR×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×1 BI×4 BR×2 |
| D | DI×1 DR×1 |
| H | HA×3 |
| I | |
| R | RA×6 RI×1 |
| T | TH×1 TI×3 TR×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ARI×2 ATR×1 |
|---|---|
| B | BAI×1 BIR×4 BRA×1 BRI×1 |
| D | DIR×1 DRI×1 |
| H | HAB×2 HAI×1 |
| I | |
| R | RAB×3 RAD×1 RAI×2 RIB×1 |
| T | THI×1 TIA×1 TIB×1 TID×1 TRA×1 TRI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi...... † | BI8 | A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or bathe in. |
| ar.. | AR4 | A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata. |
| ar.. | AR4 | Very dry. |
| at... | AT5 | plural of atrium |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net. |
| bi.. | BI4 | A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs. |
| 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. |
| bi... | BI5 | The process of childbearing; the beginning of life. |
| br... | BR5 | To make a sudden movement with, to jerk. |
| br... | BR5 | Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera. |
| di.. | DI4 | Soil or earth. |
| dr.. | DR4 | To cut off; chop off. |
| ha... | HA5 | An action performed on a regular basis. |
| ha..... | HA7 | Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live. |
| ha.. | HA4 | A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals. |
| ra... | RA5 | A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions. |
| ra.... | RA6 | A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail. |
| ra... | RA5 | Affected with rabies. |
| ra... | RA5 | plural of radius |
| ra.. | RA4 | A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle. |
| ra... | RA5 | A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt. |
| ri.... | RI6 | The vocal sound made by a frog or toad. |
| th... | TH5 | The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second. |
| ti... | TI5 | The papal crown. |
| ti... | TI5 | The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone |
| ti.... | TI6 | A tasty morsel (of food). |
| tr... | TR5 | An identifying characteristic, habit or trend. |
| tr... | TR5 | A grouping of three. |
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.
- birdbath† (BI8)
- aria (AR4)
- arid (AR4)
- atria (AT5)
- bait (BA4)
- bird (BI4)
- birria (BI6)
- birth (BI5)
- braid (BR5)
- briar (BR5)
- dirt (DI4)
- drib (DR4)
- habit (HA5)
- habitat (HA7)
- hair (HA4)
- rabbi (RA5)
- rabbit (RA6)
- rabid (RA5)
- radii (RA5)
- raid (RA4)
- raita (RA5)
- ribbit (RI6)
- third (TH5)
- tiara (TI5)
- tibia (TI5)
- tidbit (TI6)
- trait (TR5)
- triad (TR5)
Answer Definitions
- birdbath† (noun): A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or bathe in.
- aria (noun): A musical piece written typically for a solo voice with orchestral accompaniment in an opera or cantata.
- arid (adjective): Very dry.
- atria (noun): plural of atrium
- bait (noun): Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.
- bird (noun): A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
- 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.
- birth (noun): The process of childbearing; the beginning of life.
- braid (verb): To make a sudden movement with, to jerk.
- briar (noun): Any of many plants with thorny stems growing in dense clusters, such as many in the Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax genera.
- dirt (noun): Soil or earth.
- drib (verb): To cut off; chop off.
- habit (noun): An action performed on a regular basis.
- habitat (noun): Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.
- hair (noun): A pigmented filament of keratin which grows from a follicle on the skin of humans and other mammals.
- rabbi (noun): A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.
- rabbit (noun): A mammal of the family Leporidae, with long ears, long hind legs and a short, fluffy tail.
- rabid (adjective): Affected with rabies.
- radii (noun): plural of radius
- raid (noun): A quick hostile or predatory incursion or invasion in a battle.
- raita (noun): A condiment used as a dip or sauce in the cuisine of southern Asia, made from seasoned yogurt.
- ribbit (interjection): The vocal sound made by a frog or toad.
- third (adjective): The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.
- tiara (noun): The papal crown.
- tibia (noun): The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone
- tidbit (noun): A tasty morsel (of food).
- trait (noun): An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- triad (noun): A grouping of three.