NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 19, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, m, n, t, z |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 52 words |
| Total Points | 235 points |
| Genius Level | 165 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 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| I | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| M | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| N | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| O | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 8 |
| T | 5 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 11 |
| Z | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 21 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 52 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EM×2 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×3 IO×1 |
| M | ME×5 MI×2 MO×11 |
| N | NE×1 NO×6 |
| O | OI×1 OM×2 ON×3 OO×1 OZ×1 |
| T | TE×1 TI×1 TO×9 |
| Z | ZO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EMO×2 |
|---|---|
| I | INT×3 ION×1 |
| M | MEM×2 MEN×1 MEZ×2 MIM×1 MIN×1 MOM×1 MON×4 MOO×2 MOT×4 |
| N | NEO×1 NOM×1 NON×2 NOO×1 NOT×2 |
| O | OIN×1 OME×1 OMI×1 ONE×1 ONI×1 ONT×1 OOZ×1 OZO×1 |
| T | TEN×1 TIM×1 TOM×2 TON×2 TOO×3 TOT×2 |
| Z | ZON×1 ZOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| me....... † | ME9 | A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image. |
| mo...... † | MO8 | To convert something (especially a security) into currency. |
| ti...... † | TI8 | Alternative form of time zone |
| em... | EM5 | To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so. |
| em..... | EM7 | Movement; agitation. |
| in....... | IN9 | A course of action that a person intends to follow. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in.... | IN6 | To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize. |
| io.... | IO6 | To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated. |
| me..... | ME7 | A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event. |
| me.. | ME4 | A short note; a memorandum. |
| me..... | ME7 | A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of. |
| me... | ME5 | mezzo-soprano |
| mi... | MI5 | A mimeograph. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. |
| mo.... | MO6 | A brief, unspecified amount of time. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo...... | MO8 | Having a single unvaried pitch. |
| mo... | MO5 | A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| mo.. | MO4 | Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A small particle; a speck. |
| mo... | MO5 | A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem. |
| mo.... | MO6 | A state of progression from one place to another. |
| mo... | MO5 | A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement. |
| 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..... | NO7 | A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office. |
| no.. | NO4 | Not any of a given number or group. |
| no... | NO5 | A composition for nine instruments or nine voices. |
| no.. | NO4 | The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday. |
| no.. | NO4 | A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| oi...... | OI8 | A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient. |
| om.. | OM4 | Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury. |
| om.. | OM4 | To leave out or exclude. |
| on..... | ON7 | Alternative form of one-time (“former; past”) |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| oo.. | OO4 | Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather. |
| oz... | OZ5 | An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge. |
| te... | TE5 | A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame. |
| to.. | TO4 | One in a series of volumes. |
| to.... | TO6 | Alternative spelling of tom-tit |
| to.. | TO4 | A specific pitch. |
| to... | TO5 | A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.... | TO6 | A Canadian two-dollar coin. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to.. | TO4 | A tote bag. |
| to... | TO5 | Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family. |
| zo.. | ZO4 | Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles). |
| zo.. | ZO4 | A humming noise from something moving very fast. |
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.
- mezzotint† (ME9)
- monetize† (MO8)
- timezone† (TI8)
- emote (EM5)
- emotion (EM7)
- intention (IN9)
- into (IN4)
- intone (IN6)
- ionize (IO6)
- memento (ME7)
- memo (ME4)
- mention (ME7)
- mezzo (ME5)
- mimeo (MI5)
- minion (MI6)
- moment (MO6)
- mono (MO4)
- monotone (MO8)
- monte (MO5)
- moon (MO4)
- moot (MO4)
- mote (MO4)
- motet (MO5)
- motion (MO6)
- motto (MO5)
- neon (NE4)
- nominee (NO7)
- none (NO4)
- nonet (NO5)
- noon (NO4)
- note (NO4)
- notion (NO6)
- ointment (OI8)
- omen (OM4)
- omit (OM4)
- onetime (ON7)
- onion (ON5)
- onto (ON4)
- ooze (OO4)
- ozone (OZ5)
- tenon (TE5)
- tome (TO4)
- tomtit (TO6)
- tone (TO4)
- tonne (TO5)
- toon (TO4)
- toonie (TO6)
- toot (TO4)
- tote (TO4)
- totem (TO5)
- zone (ZO4)
- zoom (ZO4)
Answer Definitions
- mezzotint† (noun): A form of intaglio etching in which a metal plate is roughened evenly and then smoothed to bring out an image.
- monetize† (verb): To convert something (especially a security) into currency.
- timezone† (noun): Alternative form of time zone
- emote (verb): To display or express (emotions, mental states, etc.) openly, particularly while acting, and especially in an excessive manner. To deliver (a speech), say (lines of a play, words), etc., in a dramatic or emotional manner, especially if overly so.
- emotion (noun): Movement; agitation.
- intention (noun): A course of action that a person intends to follow.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intone (verb): To give tone or variety of tone to; to vocalize.
- ionize (verb): To dissociate atoms or molecules into electrically charged species; to be thus dissociated.
- memento (noun): A keepsake; an object kept as a reminder of a place or event.
- memo (noun): A short note; a memorandum.
- mention (noun): A speaking or notice of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase make mention of.
- mezzo (noun): mezzo-soprano
- mimeo (noun): A mimeograph.
- minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- moment (noun): A brief, unspecified amount of time.
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- monotone (adjective): Having a single unvaried pitch.
- monte (noun): A game in which three or four cards are dealt face-up and players bet on which of them will first be matched in suit by others dealt.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- moot (adjective): Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
- mote (noun): A small particle; a speck.
- motet (noun): A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style; an anthem.
- motion (noun): A state of progression from one place to another.
- motto (noun): A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- 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.
- nominee (noun): A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
- none (pronoun): Not any of a given number or group.
- nonet (noun): A composition for nine instruments or nine voices.
- noon (noun): The time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.
- note (noun): A symbol or annotation. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a characteristic quality. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, proving or giving evidence. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- ointment (noun): A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.
- omen (noun): Something which portends or is perceived to portend either a good or evil event or circumstance in the future, or which causes a foreboding; a portent or augury.
- omit (verb): To leave out or exclude.
- onetime (adjective): Alternative form of one-time (“former; past”)
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- ooze (noun): Tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather.
- ozone (noun): An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O₃) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two; it is a toxic gas, generated from oxygen by electrical discharge.
- tenon (noun): A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame.
- tome (noun): One in a series of volumes.
- tomtit (noun): Alternative spelling of tom-tit
- tone (noun): A specific pitch.
- tonne (noun): A metric unit of mass equal to a thousand kilograms. Symbol: t
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toonie (noun): A Canadian two-dollar coin.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tote (noun): A tote bag.
- totem (noun): Any natural object or living creature that serves as an emblem of a tribe, clan or family.
- zone (noun): Each of the five regions of the earth's surface into which it was divided by climatic differences, namely the torrid zone (between the tropics), two temperate zones (between the tropics and the polar circles), and two frigid zones (within the polar circles).
- zoom (noun): A humming noise from something moving very fast.