NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 26, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, h, i, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 28 words |
| Total Points | 147 points |
| Genius Level | 103 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 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| M | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 13 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 9 | 5 | 9 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 28 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×3 DI×2 DU×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| F | FE×1 FU×2 |
| H | HE×2 HU×3 |
| I | |
| M | ME×3 MI×5 MU×5 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEE×2 DEH×1 DIM×2 DUM×2 |
|---|---|
| E | |
| F | FEM×1 FUM×2 |
| H | HEM×2 HUM×3 |
| I | |
| M | MED×1 MEM×2 MID×1 MIF×2 MIM×2 MUD×1 MUF×2 MUM×1 MUU×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de.......... † | DE12 | simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify |
| hu........ † | HU10 | simple past tense and past participle of humidify |
| de.. | DE4 | To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deem |
| di.. | DI4 | A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of dim |
| du.... | DU6 | A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound. |
| du..... | DU7 | simple past tense and past participle of dummy |
| fe... | FE5 | A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl. |
| fu.. | FU4 | A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale. |
| fu... | FU5 | simple past and past participle of fume |
| he.. | HE4 | The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of hem |
| hu... | HU5 | Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery. |
| hu.... | HU6 | simple past tense and past participle of hum |
| me.... | ME6 | The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me... | ME5 | simple past tense and past participle of meme |
| mi.. | MI4 | Having a hemline at mid-calf length. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A small argument; a quarrel. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi... | MI5 | simple past tense and past participle of mime |
| mu..... | MU7 | Having been made unclear, obfuscated. |
| mu.. | MU4 | A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm. |
| mu.... | MU6 | simple past and past participle of muff |
| mu....... | MU9 | Preserved, for a dead body, by mummification. |
| mu.... | MU6 | A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches). |
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.
- dehumidified† (DE12)
- humidified† (HU10)
- deem (DE4)
- deemed (DE6)
- dime (DI4)
- dimmed (DI6)
- dumdum (DU6)
- dummied (DU7)
- femme (FE5)
- fume (FU4)
- fumed (FU5)
- heme (HE4)
- hemmed (HE6)
- humid (HU5)
- hummed (HU6)
- medium (ME6)
- meme (ME4)
- memed (ME5)
- midi (MI4)
- miff (MI4)
- miffed (MI6)
- mime (MI4)
- mimed (MI5)
- muddied (MU7)
- muff (MU4)
- muffed (MU6)
- mummified (MU9)
- muumuu (MU6)
Answer Definitions
- dehumidified† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dehumidify
- humidified† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of humidify
- deem (verb): To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.
- deemed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deem
- dime (noun): A coin worth one-tenth of a U.S. dollar.
- dimmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dim
- dumdum (noun): A soft-nosed bullet that expands on impact to cause a gaping wound.
- dummied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dummy
- femme (noun): A woman, a wife; a young woman or girl.
- fume (noun): A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.
- fumed (verb): simple past and past participle of fume
- heme (noun): The component of hemoglobin (and other hemoproteins) responsible for binding oxygen. It consists of an iron ion that binds oxygen and a porphyrin ring that binds the globin molecules; one molecule binds one molecule of oxygen.
- hemmed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hem
- humid (adjective): Containing perceptible moisture (usually describing air or atmosphere); damp; moist; somewhat wet or watery.
- hummed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hum
- medium (noun): The material of the surrounding environment, e.g. solid, liquid, gas, vacuum, or a specific substance such as a solvent.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- memed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of meme
- midi (adjective): Having a hemline at mid-calf length.
- miff (noun): A small argument; a quarrel.
- miffed (adjective): Somewhat indignant, irritated, angry, put out or annoyed.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mimed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mime
- muddied (adjective): Having been made unclear, obfuscated.
- muff (noun): A piece of fur or cloth, usually with open ends, used for keeping the hands warm.
- muffed (verb): simple past and past participle of muff
- mummified (adjective): Preserved, for a dead body, by mummification.
- muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).