NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 30, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, g, i, m, n, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 70 words |
| Total Points | 336 points |
| Genius Level | 235 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 12 |
| E | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| G | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 14 |
| I | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| M | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 25 |
| N | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 5 |
| Z | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | Σ | 20 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 70 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×4 AI×1 AM×3 AN×4 |
|---|---|
| E | EN×4 |
| G | GA×14 |
| I | IM×5 IN×1 |
| M | MA×19 ME×5 MI×1 |
| N | NA×5 |
| Z | ZA×1 ZI×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGA×2 AGE×1 AGI×1 AIM×1 AMA×2 AME×1 ANE×1 ANG×1 ANI×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ENE×1 ENG×2 ENI×1 |
| G | GAG×3 GAI×2 GAM×5 GAN×2 GAZ×2 |
| I | IMA×5 INA×1 |
| M | MAG×4 MAI×4 MAM×2 MAN×8 MAZ×1 MEA×3 MEG×1 MEZ×1 MIN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAG×1 NAM×2 NAN×1 |
| Z | ZAG×1 ZIG×2 ZIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ma...... † | MA8 | A non-academic periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at the fold. |
| ag... | AG5 | Another time; once more. |
| ag... | AG5 | Gazing. |
| ag.... | AG6 | present participle of age |
| ag... | AG5 | present participle of age |
| ai.... | AI6 | present participle of aim |
| am... | AM5 | To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex. |
| am..... | AM7 | present participle of amaze |
| am.. | AM4 | At the end of religious prayers: so be it. |
| an.... | AN6 | A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue. |
| an.... | AN6 | An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| an... | AN5 | An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries. |
| en... | EN5 | An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes. |
| en.... | EN6 | To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone). |
| en...... | EN8 | That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling. |
| en.... | EN6 | Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable. |
| ga.. | GA4 | Mentally senile. |
| ga.. | GA4 | To bind by pledge, or security; to engage. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gag |
| ga.. | GA4 | To acquire possession of. |
| ga..... | GA7 | present participle of gain |
| ga.. | GA4 | A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime. |
| ga... | GA5 | A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy. |
| ga.... | GA6 | A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl. |
| ga.... | GA6 | present participle of game |
| ga... | GA5 | The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ). |
| ga.. | GA4 | To go; walk; proceed. |
| ga..... | GA7 | a leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing |
| ga.. | GA4 | To stare intently or earnestly. |
| ga.... | GA6 | present participle of gaze |
| im... | IM5 | An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture. |
| im..... | IM7 | To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind. |
| im..... | IM7 | present participle of image |
| im....... | IM9 | Something imagined; a figment of the imagination. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| in... | IN5 | Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) |
| ma.. | MA4 | A magician, wizard or sorcerer. |
| ma.. | MA4 | plural of mage |
| ma... | MA5 | The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma..... | MA7 | present participle of maim |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma... | MA5 | Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma.... | MA6 | To direct or be in charge of. |
| ma...... | MA8 | present participle of manage |
| ma.. | MA4 | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion |
| ma... | MA5 | A comic originating in Japan. |
| ma... | MA5 | A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.). |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma..... | MA7 | present participle of man |
| ma.. | MA4 | A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through. |
| me.. | ME4 | To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. |
| me.... | ME6 | A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy. |
| me..... | ME7 | The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol. The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol. |
| me.. | ME4 | Very large. |
| me....... | ME9 | An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na..... | NA7 | present participle of nag |
| na.. | NA4 | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| na.... | NA6 | The process of giving names to things. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| za..... | ZA7 | present participle of zag |
| zi.... | ZI6 | A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions. |
| zi........ | ZI10 | present participle of zigzag |
| zi.... | ZI6 | Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid |
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.
- magazine† (MA8)
- again (AG5)
- agaze (AG5)
- ageing (AG6)
- aging (AG5)
- aiming (AI6)
- amaze (AM5)
- amazing (AM7)
- amen (AM4)
- anemia (AN6)
- angina (AN6)
- anima (AN5)
- anime (AN5)
- enema (EN5)
- engage (EN6)
- engaging (EN8)
- enigma (EN6)
- gaga (GA4)
- gage (GA4)
- gagging (GA7)
- gain (GA4)
- gaining (GA7)
- game (GA4)
- gamin (GA5)
- gamine (GA6)
- gaming (GA6)
- gamma (GA5)
- gang (GA4)
- ganging (GA7)
- gaze (GA4)
- gazing (GA6)
- image (IM5)
- imagine (IM7)
- imaging (IM7)
- imagining (IM9)
- imam (IM4)
- inane (IN5)
- mage (MA4)
- magi (MA4)
- magma (MA5)
- maim (MA4)
- maiming (MA7)
- main (MA4)
- maize (MA5)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- manage (MA6)
- managing (MA8)
- mane (MA4)
- manga (MA5)
- mange (MA5)
- mania (MA5)
- manna (MA5)
- manning (MA7)
- maze (MA4)
- mean (ME4)
- meanie (ME6)
- meaning (ME7)
- mega (ME4)
- mezzanine (ME9)
- minima (MI6)
- naan (NA4)
- nagging (NA7)
- name (NA4)
- naming (NA6)
- nana (NA4)
- zagging (ZA7)
- zigzag (ZI6)
- zigzagging (ZI10)
- zinnia (ZI6)
Answer Definitions
- magazine† (noun): A non-academic periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at the fold.
- again (adverb): Another time; once more.
- agaze (adjective): Gazing.
- ageing (verb): present participle of age
- aging (verb): present participle of age
- aiming (verb): present participle of aim
- amaze (verb): To fill with wonder and surprise; to astonish, astound, surprise or perplex.
- amazing (verb): present participle of amaze
- amen (adverb): At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
- anemia (noun): A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
- angina (noun): An inflammatory infection of the throat, particularly quinsy.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- anime (noun): An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.
- enema (noun): An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- engage (verb): To interact socially. To engross or hold the attention of; to keep busy or occupied. To draw into conversation. To attract, to please; to fascinate or win over (someone).
- engaging (adjective): That engages the attention; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
- enigma (noun): Something or someone puzzling, mysterious or inexplicable.
- gaga (adjective): Mentally senile.
- gage (verb): To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.
- gagging (verb): present participle of gag
- gain (verb): To acquire possession of.
- gaining (verb): present participle of gain
- game (noun): A playful or competitive activity. A playful activity that may be unstructured; an amusement or pastime.
- gamin (noun): A homeless boy; a male street urchin; also , a cheeky, street-smart boy.
- gamine (noun): A (usually female) street urchin; a homeless girl.
- gaming (verb): present participle of game
- gamma (noun): The third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ), preceded by beta (Β, β) and followed by delta, (Δ, δ).
- gang (verb): To go; walk; proceed.
- ganging (noun): a leader used to attach a fishhook to the main line, especially in commercial fishing
- gaze (verb): To stare intently or earnestly.
- gazing (verb): present participle of gaze
- image (noun): An optical or other representation of a real object; a graphic; a picture.
- imagine (verb): To form a mental image of something; to envision or create something in one's mind.
- imaging (verb): present participle of image
- imagining (noun): Something imagined; a figment of the imagination.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- inane (adjective): Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- mage (noun): A magician, wizard or sorcerer.
- magi (noun): plural of mage
- magma (noun): The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- maiming (verb): present participle of maim
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- maize (noun): Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- manage (verb): To direct or be in charge of.
- managing (verb): present participle of manage
- mane (noun): Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- manga (noun): A comic originating in Japan.
- mange (noun): A skin disease of nonhuman mammals caused by parasitic mites (Sarcoptes spp., Demodecidae spp.).
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manning (verb): present participle of man
- maze (noun): A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.
- mean (verb): To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- meanie (noun): A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy.
- meaning (noun): The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol. The connotation associated with a word, expression, or symbol.
- mega (adjective): Very large.
- mezzanine (noun): An intermediate floor or storey in between the main floors of a building; specifically, one that is directly above the ground floor which does not extend over the whole floorspace of the building, and so resembles a large balcony overlooking the ground floor; an entresol.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nagging (verb): present participle of nag
- name (noun): Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- naming (noun): The process of giving names to things.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- zagging (verb): present participle of zag
- zigzag (noun): A line or path that proceeds by sharp turns in alternating directions.
- zigzagging (verb): present participle of zigzag
- zinnia (noun): Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid