NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 31, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | h, i, m, o, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 148 points |
| Genius Level | 104 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 | 5 | 7 | 5 | - | 1 | 18 |
| H | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| M | 1 | 5 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| O | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| R | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| U | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 9 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CH×7 CI×1 CO×5 CR×3 CU×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HO×1 |
| I | IC×1 |
| M | MI×2 MO×3 MU×2 |
| O | OC×1 OU×1 |
| R | RI×1 RO×2 |
| U | UR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CHI×2 CHO×1 CHR×1 CHU×3 CIR×1 COC×1 COH×1 COI×1 COM×1 COU×1 CRO×3 CUR×2 |
|---|---|
| H | HOO×1 |
| I | ICH×1 |
| M | MIC×1 MIM×1 MOC×1 MOO×1 MOR×1 MUC×2 |
| O | OCC×1 OUC×1 |
| R | RIC×1 ROC×1 ROM×1 |
| U | URI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ch...... † | CH8 | A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal. |
| ch.. | CH4 | Elegant, stylish. |
| ch.... | CH6 | Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way. |
| ch... | CH5 | A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together. |
| ch.. | CH4 | A friend; a pal. |
| ch.... | CH6 | A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place. |
| ch.... | CH6 | A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage. |
| ci... | CI5 | plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers. |
| co... | CO5 | plural of coccus |
| co.. | CO4 | An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes. |
| co.. | CO4 | The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute. |
| co... | CO5 | Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre. |
| co... | CO5 | An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person. |
| cr.. | CR4 | A crocodile. |
| cr... | CR5 | plural of crocus |
| cr.... | CR6 | To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear. |
| cu... | CU5 | A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity. |
| cu.... | CU6 | A highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky. |
| ic... | IC5 | The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods. |
| mi... | MI5 | Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mo... | MO5 | A Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice. |
| mo... | MO5 | To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others. |
| mo..... | MO7 | A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding. |
| mu.. | MU4 | A large amount of. |
| mu... | MU5 | Much; a great deal of. |
| oc... | OC5 | To happen or take place. |
| ou.. | OU4 | An expression of one's own physical pain. |
| ri.. | RI4 | Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions. |
| ro.... | RO6 | A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation. |
| ro.... | RO6 | Clipping of romantic comedy. |
| ur.. | UR4 | Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine. |
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.
- chromium† (CH8)
- chic (CH4)
- chichi (CH6)
- choir (CH5)
- chum (CH4)
- church (CH6)
- churro (CH6)
- cirri (CI5)
- cocci (CO5)
- coho (CO4)
- coir (CO4)
- comic (CO5)
- couch (CO5)
- croc (CR4)
- croci (CR5)
- crouch (CR6)
- curio (CU5)
- curium (CU6)
- hooch (HO5)
- ichor (IC5)
- micro (MI5)
- mimic (MI5)
- mochi (MO5)
- mooch (MO5)
- morocco (MO7)
- much (MU4)
- mucho (MU5)
- occur (OC5)
- ouch (OU4)
- rich (RI4)
- rococo (RO6)
- romcom (RO6)
- uric (UR4)
Answer Definitions
- chromium† (noun): A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
- chic (adjective): Elegant, stylish.
- chichi (adjective): Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish in a pretentious way.
- choir (noun): A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together.
- chum (noun): A friend; a pal.
- church (noun): A Christian house of worship; a building where Christian religious services take place.
- churro (noun): A fried pastry from Spain, typically eaten as a dessert and with chocolate beverage.
- cirri (noun): plural of cirrus Tendrils or claspers.
- cocci (noun): plural of coccus
- coho (noun): An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.
- coir (noun): The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
- comic (adjective): Pertaining to comedy, as a literary genre.
- couch (noun): An item of furniture, often upholstered, for the comfortable seating of more than one person.
- croc (noun): A crocodile.
- croci (noun): plural of crocus
- crouch (verb): To bend down; to stoop low; to stand close to the ground with legs bent, like an animal when waiting for prey, or someone in fear.
- curio (noun): A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.
- curium (noun): A highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96.
- hooch (noun): Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.
- ichor (noun): The liquid said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods.
- micro (adjective): Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mochi (noun): A Japanese rice cake made from glutinous rice.
- mooch (verb): To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
- morocco (noun): A soft leather, made from goatskin, used especially in bookbinding.
- much (determiner): A large amount of.
- mucho (adjective): Much; a great deal of.
- occur (verb): To happen or take place.
- ouch (interjection): An expression of one's own physical pain.
- rich (adjective): Wealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- rococo (noun): A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.
- romcom (noun): Clipping of romantic comedy.
- uric (adjective): Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine.