NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 2, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | B |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, h, k, l, o, s |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 40 words |
| Total Points | 174 points |
| Genius Level | 122 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 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 25 |
| C | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| H | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | Σ | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 40 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BL×6 BO×19 |
|---|---|
| C | CO×3 |
| H | HO×2 |
| K | |
| L | LO×5 |
| O | |
| S | SC×2 SL×2 SO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BLO×6 BOB×1 BOC×2 BOH×1 BOL×4 BOO×9 BOS×2 |
|---|---|
| C | COB×1 COO×2 |
| H | HOB×2 |
| K | |
| L | LOB×3 LOO×2 |
| O | |
| S | SCH×2 SLO×2 SOB×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) |
|---|---|---|
| sc........ † | SC10 | A textbook, a book used, or prepared for use, in school. |
| sc......... † | SC11 | plural of schoolbook |
| bl.. | BL4 | A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape. |
| bl... | BL5 | plural of blob |
| bl.. | BL4 | A group of voters or politicians who share common goals. |
| bl... | BL5 | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance. |
| bl.... | BL6 | plural of block |
| bl... | BL5 | plural of bloc |
| bo.. | BO4 | third-person singular simple present indicative of bob |
| bo.. | BO4 | A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption. |
| bo... | BO5 | plural of bock |
| bo.. | BO4 | A bohemian. |
| bo.. | BO4 | The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant. |
| bo... | BO5 | plural of boll |
| bo.. | BO4 | A long, heavy, single-edged machete. |
| bo... | BO5 | plural of bolo |
| bo.. | BO4 | An idiot; a fool. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Alternative spelling of boo-boo |
| bo..... | BO7 | plural of booboo |
| bo... | BO5 | plural of boob |
| bo.... | BO6 | To cry, weep. |
| bo..... | BO7 | third-person singular simple present indicative of boohoo |
| bo.. | BO4 | A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc. |
| bo... | BO5 | plural of book |
| bo.. | BO4 | plural of boo |
| bo.. | BO4 | Nonsense. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor. |
| co.. | CO4 | plural of cob |
| co...... | CO8 | A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips. |
| co....... | CO9 | plural of cookbook |
| ho.. | HO4 | A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum. |
| ho... | HO5 | plural of hobo |
| lo.. | LO4 | A wolf. |
| lo... | LO5 | plural of lobo |
| lo.. | LO4 | plural of lob |
| lo...... | LO8 | A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores. |
| lo....... | LO9 | plural of lookbook |
| sl.. | SL4 | A lazy and slovenly or obese person. |
| sl... | SL5 | plural of slob |
| so.. | SO4 | plural of sob |
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.
- schoolbook† (SC10)
- schoolbooks† (SC11)
- blob (BL4)
- blobs (BL5)
- bloc (BL4)
- block (BL5)
- blocks (BL6)
- blocs (BL5)
- bobs (BO4)
- bock (BO4)
- bocks (BO5)
- boho (BO4)
- boll (BO4)
- bolls (BO5)
- bolo (BO4)
- bolos (BO5)
- boob (BO4)
- booboo (BO6)
- booboos (BO7)
- boobs (BO5)
- boohoo (BO6)
- boohoos (BO7)
- book (BO4)
- books (BO5)
- boos (BO4)
- bosh (BO4)
- boss (BO4)
- cobs (CO4)
- cookbook (CO8)
- cookbooks (CO9)
- hobo (HO4)
- hobos (HO5)
- lobo (LO4)
- lobos (LO5)
- lobs (LO4)
- lookbook (LO8)
- lookbooks (LO9)
- slob (SL4)
- slobs (SL5)
- sobs (SO4)
Answer Definitions
- schoolbook† (noun): A textbook, a book used, or prepared for use, in school.
- schoolbooks† (noun): plural of schoolbook
- blob (noun): A shapeless or amorphous mass; a vague shape or amount, especially of a liquid or semisolid substance; a clump, group or collection that lacks definite shape.
- blobs (noun): plural of blob
- bloc (noun): A group of voters or politicians who share common goals.
- block (noun): A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- blocks (noun): plural of block
- blocs (noun): plural of bloc
- bobs (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative of bob
- bock (noun): A strong dark beer brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for spring consumption.
- bocks (noun): plural of bock
- boho (noun): A bohemian.
- boll (noun): The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant.
- bolls (noun): plural of boll
- bolo (noun): A long, heavy, single-edged machete.
- bolos (noun): plural of bolo
- boob (noun): An idiot; a fool.
- booboo (noun): Alternative spelling of boo-boo
- booboos (noun): plural of booboo
- boobs (noun): plural of boob
- boohoo (verb): To cry, weep.
- boohoos (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative of boohoo
- book (noun): A collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge, containing printed or written material, pictures, etc.
- books (noun): plural of book
- boos (noun): plural of boo
- bosh (noun): Nonsense.
- boss (noun): A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
- cobs (noun): plural of cob
- cookbook (noun): A book or an encyclopedia of recipes and cookery tips.
- cookbooks (noun): plural of cookbook
- hobo (noun): A wandering homeless person, especially one illegally travelling by rail or a penniless, unemployed bum.
- hobos (noun): plural of hobo
- lobo (noun): A wolf.
- lobos (noun): plural of lobo
- lobs (noun): plural of lob
- lookbook (noun): A comprehensive directory of fashion-related companies and people, such as fashion designers, industry figures, brands and retail stores.
- lookbooks (noun): plural of lookbook
- slob (noun): A lazy and slovenly or obese person.
- slobs (noun): plural of slob
- sobs (noun): plural of sob