NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 15, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | W |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, d, e, h, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 130 points |
| Genius Level | 91 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| C | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| D | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| W | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 16 | Σ | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AW×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×1 CH×3 |
| D | |
| E | |
| H | HA×1 HE×3 |
| T | TH×2 TW×4 |
| W | WA×6 WE×4 WH×6 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AWE×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAW×1 CHA×1 CHE×2 |
| D | |
| E | |
| H | HAW×1 HEE×2 HEW×1 |
| T | THA×2 TWE×4 |
| W | WAD×3 WAT×3 WED×1 WEE×2 WET×1 WHA×1 WHE×5 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| wa..... † | WA7 | simple past and past participle of watch |
| aw.. | AW4 | simple past tense and past participle of awe |
| ca... | CA5 | simple past and past participle of caw |
| ch.. | CH4 | Chewing tobacco. |
| ch.. | CH4 | To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed. |
| ch.... | CH6 | simple past tense and past participle of chew |
| ha... | HA5 | simple past tense and past participle of haw |
| he.... | HE6 | Alternative spelling of hee-haw |
| he...... | HE8 | simple past tense and past participle of heehaw |
| he... | HE5 | past participle of hew |
| th.. | TH4 | To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen |
| th.... | TH6 | simple past and past participle of thaw |
| tw.. | TW4 | Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice. |
| tw... | TW5 | A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing. |
| tw... | TW5 | The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle. |
| tw..... | TW7 | simple past tense and past participle of tweet |
| wa.... | WA6 | simple past tense and past participle of wad |
| wa.. | WA4 | to walk through water or something that impedes progress. |
| wa... | WA5 | simple past tense and past participle of wade |
| wa... | WA5 | A portable or wearable timepiece. |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| we.... | WE6 | Joined in marriage. |
| we.. | WE4 | Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of weed |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of wet |
| wh.. | WH4 | Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities. |
| wh... | WH5 | Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion. |
| wh.. | WH4 | To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone. |
| wh..... | WH7 | (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid |
| wh.. | WH4 | An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief. |
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.
- watched† (WA7)
- awed (AW4)
- cawed (CA5)
- chaw (CH4)
- chew (CH4)
- chewed (CH6)
- hawed (HA5)
- heehaw (HE6)
- heehawed (HE8)
- hewed (HE5)
- thaw (TH4)
- thawed (TH6)
- twee (TW4)
- tweed (TW5)
- tweet (TW5)
- tweeted (TW7)
- wadded (WA6)
- wade (WA4)
- waded (WA5)
- watch (WA5)
- watt (WA4)
- wedded (WE6)
- weed (WE4)
- weeded (WE6)
- wetted (WE6)
- what (WH4)
- wheat (WH5)
- whee (WH4)
- whet (WH4)
- whetted (WH7)
- whew (WH4)
Answer Definitions
- watched† (verb): simple past and past participle of watch
- awed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of awe
- cawed (verb): simple past and past participle of caw
- chaw (noun): Chewing tobacco.
- chew (verb): To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.
- chewed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of chew
- hawed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of haw
- heehaw (noun): Alternative spelling of hee-haw
- heehawed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heehaw
- hewed (verb): past participle of hew
- thaw (verb): To gradually melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften from frozen
- thawed (verb): simple past and past participle of thaw
- twee (adjective): Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
- tweed (noun): A coarse woolen fabric used for clothing.
- tweet (noun): The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.
- tweeted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tweet
- wadded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wad
- wade (verb): to walk through water or something that impedes progress.
- waded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wade
- watch (noun): A portable or wearable timepiece.
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- wedded (adjective): Joined in marriage.
- weed (noun): Any plant regarded as unwanted at the place where, and at the time when it is growing.
- weeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of weed
- wetted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wet
- what (determiner): Which, especially which of an open-ended set of possibilities.
- wheat (noun): Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
- whee (interjection): An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid physical motion.
- whet (verb): To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.
- whetted (adjective): (of a surface) exposed to a working fluid
- whew (interjection): An expressive sound made indicating the release of one's inner tension; the release of breath; an expression of relief.