NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 19, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | E |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, i, l, o, p |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 36 words |
| Total Points | 128 points |
| Genius Level | 90 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 |
| H | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 8 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| O | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| P | 7 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | Σ | 20 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 36 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EL×1 EP×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GE×1 GH×1 GI×1 GL×1 GO×2 |
| H | HE×5 HI×1 HO×2 |
| I | |
| L | LI×1 LO×4 |
| O | OG×2 OL×2 |
| P | PE×4 PI×3 PL×1 PO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | ELO×1 EPE×1 EPI×1 |
|---|---|
| G | GEL×1 GHE×1 GIG×1 GLE×1 GOG×1 GOO×1 |
| H | HEE×1 HEL×4 HIP×1 HOL×1 HOP×1 |
| I | |
| L | LIE×1 LOG×2 LOO×1 LOP×1 |
| O | OGE×1 OGL×1 OLE×1 OLL×1 |
| P | PEE×3 PEO×1 PIE×1 PIL×1 PIP×1 PLI×1 POL×1 POP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| lo....... † | LO9 | One who loves words; a word buff. |
| el... | EL5 | To run away from home with a paramour. |
| ep.. | EP4 | A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing. |
| ep.... | EP6 | Alternative spelling of epilogue |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| gi.... | GI6 | To laugh gently in a nervous or affected manner. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| go.... | GO6 | To stare (at something) with wide eyes. |
| go.... | GO6 | To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”). |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| he...... | HE8 | A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil. |
| he... | HE5 | A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence. |
| he.. | HE4 | Action given to provide assistance; aid. |
| hi.... | HI6 | A teenager who imitated the beatniks. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| ho.. | HO4 | To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might. |
| li... | LI5 | A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A booth or stall. |
| lo...... | LO8 | A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light. Also written loop hole. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To travel an easy pace with long strides. |
| og.. | OG4 | A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape. |
| og.. | OG4 | To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects. |
| ol... | OL5 | An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| pe.. | PE4 | A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird. |
| pe...... | PE8 | A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen. |
| pe.... | PE6 | Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons. |
| pi..... | PI7 | A person's mouth. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird. |
| pl.. | PL4 | Alternative spelling of plié |
| po.. | PO4 | Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. |
| po.. | PO4 | An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day. |
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.
- logophile† (LO9)
- elope (EL5)
- epee (EP4)
- epilog (EP6)
- gelee (GE5)
- ghee (GH4)
- giggle (GI6)
- glee (GL4)
- goggle (GO6)
- google (GO6)
- heel (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- hellhole (HE8)
- hello (HE5)
- help (HE4)
- hippie (HI6)
- hole (HO4)
- hope (HO4)
- liege (LI5)
- loge (LO4)
- loophole (LO8)
- lope (LO4)
- ogee (OG4)
- ogle (OG4)
- oleo (OL4)
- ollie (OL5)
- peel (PE4)
- peep (PE4)
- peephole (PE8)
- people (PE6)
- piehole (PI7)
- pile (PI4)
- pipe (PI4)
- plie (PL4)
- pole (PO4)
- pope (PO4)
Answer Definitions
- logophile† (noun): One who loves words; a word buff.
- elope (verb): To run away from home with a paramour.
- epee (noun): A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.
- epilog (noun): Alternative spelling of epilogue
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- giggle (verb): To laugh gently in a nervous or affected manner.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- goggle (verb): To stare (at something) with wide eyes.
- google (verb): To bowl (a cricket ball) so that it performs a googly (“a ball by a leg-break bowler that spins from off to leg (to a right-handed batsman), unlike a normal leg-break delivery”).
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- hellhole (noun): A place of intense hatred, misery, or turmoil.
- hello (interjection): A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.
- help (noun): Action given to provide assistance; aid.
- hippie (noun): A teenager who imitated the beatniks.
- hole (noun): A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.
- hope (verb): To want something to happen, with a sense of expectation that it might.
- liege (noun): A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
- loge (noun): A booth or stall.
- loophole (noun): A slit in a castle wall; today, any similar window for shooting a ranged weapon or letting in light. Also written loop hole.
- lope (verb): To travel an easy pace with long strides.
- ogee (noun): A double curve in the shape of an elongated S; an object of that shape.
- ogle (verb): To stare at (someone or something), especially impertinently, amorously, or covetously.
- oleo (noun): A type of energy-absorbing landing gear strut in which sudden compression or extension of the strut causes a gas-filled chamber to push or pull a piston which forces oil through a small orifice, resulting in absorption of energy through viscous effects.
- ollie (noun): An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.
- peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- peep (noun): A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
- peephole (noun): A small hole, opening, or piece of glass, especially in a door, through which one can look without being seen.
- people (noun): Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
- piehole (noun): A person's mouth.
- pile (noun): A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- pipe (noun): Meanings relating to a wind instrument. A wind instrument consisting of a tube, often lined with holes to allow for adjustment in pitch, sounded by blowing into the tube. A tube used to produce sound in an organ; an organ pipe. The key or sound of the voice. A high-pitched sound, especially of a bird.
- plie (noun): Alternative spelling of plié
- pole (noun): Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes.
- pope (noun): An honorary title of the Roman Catholic bishop of Rome as father and head of his church, a sovereign of the Vatican city state. Any similarly absolute and 'infallible' authority. Any similar head of a religion. A theocrat, a priest-king, including (at first especially) over the imaginary land of Prester John or (now) in figurative and alliterative uses. An effigy of the pope traditionally burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes' Day and (occasionally) at other times. Pope Day, the present Guy Fawkes Day.