NYT Spelling Bee Answers for December 1, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, k, l, n, o, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 107 points |
| Genius Level | 75 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 6 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| L | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| W | 6 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 12 | Σ | 21 | 4 | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×4 DO×2 |
|---|---|
| I | ID×1 |
| K | KI×7 |
| L | LI×2 LO×1 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | OI×1 OL×1 ON×1 |
| W | WI×11 WO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DIL×2 DIN×2 DOW×2 |
|---|---|
| I | IDO×1 |
| K | KID×1 KIL×3 KIN×2 KIW×1 |
| L | LIN×1 LIO×1 LOI×1 |
| N | NON×1 |
| O | OIN×1 OLI×1 ONI×1 |
| W | WID×1 WIK×1 WIL×4 WIN×5 WOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| do...... † | DO8 | No definition found; request failed |
| di... | DI5 | An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| di.. | DI4 | A soft drop shot. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| do...... | DO8 | in the same direction as the wind is blowing |
| id.. | ID4 | A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. |
| ki... | KI5 | A close friend; especially used as a form of address. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| ki.. | KI4 | An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain. |
| ki.. | KI4 | Clipping of kilogram. |
| ki.. | KI4 | A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To laugh loudly. |
| ki.. | KI4 | A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand. |
| li.. | LI4 | A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| oi.. | OI4 | Representing the sound made by a pig. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| wi... | WI5 | A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower. |
| wi.. | WI4 | A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone with access to it. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated). |
| wi...... | WI8 | Woodland that has developed naturally, especially where a suitable climate has developed with it. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall. |
| wi.... | WI6 | Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere. |
| wi.. | WI4 | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| wi.... | WI6 | An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle. |
| wi.. | WI4 | To close one's eyes in sleep. |
| wi.... | WI6 | To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. |
| wi.. | WI4 | A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard. |
| wo...... | WO8 | Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon. |
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.
- downlink† (DO8)
- dildo (DI5)
- dill (DI4)
- dink (DI4)
- dino (DI4)
- downwind (DO8)
- idol (ID4)
- kiddo (KI5)
- kill (KI4)
- kiln (KI4)
- kilo (KI4)
- kind (KI4)
- kink (KI4)
- kiwi (KI4)
- link (LI4)
- lion (LI4)
- loin (LO4)
- nonillion (NO9)
- oink (OI4)
- olio (OL4)
- onion (ON5)
- widow (WI5)
- wiki (WI4)
- wild (WI4)
- wildwood (WI8)
- will (WI4)
- willow (WI6)
- wind (WI4)
- window (WI6)
- wink (WI4)
- winnow (WI6)
- wino (WI4)
- woodwind (WO8)
Answer Definitions
- downlink† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- dink (noun): A soft drop shot.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- downwind (adverb): in the same direction as the wind is blowing
- idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- kiddo (noun): A close friend; especially used as a form of address.
- kill (verb): To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- kiln (noun): An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.
- kilo (noun): Clipping of kilogram.
- kind (noun): A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
- kink (verb): To laugh loudly.
- kiwi (noun): A flightless bird of the genus Apteryx native to New Zealand.
- link (noun): A connection between places, people, events, things, or ideas.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- oink (interjection): Representing the sound made by a pig.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- widow (noun): A woman whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried); feminine of widower.
- wiki (noun): A collaborative website which can be directly edited merely by using a web browser, often by anyone with access to it.
- wild (adjective): Untamed; not domesticated; specifically, in an unbroken line of undomesticated animals (as opposed to feral, referring to undomesticated animals whose ancestors were domesticated).
- wildwood (noun): Woodland that has developed naturally, especially where a suitable climate has developed with it.
- will (verb): Used to express the future tense, sometimes with some implication of volition when used in the first person. Compare shall.
- willow (noun): Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.
- wind (noun): Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
- window (noun): An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
- wink (verb): To close one's eyes in sleep.
- winnow (verb): To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- wino (noun): A chronic or heavy drinker of cheap wine or other alcohol; a drunk or drunkard.
- woodwind (noun): Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.