NYT Spelling Bee Answers for February 25, 2021
Game Summary
| Center Letter | O |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, l, m, r, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 38 words |
| Total Points | 150 points |
| Genius Level | 105 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</th><th>5</th><th>6</th><th>7</th><th>8</th><th>9 | Σ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| G | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| L | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 7 |
| M | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| O | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| R | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| U | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 16 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 38 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×2 AM×3 AR×2 AU×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GL×4 GO×2 GR×2 |
| L | LA×1 LO×6 |
| M | MA×1 MO×7 |
| O | OR×1 |
| R | RO×4 RU×1 |
| U |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGO×2 AMM×1 AMO×2 ARM×1 ARO×1 AUR×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GLA×2 GLO×2 GOA×1 GOO×1 GRO×2 |
| L | LAR×1 LOA×1 LOG×3 LOL×1 LOO×1 |
| M | MAM×1 MOG×1 MOL×2 MOM×1 MOO×2 MOR×1 |
| O | ORA×1 |
| R | ROA×2 ROL×1 ROO×1 RUM×1 |
| U |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag.. | AG4 | In eager desire, eager, astir. |
| ag... | AG5 | A place for gathering. |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| am.... | AM6 | Neither moral nor immoral. |
| am... | AM5 | Love, affection. |
| ar... | AR5 | A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces. |
| ar... | AR5 | A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one. |
| au.... | AU6 | An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively. |
| au..... | AU7 | Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning. |
| gl.... | GL6 | Alternative spelling of glamour |
| gl..... † | GL7 | Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repulsive things seems beauteous. |
| gl.. | GL4 | To steal, to grab. |
| gl... | GL5 | Darkness, dimness, or obscurity. |
| go.. | GO4 | A result that one is attempting to achieve. |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| gr.. | GR4 | An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy. |
| gr... | GR5 | A man who is about to marry. |
| la... | LA5 | a very slow tempo |
| lo.. | LO4 | A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo...... | LO8 | A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase. |
| lo..... | LO7 | To exchange political favours. |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| ma....... | MA9 | An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer. |
| mo... | MO5 | A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob. |
| mo... | MO5 | A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo... | MO5 | Money, cash. |
| mo.. | MO4 | An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath |
| mo... | MO5 | Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour. |
| or.. | OR4 | Relating to the mouth. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion. |
| ro.. | RO4 | To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface. |
| ro.. | RO4 | Opportunity or scope (to do something). |
| ru... | RU5 | A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth. |
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.
- agog (AG4)
- agora (AG5)
- ammo (AM4)
- amoral (AM6)
- amour (AM5)
- armor (AR5)
- aroma (AR5)
- aurora (AU6)
- auroral (AU7)
- glamor (GL6)
- glamour† (GL7)
- glom (GL4)
- gloom (GL5)
- goal (GO4)
- googol (GO6)
- grog (GR4)
- groom (GR5)
- largo (LA5)
- loam (LO4)
- logo (LO4)
- logogram (LO8)
- logroll (LO7)
- loll (LO4)
- loom (LO4)
- mammogram (MA9)
- mogul (MO5)
- molar (MO5)
- moll (MO4)
- momma (MO5)
- moola (MO5)
- moor (MO4)
- moral (MO5)
- oral (OR4)
- roam (RO4)
- roar (RO4)
- roll (RO4)
- room (RO4)
- rumor (RU5)
Answer Definitions
- agog (adjective): In eager desire, eager, astir.
- agora (noun): A place for gathering.
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- amoral (adjective): Neither moral nor immoral.
- amour (noun): Love, affection.
- armor (noun): A protective layer over a body, vehicle, or other object intended to deflect or diffuse damaging forces.
- aroma (noun): A smell; especially a pleasant spicy or fragrant one.
- aurora (noun): An atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively.
- auroral (adjective): Pertaining to the dawn; dawning, eastern, like a new beginning.
- glamor (noun): Alternative spelling of glamour
- glamour† (noun): Originally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repulsive things seems beauteous.
- glom (verb): To steal, to grab.
- gloom (noun): Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.
- goal (noun): A result that one is attempting to achieve.
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- grog (noun): An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.
- groom (noun): A man who is about to marry.
- largo (noun): a very slow tempo
- loam (noun): A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- logogram (noun): A character or symbol that represents a word or phrase.
- logroll (verb): To exchange political favours.
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- mammogram (noun): An X-ray picture of the breasts (mammaries), used to screen for breast cancer.
- mogul (noun): A rich or powerful person; a magnate, nabob.
- molar (noun): A back tooth having a broad surface used for grinding one's food.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- momma (noun): mother
- moola (noun): Money, cash.
- moor (noun): An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath
- moral (adjective): Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour.
- oral (adjective): Relating to the mouth.
- roam (verb): To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination.
- roar (verb): To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.
- roll (verb): To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.
- room (noun): Opportunity or scope (to do something).
- rumor (noun): A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.