NYT Spelling Bee Answers for March 25, 2022
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, n, p, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 216 points |
| Genius Level | 151 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</th><th>10 | Σ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 16 |
| D | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 |
| E | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| P | 4 | 3 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×4 AI×2 AN×2 AP×7 AX×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DE×6 |
| E | EN×1 EX×2 |
| I | ID×1 IN×1 |
| N | NA×7 NE×1 |
| P | PA×11 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×3 ADE×1 AID×2 ANN×2 APE×2 API×1 APN×1 APP×3 AXE×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAP×1 DEA×6 |
| E | ENN×1 EXP×2 |
| I | IDE×1 INA×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAI×1 NAN×2 NAP×2 NEA×1 |
| P | PAD×1 PAE×1 PAI×3 PAN×5 PAP×1 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| ad... | AD5 | simple past tense and past participle of add |
| ad.... | AD6 | Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together. |
| ad..... | AD7 | plural of addendum |
| ad..... | AD7 | A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA. |
| ai.. | AI4 | An assistant. |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aid |
| an... | AN5 | An addition, an extension. |
| an..... | AN7 | simple past tense and past participle of annex |
| ap.. | AP4 | simple past tense and past participle of ape |
| ap.. | AP4 | The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point. |
| ap... | AP5 | Relating to bees. |
| ap... | AP5 | The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep. |
| ap.... | AP6 | To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended |
| ap...... | AP8 | simple past tense and past participle of append |
| ap...... † | AP8 | Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment. |
| ax.. | AX4 | simple past tense and past participle of axe |
| da.... | DA6 | simple past tense and past participle of dap |
| de.. | DE4 | No longer living. |
| de.... | DE6 | To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deaden |
| de..... | DE7 | Deliberately impassive or expressionless. |
| de........ | DE10 | simple past tense and past participle of deadpan |
| de.. | DE4 | A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students). |
| en.... | EN6 | The number nine. |
| ex.... | EX6 | To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open. |
| ex...... | EX8 | simple past tense and past participle of expand |
| id.. | ID4 | An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. |
| in... | IN5 | Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance) |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na..... | NA7 | simple past tense and past participle of nanny |
| na.. | NA4 | The back part of the neck. |
| na.... | NA6 | simple past tense and past participle of nap |
| ne.. | NE4 | The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals. |
| pa.... | PA6 | Having padding. |
| pa... | PA5 | A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle. |
| pa.. | PA4 | simple past tense and past participle of pay |
| pa.. | PA4 | An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt. |
| pa.... | PA6 | In pain, especially in an emotional sense. |
| pa... | PA5 | The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail. |
| pa.. | PA4 | An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc. |
| pa... | PA5 | Having panes. |
| pa.... | PA6 | A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food. |
| pa.... | PA6 | simple past tense and past participle of pan |
| pa.. | PA4 | Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father. |
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.
- added (AD5)
- addend (AD6)
- addenda (AD7)
- adenine (AD7)
- aide (AI4)
- aided (AI5)
- annex (AN5)
- annexed (AN7)
- aped (AP4)
- apex (AP4)
- apian (AP5)
- apnea (AP5)
- append (AP6)
- appended (AP8)
- appendix† (AP8)
- axed (AX4)
- dapped (DA6)
- dead (DE4)
- deaden (DE6)
- deadened (DE8)
- deadpan (DE7)
- deadpanned (DE10)
- dean (DE4)
- ennead (EN6)
- expand (EX6)
- expanded (EX8)
- idea (ID4)
- inane (IN5)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- naiad (NA5)
- nana (NA4)
- nannied (NA7)
- nape (NA4)
- napped (NA6)
- neap (NE4)
- padded (PA6)
- paean (PA5)
- paid (PA4)
- pain (PA4)
- pained (PA6)
- panda (PA5)
- pane (PA4)
- paned (PA5)
- panini (PA6)
- panned (PA6)
- papa (PA4)
Answer Definitions
- added (verb): simple past tense and past participle of add
- addend (noun): Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
- addenda (noun): plural of addendum
- adenine (noun): A base, C5H5N5, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.
- aide (noun): An assistant.
- aided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aid
- annex (noun): An addition, an extension.
- annexed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of annex
- aped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ape
- apex (noun): The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.
- apian (adjective): Relating to bees.
- apnea (noun): The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
- append (verb): To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended
- appended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of append
- appendix† (noun): Something attached to something else; an attachment or accompaniment.
- axed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of axe
- dapped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dap
- dead (adjective): No longer living.
- deaden (verb): To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- deadened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deaden
- deadpan (adjective): Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
- deadpanned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deadpan
- dean (noun): A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
- ennead (noun): The number nine.
- expand (verb): To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
- expanded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of expand
- idea (noun): An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- inane (adjective): Lacking sense or meaning (often to the point of boredom or annoyance)
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- nannied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nanny
- nape (noun): The back part of the neck.
- napped (verb): simple past tense and past participle of nap
- neap (noun): The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two animals.
- padded (adjective): Having padding.
- paean (noun): A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
- paid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pay
- pain (noun): An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
- pained (adjective): In pain, especially in an emotional sense.
- panda (noun): The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), a small raccoon-like animal of northeast Asia with reddish fur and a long, ringed tail.
- pane (noun): An individual sheet of glass in a window, door, etc.
- paned (adjective): Having panes.
- panini (noun): A type of grilled sandwich made of a small loaf of bread, cut horizontally, filled with meat such as salami or ham, cheese or other food.
- panned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of pan
- papa (noun): Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.