NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 25, 2023
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, l, o, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 190 points |
| Genius Level | 133 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 | Σ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | - | 6 |
| E | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 33 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| V | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | Σ | 17 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×4 DO×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×1 |
| F | FE×5 FI×13 FL×6 FO×9 |
| I | |
| L | LI×1 |
| O | OF×1 |
| V | VI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEF×3 DEI×1 DOF×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EDI×1 |
| F | FEE×2 FEL×3 FID×2 FIE×3 FIF×2 FIL×4 FIV×2 FLE×2 FLI×1 FLO×3 FOI×2 FOL×3 FOO×4 |
| I | |
| L | LIF×1 |
| O | OFF×1 |
| V | VIL×1 VIV×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fi...... † | FI8 | Five times as much or as many. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of defy |
| de.... | DE6 | To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil. |
| de..... | DE7 | impure; dirty |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deify |
| do.. | DO4 | To remove or take off (something such as clothing). |
| do.... | DO6 | simple past tense and past participle of doff |
| ed..... | ED7 | simple past tense and past participle of edify |
| fe.. | FE4 | To give (someone or something) food to eat. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe... | FE5 | Any member of the cat family (Felidae). |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe.... | FE6 | simple past tense and past participle of fell |
| fi.... | FI6 | Synonym of violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow; the position of a violinist in a band; any stringed instrument, particularly those of the violin family. |
| fi..... | FI7 | simple past tense and past participle of fiddle |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi... | FI5 | A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country. |
| fi..... | FI7 | simple past tense and past participle of field |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of fife |
| fi.. | FI4 | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of file |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi.... | FI6 | That is now full. |
| fi.. | FI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 5. |
| fl.. | FL4 | simple past tense and past participle of flee |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl... | FL5 | simple past tense and past participle of fly (hit a fly ball) |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fl... | FL5 | An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| fl..... | FL7 | Filled with water from rain or rivers. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of foil |
| fo.. | FO4 | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of fold |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.. | FO4 | Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life. |
| fo.... | FO6 | A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.... | FO6 | simple past tense and past participle of fool |
| li.. | LI4 | The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living. |
| of... | OF5 | simple past tense and past participle of off |
| vi...... | VI8 | simple past and past participle of vilify |
| vi...... | VI8 | simple past tense and past participle of vivify |
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.
- fivefold† (FI8)
- defied (DE6)
- defile (DE6)
- defiled (DE7)
- deified (DE7)
- doff (DO4)
- doffed (DO6)
- edified (ED7)
- feed (FE4)
- feel (FE4)
- felid (FE5)
- fell (FE4)
- felled (FE6)
- fiddle (FI6)
- fiddled (FI7)
- fief (FI4)
- field (FI5)
- fielded (FI7)
- fife (FI4)
- fifed (FI5)
- file (FI4)
- filed (FI5)
- fill (FI4)
- filled (FI6)
- five (FI4)
- fled (FL4)
- flee (FL4)
- flied (FL5)
- floe (FL4)
- flood (FL5)
- flooded (FL7)
- foil (FO4)
- foiled (FO6)
- fold (FO4)
- folded (FO6)
- folio (FO5)
- food (FO4)
- foodie (FO6)
- fool (FO4)
- fooled (FO6)
- life (LI4)
- offed (OF5)
- vilified (VI8)
- vivified (VI8)
Answer Definitions
- fivefold† (adjective): Five times as much or as many.
- defied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defy
- defile (verb): To make (someone or something) physically dirty or unclean; to befoul, to soil.
- defiled (adjective): impure; dirty
- deified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deify
- doff (verb): To remove or take off (something such as clothing).
- doffed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of doff
- edified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edify
- feed (verb): To give (someone or something) food to eat.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- felid (noun): Any member of the cat family (Felidae).
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- felled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fell
- fiddle (noun): Synonym of violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin and played with a bow; the position of a violinist in a band; any stringed instrument, particularly those of the violin family.
- fiddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fiddle
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- field (noun): A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
- fielded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of field
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- fifed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fife
- file (noun): A collection of papers collated and archived together.
- filed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of file
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filled (adjective): That is now full.
- five (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 5.
- fled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of flee
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- flied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fly (hit a fly ball)
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- flood (noun): An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- flooded (adjective): Filled with water from rain or rivers.
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- foiled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of foil
- fold (verb): To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- folded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fold
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- food (noun): Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
- foodie (noun): A person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fooled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fool
- life (noun): The state of organisms preceding their death, characterized by biological processes such as metabolism and reproduction and distinguishing them from inanimate objects; the state of being alive and living.
- offed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of off
- vilified (verb): simple past and past participle of vilify
- vivified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of vivify