NYT Spelling Bee Hints
Saturday, May 25, 2024
Note: This page contains hints to help solve Saturday, May 25, 2024's New York Times Spelling Bee. To reveal a hint, click on any blurred area below. To see all pangrams and answers for this puzzle at once, visit the Spelling Bee Answers page.
The New York Times Spelling Bee is a word puzzle that challenges players to form words from seven letters arranged in a honeycomb, with the center letter required in each word. Points are earned based on word length, and there's a bonus for using all seven letters in a word.
Saturday, May 25, 2024's Spelling Bee featured 1 pangram(s) ( 0 perfect pangram(s)) and a total of 31 answers. The highest possible score, required to achieve the coveted Queen Bee status, was 161 points. Saturday, May 25, 2024's Puzzle was a Bingo.
First One/Two/Three Letters
Click on any two letter prefix to reveal all first three letters combinations of the words.
A × 6: |
D × 5: |
H × 2: |
I × 5: |
N × 6: |
O × 1: |
T × 6: |
Letter Distribution
The number of answers that start with a specific letter and of a specific length.
Group by first
Letters
| Starting With | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | Sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| D | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| H | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| I | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| N | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| Sum | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 31 |
Definitions & Synonyms
Pangrams
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| na tionhood | (noun)
the state of being a nation |
Answers
| Word | Definitions
| Synonyms
|
|---|---|---|
| ad dition | (noun)
a component that is added to something to improve it | add-on, improver |
(noun)
the act of adding one thing to another | ||
(noun)
a quantity that is added | gain, increase | |
(noun)
something added to what you already have | accession | |
(noun)
a suburban area laid out in streets and lots for a future residential area | ||
(noun)
the arithmetic operation of summing; calculating the sum of two or more numbers | plus, summation | |
| an ion | (noun)
a negatively charged ion | |
| an notation | (noun)
a comment or instruction (usually added) | notation, note |
(noun)
the act of adding notes | annotating | |
| an oint | (verb)
choose by or as if by divine intervention | |
(verb)
administer an oil or ointment to; often in a religious ceremony of blessing | anele, embrocate, inunct, oil | |
| an ti | (adj)
not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.) | |
(noun)
a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.) | ||
| at tain | (verb)
to gain with effort | accomplish, achieve, reach |
(verb)
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level | hit, reach | |
(verb)
find unexpectedly | chance on, chance upon, come across, come upon, discover, fall upon, happen upon, light upon, strike | |
(verb)
reach a destination, either real or abstract | arrive at, gain, hit, make, reach | |
| dh oti | (noun)
a long loincloth worn by Hindu men | |
| di no | ||
| di nt | (noun)
interchangeable with `means' in the expression `by means of' | |
| di tto | (noun)
a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated | |
(verb)
repeat an action or statement | ||
| do nation | (noun)
a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause | contribution |
(noun)
act of giving in common with others for a common purpose especially to a charity | contribution | |
| hi nd | (adj)
located at or near the back of an animal | back |
(noun)
any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers | ||
(noun)
a female deer, especially an adult female red deer | ||
| hi nt | (noun)
an indirect suggestion | breath, intimation |
(noun)
a slight indication | clue | |
(noun)
a slight but appreciable amount | jot, mite, pinch, soupcon, speck, tinge, touch | |
(noun)
a just detectable amount | suggestion, tint, trace | |
(noun)
an indication of potential opportunity | confidential information, lead, steer, tip, wind | |
(verb)
| suggest | |
| id iot | (noun)
a person of subnormal intelligence | changeling, cretin, half-wit, imbecile, moron, retard |
| in itiation | (noun)
a formal entry into an organization or position or office | induction, installation |
(noun)
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | creation, foundation, founding, innovation, instauration, institution, introduction, origination | |
(noun)
wisdom as evidenced by the possession of knowledge | knowledgeability, knowledgeableness | |
(noun)
an act that sets in motion some course of events | induction, trigger | |
| in to | ||
| in tonation | (noun)
rise and fall of the voice pitch | modulation, pitch contour |
(noun)
singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong | ||
(noun)
the act of singing in a monotonous tone | chanting | |
(noun)
the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations | ||
| io ta | (noun)
a tiny or scarcely detectable amount | scintilla, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit |
(noun)
the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet | ||
| na iad | (noun)
submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water | water nymph |
(noun)
(Greek mythology) a nymph of lakes and springs and rivers and fountains | ||
| na tion | (noun)
a politically organized body of people under a single government | body politic, commonwealth, country, land, res publica, state |
(noun)
| country, land | |
(noun)
a federation of tribes (especially Native American tribes) | ||
| ni nth | (adj)
coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in position | 9th |
(noun)
position nine in a countable series of things | ||
(noun)
one part in nine equal parts | ||
| no tation | (noun)
a technical system of symbols used to represent special things | |
(noun)
a comment or instruction (usually added) | note | |
(noun)
the activity of representing something by a special system of marks or characters | ||
| no tion | (noun)
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed | belief, feeling, impression, opinion |
(noun)
a general inclusive concept | ||
(noun)
an odd or fanciful or capricious idea | whim, whimsey, whimsy | |
(noun)
(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items | ||
| on ion | (noun)
| |
(noun)
bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb | Allium cepa | |
(noun)
an aromatic flavorful vegetable | ||
| ta hini | (noun)
a thick Middle Eastern paste made from ground sesame seeds | |
| ta int | (verb)
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon | cloud, corrupt, defile, sully |
(verb)
contaminate with a disease or microorganism | infect | |
(noun)
the state of being contaminated | contamination | |
| ta nnin | (noun)
| tannic acid |
| th in | (adj)
of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section | |
(adj)
lacking excess flesh | lean | |
(adj)
very narrow | slender | |
(adj)
not dense | sparse | |
(adj)
| ||
(adj)
(of sound) lacking resonance or volume | ||
(adj)
lacking spirit or sincere effort | ||
(adj)
lacking substance or significance | flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous | |
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
| ||
(verb)
lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture | cut, dilute, reduce | |
(verb)
take off weight | melt off, reduce, slenderize, slim, slim down | |
(adv)
without viscosity | ||
| ti nt | (noun)
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color | shade, tincture, tone |
(noun)
a dye for coloring the hair | hair coloring, hair dye | |
(noun)
a just detectable amount | hint, suggestion, trace | |
(verb)
color lightly | tinct, tinge, touch | |
| ti tan | (noun)
a person of exceptional importance and reputation | behemoth, colossus, giant, heavyweight |
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