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Sunday, October 25, 2026

Spelling Bee answers for October 25, 2026

The Sunday NYT Spelling Bee had 66 words, 282 points and 2 pangrams. Every answer is listed below, with the letter grid and the points for each rank.

Puzzle by Sam Ezersky

The 2 pangrams

Words that use all seven letters, worth 7 bonus points each.

Showing all 2 words.

Pangrams2

All 66 answers

Grouped by first letter, shortest first.

Showing all 66 words.

a7

b8

i3

l13

m32

n2

o1

At a glance

Words
66
Points
282
Pangrams
2
Longest word
11 letters
  • No perfect pangram
  • Bingo: a word starts with every letter
  • Average word: 5.3 letters

Maximum score 282. Genius takes 197 points: the fastest route is 28 words, starting with the longest ones, all 5 letters or longer.

Points for each rank

Genius takes 197 of 282 points.
Spelling Bee rank points for Sunday, October 25, 2026
RankSharePoints
Beginner
0%
0
Good Start
2%
6
Moving Up
5%
14
Good
8%
23
Solid
15%
42
Nice
25%
71
Great
40%
113
Amazing
50%
141
Genius
70%
197
Queen Bee
100%
282

How ranks work

Real words that do not count

Everyday dictionary words that fit the letters but are not in the puzzle's word list. Save yourself the tries.
  • bimbo
  • ambo

Letter grid

Spelling Bee letter grid for Sunday, October 25, 2026
First letter45678911Total
a1321---7
b411-1-18
i21-----3
l8212---13
m (center letter)1285412-32
n-1-1---2
o--1----1
Total271610822166

Two-letter list

  • ab1 word
  • am4 words
  • an2 words
  • ba2 words
  • bi2 words
  • bl2 words
  • bo2 words
  • ia2 words
  • im1 word
  • la4 words
  • li6 words
  • ll1 word
  • lo2 words
  • ma15 words
  • mi7 words
  • mo10 words
  • ni1 word
  • no1 word
  • oi1 word

How the Oct 25, 2026 puzzle played

The center letter was M with A, B, I, L, N, O around it. Answers ran from 4 to 11 letters, 5.3 on average. There was no perfect pangram (a seven-letter word using each letter once). It was also a bingo day: at least one word started with each of the seven letters.

Genius needed 197 points. Browse other days in the Spelling Bee archive, try today's Spelling Bee hints or play a fresh puzzle in unlimited mode.

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