NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 18, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | V |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, g, i, n, r, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 21 words |
| Total Points | 169 points |
| Genius Level | 118 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| G | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| I | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| R | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| V | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 6 | Σ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AG×1 AR×1 AV×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×1 GR×1 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NA×1 NI×1 |
| R | RA×2 |
| T | TI×1 TR×1 |
| V | VA×4 VI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AGG×1 ARR×1 AVA×1 AVI×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GIV×1 GRA×1 |
| I | INV×2 |
| N | NAV×1 NIR×1 |
| R | RAV×2 |
| T | TIT×1 TRI×1 |
| V | VAG×2 VAI×1 VAR×1 VIR×1 VIT×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ag......... † | AG11 | present participle and gerund of aggravate |
| gr......... † | GR11 | present participle and gerund of gravitate |
| ar...... | AR8 | present participle and gerund of arrive |
| av.... | AV6 | An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu. |
| av... | AV5 | Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures. |
| av...... | AV8 | present participle and gerund of aviate |
| gi.... | GI6 | present participle of give |
| in....... | IN9 | not varying; constant |
| in...... | IN8 | Alluring; tempting; attractive. |
| na........ | NA10 | present participle and gerund of navigate |
| ni..... | NI7 | Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience. |
| ra...... | RA8 | present participle and gerund of ravage |
| ra.... | RA6 | present participle and gerund of rave |
| ti........ | TI10 | present participle and gerund of titivate |
| tr.... | TR6 | Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information. |
| va.... | VA6 | The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals. |
| va..... | VA7 | A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer. |
| va.. | VA4 | Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason. |
| va..... | VA7 | Showing variety, diverse. |
| vi.... | VI6 | A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or an animal that has never mated. |
| vi....... | VI9 | present participle and gerund of vitiate |
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.
- aggravating† (AG11)
- gravitating† (GR11)
- arriving (AR8)
- avatar (AV6)
- avian (AV5)
- aviating (AV8)
- giving (GI6)
- invariant (IN9)
- inviting (IN8)
- navigating (NA10)
- nirvana (NI7)
- ravaging (RA8)
- raving (RA6)
- titivating (TI10)
- trivia (TR6)
- vagina (VA6)
- vagrant (VA7)
- vain (VA4)
- variant (VA7)
- virgin (VI6)
- vitiating (VI9)
Answer Definitions
- aggravating† (verb): present participle and gerund of aggravate
- gravitating† (verb): present participle and gerund of gravitate
- arriving (verb): present participle and gerund of arrive
- avatar (noun): An incarnation of a deity, particularly Vishnu.
- avian (adjective): Characteristic of or pertaining to birds, or to bird-like or flying creatures.
- aviating (verb): present participle and gerund of aviate
- giving (verb): present participle of give
- invariant (adjective): not varying; constant
- inviting (adjective): Alluring; tempting; attractive.
- navigating (verb): present participle and gerund of navigate
- nirvana (noun): Complete cessation of suffering; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.
- ravaging (verb): present participle and gerund of ravage
- raving (verb): present participle and gerund of rave
- titivating (verb): present participle and gerund of titivate
- trivia (noun): Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information.
- vagina (noun): The passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus for copulation and childbirth in female mammals.
- vagrant (noun): A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
- vain (adjective): Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- variant (adjective): Showing variety, diverse.
- virgin (noun): A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or an animal that has never mated.
- vitiating (verb): present participle and gerund of vitiate