NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 22, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, h, i, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 175 points |
| Genius Level | 122 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 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | 20 |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| H | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| I | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DH×1 DI×9 DO×10 |
|---|---|
| G | GO×2 |
| H | HI×2 HO×5 |
| I | ID×1 IN×1 |
| N | NO×1 |
| O | |
| T | TI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DHO×1 DIG×2 DIN×6 DIT×1 DOD×2 DOG×2 DOI×1 DON×2 DOT×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GOO×2 |
| H | HID×1 HIN×1 HOO×3 HOT×2 |
| I | IDI×1 IND×1 |
| N | NOD×1 |
| O | |
| T | TID×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) |
|---|---|---|
| go....... † | GO9 | Alternative form of good night |
| ho........ † | HO10 | present participle of hotdog |
| dh... | DH5 | A long loincloth worn by men in India. |
| di..... | DI7 | The action performed by a person or thing that digs. |
| di... | DI5 | The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers. |
| di.. | DI4 | Very minor damage, a small dent or chip. |
| di..... | DI7 | present participle of ding |
| di... | DI5 | A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo). |
| di.... | DI6 | Eating dinner as a social function. |
| di.. | DI4 | dinosaur. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of dodge |
| do.. | DO4 | A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius. |
| do..... | DO7 | The act of one who dogs or harasses. |
| do... | DO5 | Only used in lie doggo. |
| do... | DO5 | A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it. |
| do.. | DO4 | The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫ |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of don |
| do.. | DO4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| do.... | DO6 | present participle of dote |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle of dot |
| go.. | GO4 | Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral. |
| hi.... | HI6 | present participle of hide |
| hi.. | HI4 | Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). |
| ho.. | HO4 | A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak. |
| ho..... | HO7 | present participle of hood |
| ho.... | HO6 | A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs. |
| ho.... | HO6 | Alternative spelling of hot dog |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| in.... | IN6 | A purplish-blue colour |
| no..... | NO7 | present participle of nod |
| ti.... | TI6 | news; new information |
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.
- goodnight† (GO9)
- hotdogging† (HO10)
- dhoti (DH5)
- digging (DI7)
- digit (DI5)
- ding (DI4)
- dinging (DI7)
- dingo (DI5)
- dining (DI6)
- dino (DI4)
- dint (DI4)
- ditto (DI5)
- dodging (DO7)
- dodo (DO4)
- dogging (DO7)
- doggo (DO5)
- doing (DO5)
- dong (DO4)
- donning (DO7)
- doth (DO4)
- doting (DO6)
- dotting (DO7)
- good (GO4)
- hiding (HI6)
- hind (HI4)
- hood (HO4)
- hooding (HO7)
- hoodoo (HO6)
- hotdog (HO6)
- idiot (ID5)
- indigo (IN6)
- nodding (NO7)
- tiding (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- goodnight† (phrase): Alternative form of good night
- hotdogging† (verb): present participle of hotdog
- dhoti (noun): A long loincloth worn by men in India.
- digging (noun): The action performed by a person or thing that digs.
- digit (noun): The whole numbers from 0 to 9 and the Arabic numerals representing them, which are combined to represent base-ten numbers.
- ding (noun): Very minor damage, a small dent or chip.
- dinging (verb): present participle of ding
- dingo (noun): A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).
- dining (noun): Eating dinner as a social function.
- dino (noun): dinosaur.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- dodging (verb): present participle of dodge
- dodo (noun): A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.
- dogging (noun): The act of one who dogs or harasses.
- doggo (adverb): Only used in lie doggo.
- doing (noun): A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
- dong (noun): The currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
- donning (verb): present participle of don
- doth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- doting (verb): present participle of dote
- dotting (verb): present participle of dot
- good (adjective): Acting in the interest of what is beneficial, ethical, or moral.
- hiding (verb): present participle of hide
- hind (adjective): Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
- hood (noun): A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.
- hooding (verb): present participle of hood
- hoodoo (noun): A set of spiritual practices and traditions created and concealed from slave-owners by enslaved Africans in North America, based on traditional African beliefs.
- hotdog (noun): Alternative spelling of hot dog
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- indigo (noun): A purplish-blue colour
- nodding (verb): present participle of nod
- tiding (noun): news; new information