NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 25, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | g, i, n, o, p, r |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 37 words |
| Total Points | 222 points |
| Genius Level | 155 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 5 |
| I | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | 10 |
| R | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| U | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 9 | Σ | 7 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| G | GO×1 GR×2 GU×2 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×3 |
| N | NO×2 |
| O | OP×2 |
| P | PI×1 PO×3 PR×2 PU×4 |
| R | RO×1 RU×5 |
| U | UN×6 UP×2 UR×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| G | GOU×1 GRO×2 GUN×1 GUR×1 |
|---|---|
| I | INU×3 |
| N | NON×1 NOU×1 |
| O | OPP×2 |
| P | PIN×1 POP×1 POU×2 PRO×1 PRU×1 PUN×1 PUR×3 |
| R | ROU×1 RUI×3 RUN×2 |
| U | UNG×1 UNI×1 UNP×2 UNR×2 UPO×1 UPP×1 URG×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) |
|---|---|---|
| gr...... † | GR8 | present participle and gerund of group |
| po..... † | PO7 | present participle and gerund of pour |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of gouge |
| gr... | GR5 | A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another. |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gun |
| gu.. | GU4 | A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher. |
| in..... | IN7 | present participle of inure |
| in... | IN5 | To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container. |
| in...... | IN8 | present participle of inurn |
| no...... | NO8 | Not part of a labor union; not unionized. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| op.... | OP6 | To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement. |
| op....... | OP9 | present participle and gerund of oppugn |
| pi... | PI5 | Alternative form of pin-up |
| po.... | PO6 | Alternative spelling of pop gun |
| po.. | PO4 | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| pr..... | PR7 | A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other. Any of the pronouns by which a person prefers to be described, typically reflecting gender identity. |
| pr..... | PR7 | A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub. |
| pu..... | PU7 | present participle of pun |
| pu..... | PU7 | present participle of purge |
| pu.. | PU4 | Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented. |
| pu..... | PU7 | present participle of purr |
| ro..... | RO7 | present participle and gerund of rouge |
| ru.. | RU4 | The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. |
| ru... | RU5 | present participle of rue |
| ru..... | RU7 | present participle of ruin |
| ru.. | RU4 | A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round. |
| ru..... | RU7 | Present participle of run. |
| un..... | UN7 | To remove from a group; to separate. |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
| un... | UN5 | To unfasten by removing a pin. |
| un....... | UN9 | present participle of unpin |
| un... | UN5 | To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.). |
| un....... | UN9 | present participle of unrig |
| up.. | UP4 | Physically above and in contact with. |
| up.... | UP6 | present participle of up |
| ur.... | UR6 | present participle of urge |
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.
- grouping† (GR8)
- pouring† (PO7)
- gouging (GO7)
- group (GR5)
- gunning (GU7)
- guru (GU4)
- inuring (IN7)
- inurn (IN5)
- inurning (IN8)
- nonunion (NO8)
- noun (NO4)
- oppugn (OP6)
- oppugning (OP9)
- pinup (PI5)
- popgun (PO6)
- pour (PO4)
- pronoun (PR7)
- pruning (PR7)
- punning (PU7)
- purging (PU7)
- purr (PU4)
- purring (PU7)
- rouging (RO7)
- ruin (RU4)
- ruing (RU5)
- ruining (RU7)
- rung (RU4)
- running (RU7)
- ungroup (UN7)
- union (UN5)
- unpin (UN5)
- unpinning (UN9)
- unrig (UN5)
- unrigging (UN9)
- upon (UP4)
- upping (UP6)
- urging (UR6)
Answer Definitions
- grouping† (verb): present participle and gerund of group
- pouring† (verb): present participle and gerund of pour
- gouging (verb): present participle of gouge
- group (noun): A number of things or persons being in some relation to one another.
- gunning (verb): present participle of gun
- guru (noun): A Hindu or Sikh spiritual teacher.
- inuring (verb): present participle of inure
- inurn (verb): To place (the remains of a person who has died) in an urn or other container.
- inurning (verb): present participle of inurn
- nonunion (adjective): Not part of a labor union; not unionized.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- oppugn (verb): To contradict or controvert; to oppose; to challenge or question the truth or validity of a given statement.
- oppugning (verb): present participle and gerund of oppugn
- pinup (noun): Alternative form of pin-up
- popgun (noun): Alternative spelling of pop gun
- pour (verb): To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
- pronoun (noun): A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other. Any of the pronouns by which a person prefers to be described, typically reflecting gender identity.
- pruning (noun): A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
- punning (verb): present participle of pun
- purging (verb): present participle of purge
- purr (verb): Of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat when contented.
- purring (verb): present participle of purr
- rouging (verb): present participle and gerund of rouge
- ruin (noun): The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- ruing (verb): present participle of rue
- ruining (verb): present participle of ruin
- rung (noun): A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
- running (verb): Present participle of run.
- ungroup (verb): To remove from a group; to separate.
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- unpin (verb): To unfasten by removing a pin.
- unpinning (verb): present participle of unpin
- unrig (verb): To remove the rigging from (a vessel, etc.).
- unrigging (verb): present participle of unrig
- upon (preposition): Physically above and in contact with.
- upping (verb): present participle of up
- urging (verb): present participle of urge