NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 1, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, c, i, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 5 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 30 words |
| Total Points | 199 points |
| Genius Level | 139 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| C | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| F | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| T | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 9 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 30 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×2 AN×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CA×1 CI×1 CO×3 |
| F | FA×5 FI×3 FO×5 |
| I | IN×2 |
| N | NA×1 NO×3 |
| O | OF×2 |
| T | TI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×1 AFO×1 ANT×1 |
|---|---|
| C | CAF×1 CIT×1 COF×1 COI×1 CON×1 |
| F | FAC×2 FAI×1 FAN×2 FIA×1 FIC×1 FIN×1 FOC×2 FON×2 FOO×1 |
| I | INF×2 |
| N | NAI×1 NON×2 NOT×1 |
| O | OFF×2 |
| T | TIF×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ci.......... † | CI12 | The process of making something urban. |
| fa..... † | FA7 | A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group. |
| no.......... † | NO12 | The act of notifying. |
| of....... † | OF9 | A person who officiates at a religious ceremony (other than the Eucharist) |
| of......... † | OF11 | The act of officiating. |
| af..... | AF7 | The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition. |
| af... | AF5 | On foot. (means of locomotion, walking) |
| an.... | AN6 | Alternative letter-case form of Antifa. |
| ca.... | CA6 | Alternative spelling of kaftan |
| co.... | CO6 | A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial. |
| co.. | CO4 | A hairdo. |
| co.... | CO6 | Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Something actual as opposed to invented. |
| fa... | FA5 | (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness |
| fa..... | FA7 | Fanatical. |
| fa.... | FA6 | fan fiction |
| fi.. | FI4 | An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. |
| fi..... | FI7 | Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose. |
| fi.... | FI6 | Finished; over with. |
| fo...... | FO8 | A flatbread similar in style, composition, and texture to modern pizza doughs and topped with herbs, cheese and other products. Focaccia typically consists of high-gluten flour, oil, water, sugar, salt and yeast. |
| fo.. | FO4 | plural of focus |
| fo.. | FO4 | A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism. |
| fo..... | FO7 | A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| in.... | IN6 | A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and attention. |
| in.. | IN4 | information. |
| na.. | NA4 | Alternative spelling of naïf. |
| no.... | NO6 | Containing no fat; fat-free. |
| no........ | NO10 | Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
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.
- citification† (CI12)
- faction† (FA7)
- notification† (NO12)
- officiant† (OF9)
- officiation† (OF11)
- affiant (AF7)
- afoot (AF5)
- antifa (AN6)
- caftan (CA6)
- coffin (CO6)
- coif (CO4)
- confit (CO6)
- fact (FA4)
- faint (FA5)
- fanatic (FA7)
- fanfic (FA6)
- fiat (FI4)
- fiction (FI7)
- finito (FI6)
- focaccia (FO8)
- foci (FO4)
- font (FO4)
- fontina (FO7)
- foot (FO4)
- infant (IN6)
- info (IN4)
- naif (NA4)
- nonfat (NO6)
- nonfiction (NO10)
- tiff (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- citification† (noun): The process of making something urban.
- faction† (noun): A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.
- notification† (noun): The act of notifying.
- officiant† (noun): A person who officiates at a religious ceremony (other than the Eucharist)
- officiation† (noun): The act of officiating.
- affiant (noun): The individual witness whose statement is contained in an affidavit or sworn deposition.
- afoot (adverb): On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
- antifa (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Antifa.
- caftan (noun): Alternative spelling of kaftan
- coffin (noun): A rectangular closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.
- coif (noun): A hairdo.
- confit (noun): Any of various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation.
- fact (noun): Something actual as opposed to invented.
- faint (adjective): (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
- fanatic (adjective): Fanatical.
- fanfic (noun): fan fiction
- fiat (noun): An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- fiction (noun): Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
- finito (adjective): Finished; over with.
- focaccia (noun): A flatbread similar in style, composition, and texture to modern pizza doughs and topped with herbs, cheese and other products. Focaccia typically consists of high-gluten flour, oil, water, sugar, salt and yeast.
- foci (noun): plural of focus
- font (noun): A receptacle in a church for holy water, especially one used in baptism.
- fontina (noun): A pale yellow cheese from Valle d'Aosta in Italy.
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- infant (noun): A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and attention.
- info (noun): information.
- naif (adjective): Alternative spelling of naïf.
- nonfat (adjective): Containing no fat; fat-free.
- nonfiction (noun): Written works intended to give facts, or true accounts of real things and events. Often used attributively.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.