NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 8, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, u, w, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 195 points |
| Genius Level | 137 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 |
| D | 3 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| E | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| N | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| U | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| W | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 14 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×2 AN×3 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DE×5 DU×2 |
| E | EN×4 |
| N | NA×3 NE×3 NU×1 |
| U | UN×8 |
| W | WA×5 WE×4 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×2 ANE×1 ANN×2 |
|---|---|
| D | DAW×2 DEA×3 DEN×2 DUN×2 |
| E | END×3 ENN×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAN×1 NEE×2 NEN×1 NUD×1 |
| U | UND×2 UNN×1 UNW×5 |
| W | WAN×4 WAX×1 WEA×2 WEN×2 |
| X |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| un..... † | UN7 | Not waxed. |
| ad.... | AD6 | Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together. |
| ad..... | AD7 | plural of addendum |
| an.. | AN4 | Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly. |
| an... | AN5 | An addition, an extension. |
| an..... | AN7 | simple past tense and past participle of annex |
| da.. | DA4 | To begin to brighten with daylight. |
| da.... | DA6 | simple past tense and past participle of dawn |
| de.... | DE6 | To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle. |
| de...... | DE8 | simple past tense and past participle of deaden |
| de.. | DE4 | A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students). |
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en... | EN5 | To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb. |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of endue |
| en.... | EN6 | The number nine. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| nu.. | NU4 | Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| un.... | UN6 | Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life. |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not yet weaned; still being suckled. |
| un... | UN5 | Not married. |
| un...... | UN8 | Unwed. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not weeded |
| wa.. | WA4 | A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc. |
| wa... | WA5 | simple past tense and past participle of wane |
| wa... | WA5 | Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to. |
| wa... | WA5 | Grown. |
| we.. | WE4 | To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of wean |
| we.. | WE4 | To turn; change, to adapt. |
| we.... | WE6 | simple past tense and past participle of wend |
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.
- unwaxed† (UN7)
- addend (AD6)
- addenda (AD7)
- anew (AN4)
- annex (AN5)
- annexed (AN7)
- dawn (DA4)
- dawned (DA6)
- deaden (DE6)
- deadened (DE8)
- dean (DE4)
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- dune (DU4)
- dunned (DU6)
- ended (EN5)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- ennead (EN6)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- nene (NE4)
- nude (NU4)
- undead (UN6)
- undue (UN5)
- unneeded (UN8)
- unweaned (UN8)
- unwed (UN5)
- unwedded (UN8)
- unweeded (UN8)
- wand (WA4)
- wane (WA4)
- waned (WA5)
- wanna (WA5)
- waxen (WA5)
- wean (WE4)
- weaned (WE6)
- wend (WE4)
- wended (WE6)
Answer Definitions
- unwaxed† (adjective): Not waxed.
- addend (noun): Addendum, any one of two or more numbers or other terms that are to be added together.
- addenda (noun): plural of addendum
- anew (adverb): Again, once more; afresh, in a new way, newly.
- annex (noun): An addition, an extension.
- annexed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of annex
- dawn (verb): To begin to brighten with daylight.
- dawned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dawn
- deaden (verb): To render less lively; to diminish; to muffle.
- deadened (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deaden
- dean (noun): A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- endue (verb): To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.
- endued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endue
- ennead (noun): The number nine.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nude (adjective): Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
- undead (adjective): Pertaining to a corpse, though having qualities of life.
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.
- unweaned (adjective): Not yet weaned; still being suckled.
- unwed (adjective): Not married.
- unwedded (adjective): Unwed.
- unweeded (adjective): Not weeded
- wand (noun): A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
- wane (noun): A gradual diminution in power, value, intensity etc.
- waned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wane
- wanna (contraction): Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
- waxen (adjective): Grown.
- wean (verb): To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
- weaned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wean
- wend (verb): To turn; change, to adapt.
- wended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of wend