NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 10, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, k, p, u, y |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 31 words |
| Total Points | 84 points |
| Genius Level | 59 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| K | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| L | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| P | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| U | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Y | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 31 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| E | EE×1 |
|---|---|
| I | IL×1 |
| K | KE×3 KI×1 |
| L | LE×1 LI×5 LU×2 |
| P | PE×1 PI×3 PL×1 PU×8 |
| U | UK×1 |
| Y | YE×2 YU×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| E | EEL×1 |
|---|---|
| I | ILL×1 |
| K | KEE×1 KEL×2 KIL×1 |
| L | LEE×1 LIE×1 LIK×2 LIL×1 LIP×1 LUL×2 |
| P | PEE×1 PIL×3 PLI×1 PUL×6 PUP×2 |
| U | UKU×1 |
| Y | YEL×2 YUL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| pu....... † | PU9 | Resembling a puppy. |
| ee.. | EE4 | Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery. |
| il.. | IL4 | Badly; poorly. |
| ke.. | KE4 | A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern. |
| ke.. | KE4 | Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales). |
| ke.... | KE6 | A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland. |
| ki.. | KI4 | To put to death; to extinguish the life of. |
| le.. | LE4 | The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion. |
| li.. | LI4 | A place or stead; See in lieu or in lieu of |
| li.. | LI4 | To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of. |
| li.... | LI6 | Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring. |
| li.. | LI4 | Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species. |
| li... | LI5 | Having prominent lips. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A period of rest or soothing. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A remarkable person, object or idea. |
| pe.. | PE4 | To remove the skin or outer covering of. |
| pi.. | PI4 | A mass of things heaped together; a heap. |
| pi.... | PI6 | Alternative spelling of pile-up |
| pi.. | PI4 | A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication. |
| pl.. | PL4 | Alternative spelling of plié |
| pu.. | PU4 | A plaintive melancholy whine. |
| pu.. | PU4 | One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat. |
| pu.. | PU4 | To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force. |
| pu.... | PU6 | One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance). |
| pu.. | PU4 | A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation. The soft center of a fruit. |
| pu... | PU5 | Having the characteristics of pulp |
| pu... | PU5 | A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher. |
| uk..... | UK7 | A small four-stringed guitar. |
| ye.. | YE4 | shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. |
| ye.. | YE4 | An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance. |
| yu.. | YU4 | Alternative letter-case form of Yule |
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.
- puppylike† (PU9)
- eely (EE4)
- illy (IL4)
- keel (KE4)
- kelp (KE4)
- kelpie (KE6)
- kill (KI4)
- leek (LE4)
- lieu (LI4)
- like (LI4)
- likely (LI6)
- lily (LI4)
- lippy (LI5)
- lull (LU4)
- lulu (LU4)
- peel (PE4)
- pile (PI4)
- pileup (PI6)
- pill (PI4)
- plie (PL4)
- pule (PU4)
- puli (PU4)
- pull (PU4)
- pulley (PU6)
- pulp (PU4)
- pulpy (PU5)
- pupil (PU5)
- ukulele (UK7)
- yell (YE4)
- yelp (YE4)
- yule (YU4)
Answer Definitions
- puppylike† (adjective): Resembling a puppy.
- eely (adjective): Resembling an eel: long, thin and slippery.
- illy (adverb): Badly; poorly.
- keel (noun): A large beam along the underside of a ship’s hull from bow to stern.
- kelp (noun): Any of several large brown algae seaweeds (order Laminariales).
- kelpie (noun): A malevolent shapeshifting spirit, most often in the form of a horse, believed to haunt the rivers and lochs of Scotland.
- kill (verb): To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
- leek (noun): The vegetable Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.
- lieu (noun): A place or stead; See in lieu or in lieu of
- like (verb): To enjoy, be pleased by; favor; be in favor of.
- likely (adjective): Probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring.
- lily (noun): Any of several flowers in the genus Lilium of the family Liliaceae, which includes a great many ornamental species.
- lippy (adjective): Having prominent lips.
- lull (noun): A period of rest or soothing.
- lulu (noun): A remarkable person, object or idea.
- peel (verb): To remove the skin or outer covering of.
- pile (noun): A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
- pileup (noun): Alternative spelling of pile-up
- pill (noun): A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.
- plie (noun): Alternative spelling of plié
- pule (noun): A plaintive melancholy whine.
- puli (noun): One of a breed of Hungarian sheepdog with a distinctive thick, corded coat.
- pull (verb): To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
- pulley (noun): One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).
- pulp (noun): A soft, moist, shapeless mass or matter. A mixture of wood, cellulose and/or rags and water ground up to make paper. A mass of chemically processed wood fibres (cellulose). A suspension of mineral particles, typically achieved by some form of agitation. The soft center of a fruit.
- pulpy (adjective): Having the characteristics of pulp
- pupil (noun): A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.
- ukulele (noun): A small four-stringed guitar.
- yell (verb): shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice.
- yelp (noun): An abrupt, high-pitched noise or utterance.
- yule (noun): Alternative letter-case form of Yule