NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 19, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, e, f, g, i, n |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 49 words |
| Total Points | 278 points |
| Genius Level | 195 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| E | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| F | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 |
| G | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 14 | Σ | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×11 BI×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EF×1 EN×1 |
| F | FE×5 FI×3 |
| G | GE×2 GI×2 |
| I | IG×2 IN×2 |
| N | NE×1 NI×2 |
| T | TE×6 TI×8 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×1 BEF×2 BEG×2 BEI×1 BEN×4 BET×1 BIT×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EFF×1 ENT×1 |
| F | FEE×1 FEI×2 FET×2 FIF×1 FIN×1 FIT×1 |
| G | GEN×1 GET×1 GIF×2 |
| I | IGN×2 INF×1 INT×1 |
| N | NET×1 NIN×1 NIT×1 |
| T | TEE×2 TEF×1 TEN×3 TIF×1 TIN×7 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| be....... † | BE9 | present participle and gerund of befit |
| be........ † | BE10 | present participle and gerund of benefit |
| be......... † | BE11 | present participle and gerund of benefit |
| be.. | BE4 | Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar. |
| be... | BE5 | to be fit for |
| be... | BE5 | To father; to sire; to produce (a child). |
| be....... | BE9 | present participle of beget |
| be..... | BE7 | A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling). |
| be..... | BE7 | An advantage; help or aid from something. |
| be.. | BE4 | simple past tense and past participle of bend |
| be..... | BE7 | Describing one who bets or gambles. |
| bi.. | BI4 | To cut into something by clamping the teeth. |
| bi.... | BI6 | present participle of bite |
| bi.... | BI6 | past participle of bite |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| en..... | EN7 | An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe... | FE5 | To make a feint, or mock attack. |
| fe...... | FE8 | present participle of feint |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fe.... | FE6 | present participle of fete |
| fi..... | FI7 | The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16). |
| fi.... | FI6 | Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number. |
| fi..... | FI7 | present participle of fit |
| ge.. | GE4 | A gentleman. |
| ge..... | GE7 | present participle of get |
| gi.. | GI4 | Something given to another voluntarily, without charge. |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gift |
| ig.... | IG6 | to set fire to (something), to light (something) |
| ig...... | IG8 | present participle of ignite |
| in...... | IN8 | Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense. |
| in.... | IN6 | Something that is intended. |
| ne..... | NE7 | Something that acts as, or looks like, a net. |
| ni...... | NI8 | The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens". |
| ni.. | NI4 | Informal spelling of night. |
| te.... | TE6 | present participle of tee |
| te.. | TE4 | Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. |
| te.. | TE4 | A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia. |
| te... | TE5 | An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization. |
| te.. | TE4 | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| te..... | TE7 | present participle of tent |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb. |
| ti... | TI5 | A small added amount of colour; a small added amount of some other thing. |
| ti...... | TI8 | present participle of tinge |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle of tinge |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle and gerund of tin |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti..... | TI7 | present participle of tint |
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.
- befitting† (BE9)
- benefiting† (BE10)
- benefitting† (BE11)
- beet (BE4)
- befit (BE5)
- beget (BE5)
- begetting (BE9)
- beignet (BE7)
- benefit (BE7)
- bent (BE4)
- betting (BE7)
- bite (BI4)
- biting (BI6)
- bitten (BI6)
- effete (EF6)
- entente (EN7)
- feet (FE4)
- feint (FE5)
- feinting (FE8)
- fete (FE4)
- feting (FE6)
- fifteen (FI7)
- finite (FI6)
- fitting (FI7)
- gent (GE4)
- getting (GE7)
- gift (GI4)
- gifting (GI7)
- ignite (IG6)
- igniting (IG8)
- infinite (IN8)
- intent (IN6)
- netting (NE7)
- nineteen (NI8)
- nite (NI4)
- teeing (TE6)
- teen (TE4)
- teff (TE4)
- tenet (TE5)
- tent (TE4)
- tenting (TE7)
- tiff (TI4)
- tine (TI4)
- tinge (TI5)
- tingeing (TI8)
- tinging (TI7)
- tinning (TI7)
- tint (TI4)
- tinting (TI7)
Answer Definitions
- befitting† (verb): present participle and gerund of befit
- benefiting† (verb): present participle and gerund of benefit
- benefitting† (verb): present participle and gerund of benefit
- beet (noun): Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
- befit (verb): to be fit for
- beget (verb): To father; to sire; to produce (a child).
- begetting (verb): present participle of beget
- beignet (noun): A fritter (with a fruit or vegetable filling).
- benefit (noun): An advantage; help or aid from something.
- bent (verb): simple past tense and past participle of bend
- betting (adjective): Describing one who bets or gambles.
- bite (verb): To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
- biting (verb): present participle of bite
- bitten (verb): past participle of bite
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- entente (noun): An informal alliance or friendly understanding between two states.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- feint (verb): To make a feint, or mock attack.
- feinting (verb): present participle of feint
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- feting (verb): present participle of fete
- fifteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after fourteen (14) and before sixteen (16).
- finite (adjective): Having an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.
- fitting (verb): present participle of fit
- gent (noun): A gentleman.
- getting (verb): present participle of get
- gift (noun): Something given to another voluntarily, without charge.
- gifting (verb): present participle of gift
- ignite (verb): to set fire to (something), to light (something)
- igniting (verb): present participle of ignite
- infinite (adjective): Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.
- intent (noun): Something that is intended.
- netting (noun): Something that acts as, or looks like, a net.
- nineteen (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after eighteen and before twenty, represented in Roman numerals as XIX and in Arabic numerals as 19. It is the last/largest of the "teens".
- nite (noun): Informal spelling of night.
- teeing (verb): present participle of tee
- teen (noun): Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old.
- teff (noun): A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
- tenet (noun): An opinion, belief, or principle that is held as absolute truth by someone or especially an organization.
- tent (noun): A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
- tenting (verb): present participle of tent
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.
- tine (noun): A spike or point on an implement or tool, especially a prong of a fork or a tooth of a comb.
- tinge (noun): A small added amount of colour; a small added amount of some other thing.
- tingeing (verb): present participle of tinge
- tinging (verb): present participle of tinge
- tinning (verb): present participle and gerund of tin
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- tinting (verb): present participle of tint