NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 20, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | H |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, i, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 33 words |
| Total Points | 183 points |
| Genius Level | 128 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 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| H | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 21 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| U | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Σ | 9 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 33 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | |
|---|---|
| E | |
| G | GH×1 |
| H | HE×8 HI×8 HU×5 |
| I | |
| N | NE×3 NI×1 |
| U | UN×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | |
|---|---|
| E | |
| G | GHE×1 |
| H | HED×3 HEE×3 HEI×1 HEN×1 HID×3 HIG×1 HIN×4 HUE×1 HUG×3 HUN×1 |
| I | |
| N | NEI×3 NIG×1 |
| U | UNH×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) |
|---|---|---|
| un....... † | UN9 | Showing disregard |
| un...... † | UN8 | simple past and past participle of unhinge |
| gh.. | GH4 | A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee. |
| he... | HE5 | A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of hedge |
| he..... | HE7 | present participle and gerund of hedge |
| he.. | HE4 | Careful attention. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heed |
| he..... | HE7 | present participle and gerund of heed |
| he.... | HE6 | The buttocks. |
| he... | HE5 | A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space. |
| hi.... | HI6 | past participle of hide |
| hi.. | HI4 | To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight. |
| hi.... | HI6 | present participle of hide |
| hi.. | HI4 | Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. |
| hi.. | HI4 | Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts). |
| hi... | HI5 | A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc. |
| hi.... | HI6 | Affixed by a hinge, as a door. |
| hi..... | HI7 | present participle of hinge |
| hu.. | HU4 | coloured; having a hue. |
| hu.. | HU4 | Very large. |
| hu.... | HU6 | simple past tense and past participle of hug |
| hu..... | HU7 | present participle of hug |
| hu.. | HU4 | simple past tense and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead) |
| ne... | NE5 | The cry of a horse. |
| ne..... | NE7 | simple past and past participle of neigh |
| ne...... | NE8 | present participle of neigh |
| ni.. | NI4 | near, close by |
| un...... | UN8 | Not heeded; not listened to; ignored |
| un...... | UN8 | simple past and past participle of unhide |
| un..... | UN7 | To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges. |
| un....... | UN9 | present participle of unhinge |
| un.... | UN6 | Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged. |
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.
- unheeding† (UN9)
- unhinged† (UN8)
- ghee (GH4)
- hedge (HE5)
- hedged (HE6)
- hedging (HE7)
- heed (HE4)
- heeded (HE6)
- heeding (HE7)
- heinie (HE6)
- henge (HE5)
- hidden (HI6)
- hide (HI4)
- hiding (HI6)
- high (HI4)
- hind (HI4)
- hinge (HI5)
- hinged (HI6)
- hinging (HI7)
- hued (HU4)
- huge (HU4)
- hugged (HU6)
- hugging (HU7)
- hung (HU4)
- neigh (NE5)
- neighed (NE7)
- neighing (NE8)
- nigh (NI4)
- unheeded (UN8)
- unhidden (UN8)
- unhinge (UN7)
- unhinging (UN9)
- unhung (UN6)
Answer Definitions
- unheeding† (adjective): Showing disregard
- unhinged† (verb): simple past and past participle of unhinge
- ghee (noun): A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- hedge (noun): A thicket of bushes or other shrubbery, especially one planted as a fence between two portions of land, or to separate the parts of a garden.
- hedged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hedge
- hedging (verb): present participle and gerund of hedge
- heed (noun): Careful attention.
- heeded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heed
- heeding (verb): present participle and gerund of heed
- heinie (noun): The buttocks.
- henge (noun): A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.
- hidden (verb): past participle of hide
- hide (verb): To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.
- hiding (verb): present participle of hide
- high (adjective): Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level: Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty.
- hind (adjective): Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
- hinge (noun): A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
- hinged (adjective): Affixed by a hinge, as a door.
- hinging (verb): present participle of hinge
- hued (adjective): coloured; having a hue.
- huge (adjective): Very large.
- hugged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hug
- hugging (verb): present participle of hug
- hung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hang (except when referring to the method of execution; there, hanged is used instead)
- neigh (noun): The cry of a horse.
- neighed (verb): simple past and past participle of neigh
- neighing (verb): present participle of neigh
- nigh (adjective): near, close by
- unheeded (adjective): Not heeded; not listened to; ignored
- unhidden (verb): simple past and past participle of unhide
- unhinge (verb): To remove the leaf of a door or a window from its supporting hinges.
- unhinging (verb): present participle of unhinge
- unhung (adjective): Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.