NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 21, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | Y |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, h, m, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 32 words |
| Total Points | 170 points |
| Genius Level | 119 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 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| E | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| H | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 10 |
| M | - | 4 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 7 |
| N | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 7 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 32 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×2 DO×3 DY×2 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×1 EN×1 EY×1 |
| H | HO×8 HY×2 |
| M | MO×7 |
| N | NE×1 |
| O | |
| Y | YE×2 YO×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEM×1 DEN×1 DOO×1 DOY×2 DYE×1 DYN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDD×1 ENE×1 EYE×1 |
| H | HOM×3 HON×4 HOO×1 HYM×2 |
| M | MOM×1 MON×4 MOO×2 |
| N | NEE×1 |
| O | |
| Y | YEN×1 YEO×1 YON×1 YOO×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) |
|---|---|---|
| ho......... † | HO11 | simple past and past participle of honeymoon |
| de..... | DE7 | A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place. |
| de.. | DE4 | To disallow or reject. |
| do... | DO5 | Filled with doom and gloom: depressing or pessimistic |
| do... | DO5 | A commander in charge of ten men. |
| do..... | DO7 | A female doyen. |
| dy.. | DY4 | simple past tense and past participle of dye |
| dy.. | DY4 | A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn. |
| ed.. | ED4 | A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current. |
| en... | EN5 | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
| ey.. | EY4 | Having eyes. |
| ho... | HO5 | Alternative form of homie |
| ho..... | HO7 | A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word. |
| ho...... | HO8 | The property of being a homonym. |
| ho... | HO5 | A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods. |
| ho..... | HO7 | Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey. |
| ho....... | HO9 | The period of time immediately following a marriage. |
| ho... | HO5 | Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s). |
| hy... | HY5 | A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females. |
| hy.. | HY4 | A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one. |
| mo... | MO5 | Mother. |
| mo... | MO5 | A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply. |
| mo..... | MO7 | Affluent, rich. |
| mo...... | MO8 | plural of moneyman |
| mo..... | MO7 | A single name by which a person, thing, etc., is known. |
| mo... | MO5 | Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental. |
| mo... | MO5 | Resembling the moon. |
| ne... | NE5 | In need; poor. |
| ye.... | YE6 | simple past tense and past participle of yen |
| ye.... | YE6 | plural of yeoman |
| yo.. | YO4 | further; more distant |
| yo.... | YO6 | Used to get attention. |
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.
- honeymooned† (HO11)
- demonym (DE7)
- deny (DE4)
- doomy (DO5)
- doyen (DO5)
- doyenne (DO7)
- dyed (DY4)
- dyne (DY4)
- eddy (ED4)
- enemy (EN5)
- eyed (EY4)
- homey (HO5)
- homonym (HO7)
- homonymy (HO8)
- honey (HO5)
- honeyed (HO7)
- honeymoon (HO9)
- hooey (HO5)
- hymen (HY5)
- hymn (HY4)
- mommy (MO5)
- money (MO5)
- moneyed (MO7)
- moneymen (MO8)
- mononym (MO7)
- moody (MO5)
- moony (MO5)
- needy (NE5)
- yenned (YE6)
- yeomen (YE6)
- yond (YO4)
- yoohoo (YO6)
Answer Definitions
- honeymooned† (verb): simple past and past participle of honeymoon
- demonym (noun): A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place.
- deny (verb): To disallow or reject.
- doomy (adjective): Filled with doom and gloom: depressing or pessimistic
- doyen (noun): A commander in charge of ten men.
- doyenne (noun): A female doyen.
- dyed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dye
- dyne (noun): A unit of force in the CGS system; the force required to accelerate a mass of one gram by one centimetre per second per second. Symbol: dyn.
- eddy (noun): A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.
- enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- eyed (adjective): Having eyes.
- homey (noun): Alternative form of homie
- homonym (noun): A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word.
- homonymy (noun): The property of being a homonym.
- honey (noun): A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.
- honeyed (adjective): Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.
- honeymoon (noun): The period of time immediately following a marriage.
- hooey (noun): Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
- hymen (noun): A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.
- hymn (noun): A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.
- mommy (noun): Mother.
- money (noun): A legally or socially binding conceptual contract of entitlement to wealth, void of intrinsic value, payable for all debts and taxes, and regulated in supply.
- moneyed (adjective): Affluent, rich.
- moneymen (noun): plural of moneyman
- mononym (noun): A single name by which a person, thing, etc., is known.
- moody (adjective): Given to sudden or frequent changes of mind; temperamental.
- moony (adjective): Resembling the moon.
- needy (adjective): In need; poor.
- yenned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of yen
- yeomen (noun): plural of yeoman
- yond (adjective): further; more distant
- yoohoo (interjection): Used to get attention.