NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 25, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | F |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, k, l, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 51 words |
| Total Points | 197 points |
| Genius Level | 138 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 |
| E | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| F | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 34 |
| K | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| O | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 4 | Σ | 24 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 51 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×2 AL×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EF×1 |
| F | FA×6 FE×11 FL×10 FO×7 |
| K | |
| L | LE×3 LO×3 |
| O | OF×1 |
| T | TA×2 TE×1 TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFL×1 AFO×1 ALF×1 ALO×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EFF×1 |
| F | FAK×1 FAL×3 FAT×2 FEA×1 FEE×2 FEL×4 FET×4 FLA×5 FLE×3 FLO×2 FOA×1 FOL×3 FOO×3 |
| K | |
| L | LEA×2 LEF×1 LOA×1 LOF×1 LOO×1 |
| O | OFF×1 |
| T | TAF×1 TAK×1 TEF×1 TOF×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fo...... † | FO8 | A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place. |
| af.... | AF6 | Floating. |
| af... | AF5 | On foot. (means of locomotion, walking) |
| al..... | AL7 | A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop. |
| al... | AL5 | At, to, or in the air or sky. |
| al... | AL5 | At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away. |
| ef.... | EF6 | Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out. |
| fa.. | FA4 | Not real; false, fraudulent |
| fa..... | FA7 | A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients. Often served in a pita. |
| fa.. | FA4 | To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity. |
| fa..... | FA7 | A reduction or decline. |
| fa... | FA5 | Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny. |
| fa.. | FA4 | The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment. |
| fe.. | FE4 | To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on. |
| fe.. | FE4 | plural of foot |
| fe.. | FE4 | To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree. |
| fe... | FE5 | Pronunciation spelling of fellow. |
| fe..... | FE7 | To perform oral sex on (a man); to stimulate (a penis or testicles) using the mouth. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece. |
| fe... | FE5 | Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus. |
| fe.. | FE4 | A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. |
| fe.... | FE6 | A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim. |
| fl.. | FL4 | Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells. |
| fl... | FL5 | A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything |
| fl.. | FL4 | Having no variations in height. |
| fl...... | FL8 | plural of flatfoot |
| fl...... | FL8 | A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground. |
| fl.. | FL4 | A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities. |
| fl.. | FL4 | To run away; to escape. |
| fl... | FL5 | A group of vessels or vehicles. |
| fl... | FL5 | To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object). |
| fl.. | FL4 | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old. |
| fo.... | FO6 | A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex. |
| fo.. | FO4 | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| fo...... | FO8 | The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself. |
| le.. | LE4 | The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants. |
| le..... | LE7 | One of the components of a compound leaf. |
| le.. | LE4 | Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ← |
| lo.. | LO4 | (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking. |
| lo.. | LO4 | air, the air; the sky, the heavens. |
| lo... | LO5 | Alternative form of loofah |
| of... | OF5 | The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food. |
| ta..... | TA7 | A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers. |
| ta..... | TA7 | The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight. |
| te.. | TE4 | A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia. |
| to.... | TO6 | a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard |
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.
- folktale† (FO8)
- afloat (AF6)
- afoot (AF5)
- alfalfa (AL7)
- aloft (AL5)
- aloof (AL5)
- effete (EF6)
- fake (FA4)
- falafel (FA7)
- fall (FA4)
- falloff (FA7)
- fatal (FA5)
- fate (FA4)
- feat (FE4)
- feel (FE4)
- feet (FE4)
- fell (FE4)
- fella (FE5)
- fellate (FE7)
- felt (FE4)
- feta (FE4)
- fetal (FE5)
- fete (FE4)
- fettle (FE6)
- flak (FL4)
- flake (FL5)
- flat (FL4)
- flatfeet (FL8)
- flatfoot (FL8)
- flea (FL4)
- flee (FL4)
- fleet (FL5)
- float (FL5)
- floe (FL4)
- foal (FO4)
- folate (FO6)
- folk (FO4)
- fool (FO4)
- foot (FO4)
- footfall (FO8)
- leaf (LE4)
- leaflet (LE7)
- left (LE4)
- loaf (LO4)
- loft (LO4)
- loofa (LO5)
- offal (OF5)
- taffeta (TA7)
- takeoff (TA7)
- teff (TE4)
- toffee (TO6)
Answer Definitions
- folktale† (noun): A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
- afloat (adverb): Floating.
- afoot (adverb): On foot. (means of locomotion, walking)
- alfalfa (noun): A plant, principally of Medicago sativa, grown as a pasture crop.
- aloft (adverb): At, to, or in the air or sky.
- aloof (adverb): At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
- effete (adjective): Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.
- fake (adjective): Not real; false, fraudulent
- falafel (noun): A Middle Eastern food in the form of balls made from chickpeas or broad beans and other ingredients. Often served in a pita.
- fall (verb): To be moved downwards. To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity.
- falloff (noun): A reduction or decline.
- fatal (adjective): Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny.
- fate (noun): The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
- feat (noun): A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
- feel (verb): To use or experience the sense of touch. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch on.
- feet (noun): plural of foot
- fell (verb): To make something fall; especially to chop down a tree.
- fella (noun): Pronunciation spelling of fellow.
- fellate (verb): To perform oral sex on (a man); to stimulate (a penis or testicles) using the mouth.
- felt (noun): A cloth or stuff made of matted fibres of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving.
- feta (noun): A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
- fetal (adjective): Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
- fete (noun): A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.
- fettle (noun): A state of proper physical condition; kilter or trim.
- flak (noun): Ground-based anti-aircraft guns firing explosive shells.
- flake (noun): A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
- flat (adjective): Having no variations in height.
- flatfeet (noun): plural of flatfoot
- flatfoot (noun): A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground.
- flea (noun): A small, wingless, parasitic insect of the order Siphonaptera, renowned for its bloodsucking habits and jumping abilities.
- flee (verb): To run away; to escape.
- fleet (noun): A group of vessels or vehicles.
- float (verb): To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- floe (noun): A low, flat mass of floating ice.
- foal (noun): A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
- folate (noun): A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex.
- folk (adjective): Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a land, their culture, tradition, or history.
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- foot (noun): A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
- footfall (noun): The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.
- leaf (noun): The usually green and flat organ that represents the most prominent feature of most vegetative plants.
- leaflet (noun): One of the components of a compound leaf.
- left (adjective): Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←
- loaf (noun): (also loaf of bread) A block of bread after baking.
- loft (noun): air, the air; the sky, the heavens.
- loofa (noun): Alternative form of loofah
- offal (noun): The internal organs of an animal, used as animal food.
- taffeta (noun): A crisp, smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers.
- takeoff (noun): The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.
- teff (noun): A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
- toffee (noun): a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard