NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 26, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, e, i, n, t, y |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 70 words |
| Total Points | 301 points |
| Genius Level | 211 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
If you're just here for a list of NYT Spelling Bee answers, Jump down to the answers ↓ (Spoiler Alert!).
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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 7 |
| M | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - | - | 39 |
| N | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| T | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Y | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 29 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AM×3 AN×5 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EM×3 EN×3 |
| I | IM×3 IN×3 IT×1 |
| M | MA×15 ME×12 MI×11 MY×1 |
| N | NA×1 |
| T | TA×2 TE×5 TI×1 |
| Y |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AME×2 AMI×1 ANE×1 ANI×3 ANY×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EMA×1 EMI×2 ENE×2 ENM×1 |
| I | IMA×1 IMI×1 IMM×1 INA×1 INM×1 INT×1 ITE×1 |
| M | MAI×3 MAM×2 MAN×6 MAT×4 MEA×7 MEE×1 MEM×1 MEN×1 MET×2 MIE×1 MIM×1 MIN×6 MIT×3 MYN×1 |
| N | NAM×1 |
| T | TAM×1 TAT×1 TEA×3 TEE×1 TEN×1 TIM×1 |
| Y |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| am..... † | AM7 | Pleasantness. |
| an..... † | AN7 | At any time |
| am.. | AM4 | At the end of religious prayers: so be it. |
| am... | AM5 | Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis. |
| an.... | AN6 | A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue. |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| an..... | AN7 | That which lives. |
| an... | AN5 | An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries. |
| at........ | AT10 | The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort. |
| em..... | EM7 | To come from a source; issue from. |
| em..... | EM7 | Noteworthy, remarkable, great. |
| em.. | EM4 | to send out or give off |
| en... | EN5 | An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes. |
| en... | EN5 | Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else. |
| en.... | EN6 | The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition. |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| im..... | IM7 | To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of. |
| im...... | IM8 | about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long. |
| in....... | IN9 | Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object. |
| in.... | IN6 | A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient). |
| in...... | IN8 | Closely acquainted; familiar. |
| it.. | IT4 | A distinct physical object. |
| ma.. | MA4 | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal. |
| ma...... | MA8 | To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder. |
| ma..... | MA7 | Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| ma... | MA5 | A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States. |
| ma.. | MA4 | An indefinite large number of. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate. |
| ma... | MA5 | Sociable or friendly. |
| ma..... | MA7 | A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon. |
| ma... | MA5 | A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame. |
| me.. | ME4 | To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention. |
| me.... | ME6 | A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy. |
| me... | ME5 | simple past tense and past participle of mean |
| me...... | ME8 | The time spent waiting for another event; time in between. |
| me... | ME5 | Alternative spelling of meanie. |
| me.. | ME4 | The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food. |
| me... | ME5 | Of, relating to, or containing meat. |
| me.. | ME4 | To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter. |
| me.. | ME4 | Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes. |
| me.... | ME6 | A person who is being mentored |
| me.. | ME4 | Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level. |
| me.. | ME4 | To measure. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A form of acting without words; pantomime. |
| mi.. | MI4 | That which belongs to me. Used predicatively. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| mi.. | MI4 | A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence. |
| mi... | MI5 | Having a flavour or essence of mint. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari). |
| mi.. | MI4 | A mitten |
| mi.... | MI6 | A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered. |
| my.. | MY4 | One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae. |
| na.. | NA4 | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| ta.. | TA4 | Not or no longer wild; domesticated. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses. |
| te.. | TE4 | A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage. |
| te...... | TE8 | One who is on the same team. |
| te..... | TE7 | The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal). |
| te.. | TE4 | To be stocked to overflowing. |
| te...... | TE8 | A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one. |
| ti.. | TI4 | The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. |
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.
- amenity† (AM7)
- anytime† (AN7)
- amen (AM4)
- amity (AM5)
- anemia (AN6)
- anima (AN5)
- animate (AN7)
- anime (AN5)
- attainment (AT10)
- emanate (EM7)
- eminent (EM7)
- emit (EM4)
- enema (EN5)
- enemy (EN5)
- enmity (EN6)
- imam (IM4)
- imitate (IM7)
- imminent (IM8)
- inanimate (IN9)
- inmate (IN6)
- intimate (IN8)
- item (IT4)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- maintain (MA8)
- mama (MA4)
- mamma (MA5)
- manatee (MA7)
- mane (MA4)
- mania (MA5)
- manna (MA5)
- manta (MA5)
- many (MA4)
- mate (MA4)
- matey (MA5)
- matinee (MA7)
- matte (MA5)
- mean (ME4)
- meanie (ME6)
- meant (ME5)
- meantime (ME8)
- meany (ME5)
- meat (ME4)
- meaty (ME5)
- meet (ME4)
- meme (ME4)
- mentee (ME6)
- meta (ME4)
- mete (ME4)
- mien (MI4)
- mime (MI4)
- mine (MI4)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- mint (MI4)
- minty (MI5)
- mite (MI4)
- mitt (MI4)
- mitten (MI6)
- myna (MY4)
- name (NA4)
- tame (TA4)
- tatami (TA6)
- team (TE4)
- teammate (TE8)
- teatime (TE7)
- teem (TE4)
- tenement (TE8)
- time (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- amenity† (noun): Pleasantness.
- anytime† (adverb): At any time
- amen (adverb): At the end of religious prayers: so be it.
- amity (noun): Friendship. The cooperative and supportive relationship between people, or animals. In this sense, the term connotes a relationship which involves mutual knowledge, esteem, affection, and respect along with a degree of rendering service to friends in times of need or crisis.
- anemia (noun): A medical condition in which the capacity of the blood to transport oxygen to the tissues is reduced, either because of too few red blood cells, or because of too little hemoglobin, resulting in pallor and fatigue.
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- animate (adjective): That which lives.
- anime (noun): An artistic style originating in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries.
- attainment (noun): The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort.
- emanate (verb): To come from a source; issue from.
- eminent (adjective): Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
- emit (verb): to send out or give off
- enema (noun): An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.
- enemy (noun): Someone who is hostile to, feels hatred towards, opposes the interests of, or intends injury to someone else.
- enmity (noun): The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly disposition.
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- imitate (verb): To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
- imminent (adjective): about to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.
- inanimate (adjective): Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
- inmate (noun): A person confined to an institution such as a prison (as a convict) or hospital (as a patient).
- intimate (adjective): Closely acquainted; familiar.
- item (noun): A distinct physical object.
- maim (verb): To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.
- main (adjective): Of chief or leading importance; prime, principal.
- maintain (verb): To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamma (noun): The milk-secreting organ of female humans and other mammals which includes the mammary gland and the nipple or teat; a breast; an udder.
- manatee (noun): Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of family Trichechidae, found in tropical regions.
- mane (noun): Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- manta (noun): A kind of fabric or blanket used in Latin America and southwestern United States.
- many (determiner): An indefinite large number of.
- mate (noun): A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- matey (adjective): Sociable or friendly.
- matinee (noun): A showing of a movie, sporting event, or theatrical performance in the morning or afternoon.
- matte (noun): A decorative border around a picture used to inset and center the contents of a frame.
- mean (verb): To intend. To intend, to plan (to do); to have as one's intention.
- meanie (noun): A mean (unkind or miserly) person; a killjoy.
- meant (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mean
- meantime (noun): The time spent waiting for another event; time in between.
- meany (noun): Alternative spelling of meanie.
- meat (noun): The flesh (muscle tissue) of an animal used as food.
- meaty (adjective): Of, relating to, or containing meat.
- meet (verb): To make contact (with) while in proximity. To come face to face with by accident; to encounter.
- meme (noun): Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.
- mentee (noun): A person who is being mentored
- meta (adjective): Self-referential; structured analogously (structured by relationships), but at a higher level.
- mete (verb): To measure.
- mien (noun): Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- mime (noun): A form of acting without words; pantomime.
- mine (pronoun): That which belongs to me. Used predicatively.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- mint (noun): A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
- minty (adjective): Having a flavour or essence of mint.
- mite (noun): Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
- mitt (noun): A mitten
- mitten (noun): A type of glove or garment that covers a hand with a separate sheath for the thumb, but not for other fingers, which are either enclosed in a single section or left uncovered.
- myna (noun): One of the South and East Asian birds of the starling family Sturnidae.
- name (noun): Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.
- tame (adjective): Not or no longer wild; domesticated.
- tatami (noun): Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses.
- team (noun): A set of draught animals, such as two horses in front of a carriage.
- teammate (noun): One who is on the same team.
- teatime (noun): The traditional time, in the late afternoon, for serving tea (the meal).
- teem (verb): To be stocked to overflowing.
- tenement (noun): A building that is rented to multiple tenants, especially a low-rent, run-down one.
- time (noun): The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.