NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 27, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | D |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, i, l, n, u, v |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 22 words |
| Total Points | 88 points |
| Genius Level | 62 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
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 | 9 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| D | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| L | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| V | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | Σ | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 22 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AV×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DI×4 DU×2 |
| I | IN×4 |
| L | LA×3 LI×1 |
| N | NA×2 |
| U | UN×2 |
| V | VA×2 VI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AVI×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DIA×1 DIL×1 DIV×2 DUA×1 DUL×1 |
| I | IND×1 INL×2 INV×1 |
| L | LAI×1 LAN×1 LAU×1 LIV×1 |
| N | NAD×1 NAI×1 |
| U | UND×1 UNL×1 |
| V | VAL×1 VAN×1 VIV×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) |
|---|---|---|
| in........ † | IN10 | A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people. |
| av.. | AV4 | enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something |
| di.. | DI4 | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| di.. | DI4 | Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress. |
| di... | DI5 | A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan). |
| du.. | DU4 | Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components. |
| du.. | DU4 | Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp. |
| in.... | IN6 | simple past tense and past participle of inlay |
| in.... | IN6 | Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior. |
| in..... | IN7 | Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate. |
| la.. | LA4 | simple past tense and past participle of lay |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| la.. | LA4 | Praise or glorification. |
| li... | LI5 | Having a dark, bluish appearance. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| un... | UN5 | simple past tense of undo |
| un.... | UN6 | not laid |
| va... | VA5 | Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent. |
| va.... | VA6 | A person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages other people's property. |
| vi... | VI5 | Clear, detailed or powerful. |
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.
- individual† (IN10)
- avid (AV4)
- dial (DI4)
- dill (DI4)
- diva (DI4)
- divan (DI5)
- dual (DU4)
- dull (DU4)
- inlaid (IN6)
- inland (IN6)
- invalid (IN7)
- laid (LA4)
- land (LA4)
- laud (LA4)
- livid (LI5)
- nada (NA4)
- naiad (NA5)
- undid (UN5)
- unlaid (UN6)
- valid (VA5)
- vandal (VA6)
- vivid (VI5)
Answer Definitions
- individual† (noun): A person considered alone, rather than as belonging to a group of people.
- avid (adjective): enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something
- dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- diva (noun): Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- divan (noun): A Muslim council of state, specifically that of viziers of the Ottoman Empire that discussed and recommended new laws and law changes to a higher authority (the sultan).
- dual (adjective): Characterized by having two (usually equivalent) components.
- dull (adjective): Lacking the ability to cut easily; not sharp.
- inlaid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inlay
- inland (adjective): Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
- invalid (adjective): Not valid; not true, correct, acceptable or appropriate.
- laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- laud (noun): Praise or glorification.
- livid (adjective): Having a dark, bluish appearance.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- undid (verb): simple past tense of undo
- unlaid (adjective): not laid
- valid (adjective): Well grounded or justifiable, pertinent.
- vandal (noun): A person who needlessly destroys, defaces, or damages other people's property.
- vivid (adjective): Clear, detailed or powerful.