NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 28, 2025
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | l, n, o, t, b, h |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 34 words |
| Total Points | 128 points |
| Genius Level | 90 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| H | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| L | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| O | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| T | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | Σ | 18 | 5 | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 34 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BI×4 BL×2 BO×3 |
|---|---|
| H | HI×3 HO×1 |
| I | IN×3 |
| L | LI×4 LO×2 |
| N | NI×1 NO×2 |
| O | OB×1 OL×1 ON×1 |
| T | TH×1 TI×4 TO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BIL×3 BIO×1 BLI×2 BOB×1 BOI×1 BON×1 |
|---|---|
| H | HIL×2 HIN×1 HOB×1 |
| I | INH×2 INT×1 |
| L | LIL×1 LIN×1 LIO×1 LIT×1 LOI×1 LOT×1 |
| N | NIN×1 NON×1 NOT×1 |
| O | OBI×1 OLI×1 ONI×1 |
| T | THI×1 TIL×3 TIN×1 TOI×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bi....... † | BI9 | The ordinal form of the number one billion. |
| bi.. | BI4 | Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff. |
| bi..... | BI7 | a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^2): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10; a milliard |
| bi.... | BI6 | A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up. |
| bl... | BL5 | A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon. |
| bo.... | BO6 | A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled. |
| bo.. | BO4 | A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection. |
| bo.... | BO6 | Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi.. | HI4 | The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| ho.... | HO6 | A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. |
| in..... | IN7 | To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain. |
| in........ | IN10 | The act of inhibiting. |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| li... | LI5 | Clipping of lithographic. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.... | LO6 | A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| ob.. | OB4 | Death of a person. |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| on... | ON5 | A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti... | TI5 | Agricultural labour; husbandry. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| to.. | TO4 | Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature. |
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.
- billionth† (BI9)
- bill (BI4)
- billion (BI7)
- biotin (BI6)
- blin (BL4)
- blini (BL5)
- bobbin (BO6)
- boil (BO4)
- bonito (BO6)
- hill (HI4)
- hilt (HI4)
- hint (HI4)
- hobbit (HO6)
- inhibit (IN7)
- inhibition (IN10)
- into (IN4)
- lilt (LI4)
- lint (LI4)
- lion (LI4)
- litho (LI5)
- loin (LO4)
- lotion (LO6)
- ninth (NI5)
- nonillion (NO9)
- notion (NO6)
- obit (OB4)
- olio (OL4)
- onion (ON5)
- thin (TH4)
- till (TI4)
- tilt (TI4)
- tilth (TI5)
- tint (TI4)
- toil (TO4)
Answer Definitions
- billionth† (adjective): The ordinal form of the number one billion.
- bill (noun): Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.
- billion (noun): a thousand million (logic: 1,000 × 1,000^2): 1 followed by nine zeros, 10; a milliard
- biotin (noun): A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B complex, 5-[(3aS,4S,6aR)-2-oxohexahydro-1H-thieno[3,4-d]imidazol-4-yl]pentanoic acid, found in liver, egg yolk, milk and yeast, essential to the activity of multiple enzyme systems.
- blin (verb): To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
- blini (noun): A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.
- bobbin (noun): A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
- boil (noun): A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
- bonito (noun): Any of various marine fish of the genus Sarda, that are related to and resemble the tuna.
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hilt (noun): The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hobbit (noun): A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet.
- inhibit (verb): To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
- inhibition (noun): The act of inhibiting.
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lint (noun): Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- litho (adjective): Clipping of lithographic.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- lotion (noun): A low- to medium-viscosity topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- obit (noun): Death of a person.
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- onion (noun): A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tilth (noun): Agricultural labour; husbandry.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- toil (noun): Labour, work, especially of a grueling nature.