NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 25, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter M with outer letters A, B, I, L, N, O. The puzzle contains 66 words worth 282 points, including 2 pangrams. The longest word is 11 letters. To reach Genius you need 197 points; Queen Bee requires all 282 points. Today is a bingo — every letter starts at least one word. Compared with the eight-year average of about 184 points per puzzle, this is a larger-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, b, i, l, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 66 words |
| Total Points | 282 points |
| Genius Level | 197 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 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| B | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 |
| I | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| L | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| M | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 32 |
| N | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| O | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 27 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | 66 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AB×1 AM×4 AN×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BA×2 BI×2 BL×2 BO×2 |
| I | IA×2 IM×1 |
| L | LA×4 LI×6 LL×1 LO×2 |
| M | MA×15 MI×7 MO×10 |
| N | NI×1 NO×1 |
| O | OI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ABL×1 AMI×1 AMM×2 AMN×1 ANI×2 |
|---|---|
| B | BAL×1 BAM×1 BIB×1 BIN×1 BLA×1 BLO×1 BOM×1 BOO×1 |
| I | IAM×2 IMA×1 |
| L | LAM×4 LIM×6 LLA×1 LOA×1 LOO×1 |
| M | MAI×4 MAL×1 MAM×7 MAN×3 MIL×2 MIN×5 MOA×1 MOI×1 MOL×1 MOM×1 MON×4 MOO×2 |
| N | NIM×1 NOM×1 |
| O | OIL×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......... † | BI11 | No definition found; request failed |
| bi...... † | BI8 | No definition found; request failed |
| ab.... | AB6 | In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding. |
| am... | AM5 | Relating to an amine. |
| am.. | AM4 | Ammunition. |
| am..... | AM7 | A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste. |
| am... | AM5 | amniocentesis |
| an... | AN5 | The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus. |
| an.... | AN6 | A eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants). |
| ba.. | BA4 | Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America. |
| ba.... | BA6 | A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe. |
| bl.. | BL4 | A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot |
| bl... | BL5 | A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud. |
| bo.. | BO4 | An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb. |
| bo.. | BO4 | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| ia.. | IA4 | A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable. |
| ia... | IA5 | plural of iambus |
| im.. | IM4 | One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque. |
| la.. | LA4 | A master of Tibetan Buddhism. |
| la.. | LA4 | A young sheep. |
| la.... | LA6 | a thin layer, plate, or scale of material |
| la..... | LA7 | laminar |
| li.. | LI4 | lima bean |
| li.. | LI4 | A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing). |
| li... | LI5 | The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum). |
| li..... | LI7 | Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold. |
| li.. | LI4 | To draw or paint; to delineate. |
| li.. | LI4 | Clipping of limousine. |
| ll... | LL5 | A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general. |
| ma.. | MA4 | A bag or wallet. |
| ma..... | MA7 | someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes |
| 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.. | MA4 | A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct. |
| ma.. | MA4 | Mother, female parent. |
| ma... | MA5 | Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees. |
| ma... | MA5 | A voodoo priestess (in Haiti) |
| 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.... | MA6 | An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young. |
| ma....... | MA9 | of, or pertaining to, mammals |
| ma.... | MA6 | Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice). |
| ma... | MA5 | Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. |
| ma.... | MA6 | Made of manila paper or material like it. |
| ma... | MA5 | Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus. |
| mi.. | MI4 | A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. |
| mi..... | MI7 | The cardinal number 1,000,000: 10; a thousand thousand. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | plural of minimum |
| mi..... | MI7 | The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree. |
| mi.... | MI6 | A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being. |
| mo.. | MO4 | a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure |
| mo.. | MO4 | To toil, to work hard. |
| mo.. | MO4 | A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute. |
| mo... | MO5 | mother |
| mo.. | MO4 | Clipping of mononucleosis. |
| mo..... | MO7 | No definition found; request failed |
| mo....... | MO9 | Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject. |
| mo...... | MO8 | Being or relating to a polynomial consisting of one term. |
| mo... | MO5 | Money, cash. |
| mo.. | MO4 | Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”). |
| ni... | NI5 | plural of nimbus |
| no..... | NO7 | Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names. |
| oi.... | OI6 | Somebody involved in the production, refinement or delivery of oil; such as an oil field worker or executive, or the owner of an oil well. |
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.
- bibliomania† (BI11)
- binomial† (BI8)
- abloom (AB6)
- amino (AM5)
- ammo (AM4)
- ammonia (AM7)
- amnio (AM5)
- anima (AN5)
- animal (AN6)
- balm (BA4)
- bamboo (BA6)
- blam (BL4)
- bloom (BL5)
- bomb (BO4)
- boom (BO4)
- iamb (IA4)
- iambi (IA5)
- imam (IM4)
- lama (LA4)
- lamb (LA4)
- lamina (LA6)
- laminal (LA7)
- lima (LI4)
- limb (LI4)
- limbo (LI5)
- liminal (LI7)
- limn (LI4)
- limo (LI4)
- llama (LL5)
- loam (LO4)
- loom (LO4)
- mail (MA4)
- mailman (MA7)
- maim (MA4)
- main (MA4)
- mall (MA4)
- mama (MA4)
- mamba (MA5)
- mambo (MA5)
- mamma (MA5)
- mammal (MA6)
- mammalian (MA9)
- mammon (MA6)
- mania (MA5)
- manila (MA6)
- manna (MA5)
- mill (MI4)
- million (MI7)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minima (MI6)
- minimal (MI7)
- minion (MI6)
- moan (MO4)
- moil (MO4)
- moll (MO4)
- momma (MO5)
- mono (MO4)
- monobob (MO7)
- monomania (MO9)
- monomial (MO8)
- moola (MO5)
- moon (MO4)
- nimbi (NI5)
- nominal (NO7)
- oilman (OI6)
Answer Definitions
- bibliomania† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- binomial† (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- abloom (adverb): In or into bloom; in a blooming state; having flower blooms unfolding.
- amino (adjective): Relating to an amine.
- ammo (noun): Ammunition.
- ammonia (noun): A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, NH3, with a pungent smell and taste.
- amnio (noun): amniocentesis
- anima (noun): The soul or animating principle of a living thing, especially as contrasted with the animus.
- animal (noun): A eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
- balm (noun): Any of various aromatic resins exuded from certain plants, especially trees of the genus Commiphora of Africa, Arabia and India and Myroxylon of South America.
- bamboo (noun): A fast-growing grass of the Poaceae family, characterised by its woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, all of which are in the Bambuseae tribe.
- blam (noun): A sudden, explosive sound, such as is made by a gunshot
- bloom (noun): A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud.
- bomb (noun): An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, one dropped from an aircraft. The atomic bomb.
- boom (verb): To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
- iamb (noun): A metrical foot in verse consisting of an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.
- iambi (noun): plural of iambus
- imam (noun): One who leads the salat prayers in a mosque.
- lama (noun): A master of Tibetan Buddhism.
- lamb (noun): A young sheep.
- lamina (noun): a thin layer, plate, or scale of material
- laminal (adjective): laminar
- lima (noun): lima bean
- limb (noun): A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).
- limbo (noun): The place where innocent souls exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, notably those of the saints who died before the advent of Christ (limbus patruum) and those of unbaptized but innocent children (limbus infantum).
- liminal (adjective): Of or pertaining to an entrance or threshold.
- limn (verb): To draw or paint; to delineate.
- limo (noun): Clipping of limousine.
- llama (noun): A South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama, used as a domestic beast of burden and a source of wool and meat.
- loam (noun): A type of soil; an earthy mixture of sand, silt and clay, with organic matter to which its fertility is chiefly due.
- loom (noun): A utensil; tool; a weapon; an article in general.
- mail (noun): A bag or wallet.
- mailman (noun): someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes
- 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.
- mall (noun): A pedestrianised street, especially a shopping precinct.
- mama (noun): Mother, female parent.
- mamba (noun): Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.
- mambo (noun): A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)
- 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.
- mammal (noun): An animal of the class Mammalia, characterized by being warm-blooded, having hair and producing milk with which to feed its young.
- mammalian (adjective): of, or pertaining to, mammals
- mammon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Mammon (wealth, material avarice).
- mania (noun): Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.
- manila (adjective): Made of manila paper or material like it.
- manna (noun): Food miraculously produced for the Israelites in the desert in the book of Exodus.
- mill (noun): A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc.
- million (numeral): The cardinal number 1,000,000: 10; a thousand thousand.
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minima (noun): plural of minimum
- minimal (adjective): The smallest possible amount, quantity, or degree.
- minion (noun): A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.
- moan (noun): a low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure
- moil (verb): To toil, to work hard.
- moll (noun): A female companion of a gangster, especially a former or current prostitute.
- momma (noun): mother
- mono (noun): Clipping of mononucleosis.
- monobob (n/a): No definition found; request failed
- monomania (noun): Excessive interest or concentration on a singular object or subject.
- monomial (adjective): Being or relating to a polynomial consisting of one term.
- moola (noun): Money, cash.
- moon (proper noun): Alternative letter-case form of Moon (“the Earth's only permanent natural satellite”).
- nimbi (noun): plural of nimbus
- nominal (adjective): Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
- oilman (noun): Somebody involved in the production, refinement or delivery of oil; such as an oil field worker or executive, or the owner of an oil well.