October 12, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 12, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 12, 2025 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words65
Max Points322
Pangrams3
Genius225
4 letter answers 19 words
ABETABLEBABABABEBAILBAITBALEBALLBATEBEATBEETBELLBELTBETABILEBILLBITEBLABBLAT
5 letter answers 18 words
ABACIABATEALIBIBABELBELIEBELLEBETELBIBLEBLEATCABALCABLECELEBLABELLABIALIBELTABLATABLETIBIA
6 letter answers 15 words
ABLATEALBEITBABBLEBALLETBATTLEBEETLEBILLETCABALACABBIELABIALLABILELIABLETABLETTIBIAETIBIAL
7 letter answers 3 words
BACILLICITABLELIBELEE
8 letter answers 9 words
BALLETICBEATABLEBELITTLEBIBLICALBILABIALBILLABLECALLABLECELIBATECIABATTA
9 letter answers 1 word
ELECTABLE
Common questions
How many answers in the October 12, 2025 Spelling Bee?
65 valid answers worth 322 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 225 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BALLETIC, CELIBATE, CITABLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is B. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.