October 16, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 16, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 16, 2025 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words66
Max Points316
Pangram1
Genius221
4 letter answers 20 words
ANTEAUNTLATELENTLUTENEATNEXTTALETALLTAUTTAXATEALTEATTEENTELLTENTTEXTTUNATUNETUTU
5 letter answers 15 words
EATENELATEEXALTEXULTLATENLATEXLATTELEANTNATALTAUNTTELEXTENETTULLETUTEEUNLET
6 letter answers 16 words
ATTUNEEXEUNTEXTANTEXTENTLATENTLUNATELUTEALNATANTNEATENNETTLETALENTTATTLETAUTENTENANTTUNNELUNTUNE
7 letter answers 7 words
ANTENNAENTENTELANTANALUNETTETEXTUALULULATEUNEATEN
8 letter answers 4 words
ANTENNAEEXULTANTTELETEXTTELLTALE
9 letter answers 3 words
ANTENATALATTENUATEEXTENUATE
10 letter answers 1 word
TATTLETALE
Common questions
How many answers in the October 16, 2025 Spelling Bee?
66 valid answers worth 316 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 221 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is EXULTANT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is T. 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.