October 2, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 2, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 2, 2025 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words61
Max Points364
Pangrams2
Genius255
4 letter answers 15 words
ALITANTIGAITGILTGNATLILTLINTTAILTALITALLTANGTILLTILTTINTZITI
5 letter answers 9 words
AGITAATILTGIANTGLINTGLITZNATALTAIGATAINTTITAN
6 letter answers 6 words
ATTAINGATINGNATANTTALLITTANNINTILING
7 letter answers 14 words
GALLANTINITIALLANTANALILTINGTAGGINGTAILINGTANNINGTATTINGTILLINGTILTINGTINGINGTINNINGTINTINGTITLING
8 letter answers 8 words
GLINTINGIGNITINGLIGATINGLITIGANTTAINTINGTANGLINGTATTLINGTINGLING
9 letter answers 2 words
AGITATINGATTAINING
10 letter answers 4 words
INITIALINGINITIATINGLITIGATINGTAILGATING
11 letter answers 2 words
TANTALIZINGTITILLATING
12 letter answers 1 word
INITIALIZING
Common questions
How many answers in the October 2, 2025 Spelling Bee?
61 valid answers worth 364 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 255 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are INITIALIZING, TANTALIZING. 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.