October 23, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 23, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 23, 2025 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words49
Max Points234
Pangram1
Genius164
4 letter answers 15 words
ACAIBABABACKBAILBALKBALLBLABCALFCALLFAILFALLFLABFLAKLACKLAIC
5 letter answers 15 words
ABACIABACKALACKALIBIBABKABLACKCABALCALLACILIACLACKFLACKFLAILILIACLABIALILAC
6 letter answers 7 words
ACACIAALKALICABALAFACIALFILIALLABIALLAICAL
7 letter answers 3 words
ALFALFABACILLIBAILIFF
8 letter answers 7 words
BACKFILLBIBLICALBILABIALCALLBACKFALLBACKKICKBACKKICKBALL
9 letter answers 2 words
BALALAIKABLACKBALL
Common questions
How many answers in the October 23, 2025 Spelling Bee?
49 valid answers worth 234 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 164 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is BACKFILL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.