September 9, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 9, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 9, 2025 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words59
Max Points264
Pangrams2
Genius185
4 letter answers 22 words
BEENBENDBONDBONEBOONDONEEBONLENDLONELOONMENDMONOMOONNEEDNENENEONNODENOELNONENOOBNOONOMEN
5 letter answers 13 words
BLENDBLONDBONEDDEMONDONEEEMENDENDEDLEMONMELONMONDONOBLEODEONOLDEN
6 letter answers 12 words
BLONDEBONBONBONDEDBONOBODEBONEDONNEDMENDEDMOONEDNEEDEDNEEDLENODDEDNOODLE
7 letter answers 7 words
BELLMENBLENDEDDEBONEDEMENDEDENNOBLENEEDLEDNOODLED
8 letter answers 4 words
EMBOLDENENNOBLEDMELODEONNOBLEMEN
10 letter answers 1 word
EMBOLDENED
Common questions
How many answers in the September 9, 2025 Spelling Bee?
59 valid answers worth 264 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 185 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are EMBOLDEN, EMBOLDENED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is N. 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.