Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Oct 07, 2025, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, F, G, I, R, T, Y honeycomb (center letter A) feature 50 words, a 204-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: FRITTATA, GRAFFITI, RIFFRAFF.

Spelling Bee hive for October 7, 2025 with center letter A and surrounding letters F,G,I,R,T and Y

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

59th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.08

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

59/100

Rare

Rarer than 59% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

48 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I, Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

23

words to Genius
3×8L2×7L10×6L8×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 143 pts
23 words3×8L2×7L8×6L10×5L

Vowel Split

37%

Balanced mix

94 vowels · 160 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start10 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up31 PTS
  • 25%Good51 PTS
  • 40%Solid82 PTS
  • 50%Nice102 PTS
  • 60%Great122 PTS
  • 65%Amazing133 PTS
  • 70%Genius143 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee204 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 50 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, October 7, 2025. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

F
24%
A
22%
R
20%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 19 words

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Word Length Distribution

19 words
4L
19
16 words
5L
16
10 words
6L
10
2 words (Pangram)
7L
2
3 words
8L
3

Share of 50 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

A
50 words
100%
R
41 words
82%
T
31 words
62%
F
25 words
50%
I
23 words
46%
Y
18 words
36%
G
13 words
26%

Share of 50 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts
19
4L
80 pts
80
5L
60 pts
60
6L
21 pts (Pangram)
21
7L
24 pts
24
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

F
1224%
A
1122%
R
1020%
T
1020%
G
714%

Share of 50 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 204 ranks in the 54th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-10-05.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 50 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 69th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-10-05.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-10-05.
  • The estimated solve time of 41–55 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • afara
  • affy
  • afrit
  • agag
  • agarita
  • agaty
  • aggry
  • agra
  • agria
  • agyria
  • airify
  • airt
  • arara
  • arati
  • argify
  • argyria
  • arrgt
  • arya
  • atar
  • atta
  • attry
  • atty
  • faff
  • faffy
  • faggy
  • fait
  • farfara
  • fiar
  • figary
  • frary
  • fratry
  • frigga
  • gaia
  • gair
  • gara
  • garg
  • garrya
  • gary
  • gata
  • gayatri
  • graf
  • graff
  • grat
  • gratia
  • igara
  • ittria
  • iyar
  • raff
  • rafty
  • raggy
  • ragi
  • raia
  • raiyat
  • rarify
  • rata
  • ratafia
  • ratti
  • raya
  • riata
  • riga
  • rita
  • taar
  • taffia
  • tafia
  • taft
  • taggy
  • tagrag
  • taig
  • tait
  • tara
  • taraf
  • tarai
  • tarairi
  • tarata
  • tari
  • tarr
  • tarrify
  • tartary
  • tarty
  • tatar
  • tatary
  • tatta
  • tayra
  • tiar
  • tigrai
  • tragi
  • triarii
  • triga
  • yaff
  • yagi
  • yair
  • yaray
  • yarr
  • yati
  • yaya
  • yttria

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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