Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, October 11, 2025

Oct 11, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the E, L, M, N, O, T, U honeycomb (center letter M) feature 54 words, a 225-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: EMOLUMENT.

Spelling Bee hive for October 11, 2025 with center letter M and surrounding letters E,L,N,O,T and U

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Saturday, October 11, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

62nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.26

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

58/100

Rare

Rarer than 58% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

52 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

13

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: N

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

23

words to Genius
1×9L5×8L3×7L11×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 158 pts
23 words1×9L5×8L3×7L11×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

123 vowels · 161 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start11 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up34 PTS
  • 25%Good56 PTS
  • 40%Solid90 PTS
  • 50%Nice113 PTS
  • 60%Great135 PTS
  • 65%Amazing146 PTS
  • 70%Genius158 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee225 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 54 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, October 11, 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

M
69%
T
9%
E
6%

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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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9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 3 words

6-Letter Words 11 words

5-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

22 words
4L
22
12 words
5L
12
11 words
6L
11
3 words
7L
3
5 words
8L
5
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 54 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

M
54 words
100%
E
40 words
74%
T
37 words
69%
O
33 words
61%
N
23 words
43%
L
21 words
39%
U
18 words
33%

Share of 54 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts
22
4L
60 pts
60
5L
66 pts
66
6L
21 pts
21
7L
40 pts
40
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
3769%
T
59%
E
36%
L
36%
O
36%
U
36%

Share of 54 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 225 ranks in the 64th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-10-10.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 54 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 78th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-10-10.
  • 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 harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-10-09.
  • The estimated solve time of 44–60 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*:

  • elem
  • elemol
  • emeu
  • emeute
  • emmet
  • emmett
  • emule
  • entomol
  • entonement
  • leetmen
  • leme
  • lemel
  • lemmon
  • lemuel
  • loment
  • lomentum
  • lumme
  • luteum
  • meeten
  • mele
  • melene
  • mell
  • mellon
  • mellone
  • melton
  • memnon
  • mene
  • meno
  • ment
  • mentum
  • meou
  • metol
  • meum
  • meute
  • mmmm
  • mneme
  • moellon
  • molle
  • molleton
  • mome
  • momento
  • momme
  • mommet
  • momo
  • mone
  • monel
  • moneme
  • mont
  • montem
  • monton
  • montu
  • mool
  • moonet
  • moonlet
  • moonmen
  • mootmen
  • motmot
  • moton
  • mott
  • motte
  • mottetto
  • mottlement
  • moule
  • moulleen
  • moult
  • moulten
  • mountee
  • mountlet
  • mout
  • mouton
  • mulemen
  • mulet
  • mullen
  • mulm
  • mulmul
  • mulmull
  • mult
  • multum
  • mumm
  • mumu
  • munt
  • muon
  • muton
  • mutuel
  • mutule
  • mutuum
  • neem
  • nemo
  • netmen
  • neum
  • neume
  • nome
  • nomen
  • nonmen
  • notum
  • noumenon
  • numen
  • oenomel
  • oleum
  • omentum
  • onement
  • onmun
  • outmount
  • teetotum
  • telemen
  • telome
  • temene
  • temne
  • temulent
  • tenotome
  • tetotum
  • tetum
  • tollmen
  • tolmen
  • tomelet
  • tomentum
  • toneme
  • toolmen
  • toom
  • tummel
  • tumtum
  • tutmen
  • unmeet
  • unmelt
  • unmolten
  • utum

*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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