Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Oct 15, 2025, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, E, I, J, N, O, T honeycomb (center letter O) feature 60 words, a 334-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: INCONTINENCE.

Spelling Bee hive for October 15, 2025 with center letter O and surrounding letters C,E,I,J,N and T

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

76th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.18

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

60/100

Rare

Rarer than 60% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

58 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

28

words to Genius
1×12L1×11L4×10L4×9L5×8L7×7L6×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 234 pts
28 words1×12L1×11L4×10L4×9L5×8L7×7L2×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

165 vowels · 206 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start17 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up50 PTS
  • 25%Good84 PTS
  • 40%Solid134 PTS
  • 50%Nice167 PTS
  • 60%Great200 PTS
  • 65%Amazing217 PTS
  • 70%Genius234 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee334 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 60 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, October 15, 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

C
35%
I
18%
N
17%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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12-Letter Words 1 word

11-Letter Words 1 word

10-Letter Words 4 words

9-Letter Words 4 words

8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 7 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

4-Letter Words 17 words

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Word Length Distribution

17 words
4L
17
11 words
5L
11
10 words
6L
10
7 words
7L
7
5 words (Pangram)
8L
5
4 words (Pangram)
9L
4
4 words
10L
4
1 word
11L
1
1 word
12L
1

Share of 60 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

O
60 words
100%
N
53 words
88%
T
41 words
68%
C
39 words
65%
E
37 words
62%
I
34 words
57%
J
7 words
12%

Share of 60 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

17 pts
17
4L
55 pts
55
5L
60 pts
60
6L
49 pts
49
7L
47 pts (Pangram)
47
8L
43 pts (Pangram)
43
9L
40 pts
40
10L
11 pts
11
11L
12 pts
12
12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
2135%
I
1118%
N
1017%
T
915%
O
47%
E
35%
J
23%

Share of 60 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 334 ranks in the 95th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-10-14.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 60 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 89th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-10-14.
  • 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-10-10.
  • The estimated solve time of 49–67 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*:

  • cenote
  • cento
  • ciconine
  • cion
  • coccic
  • cocco
  • coco
  • coconino
  • cocotte
  • coction
  • coit
  • coition
  • cojoin
  • concent
  • concetti
  • concetto
  • coneine
  • coni
  • coniceine
  • conicine
  • coniine
  • conine
  • conite
  • conj
  • conject
  • conjee
  • conn
  • connie
  • cont
  • conte
  • conticent
  • conto
  • coocoo
  • cooee
  • coon
  • coonjine
  • coontie
  • coto
  • cott
  • cottonee
  • econ
  • ejoo
  • entocone
  • entone
  • entonic
  • entotic
  • eocene
  • eton
  • inconcoct
  • inconcoction
  • inconnection
  • inion
  • inition
  • injoin
  • injoint
  • intinction
  • ione
  • ioni
  • ionone
  • jeon
  • jeton
  • jetton
  • jocote
  • joie
  • joni
  • neocene
  • neotenic
  • nicotic
  • nicotin
  • nicotinic
  • ninon
  • niton
  • nocence
  • nocent
  • nocten
  • noetic
  • noint
  • noncon
  • nonconnection
  • noncontent
  • noncontention
  • nonejection
  • nonene
  • nonent
  • nonetto
  • nonic
  • nonintent
  • nonintention
  • nonion
  • nonionic
  • nontonic
  • ocote
  • octene
  • octette
  • octic
  • octoic
  • octonion
  • octoon
  • oeci
  • oenin
  • oenone
  • oint
  • oncet
  • oncotic
  • onionet
  • ontic
  • oont
  • otic
  • otitic
  • otoconite
  • otto
  • teco
  • tejon
  • tenino
  • tenno
  • teton
  • tiento
  • tinction
  • toco
  • toetoe
  • toit
  • toitoi
  • tonetic
  • tonette
  • tonite
  • tonjon
  • tonn
  • tontine
  • tonto
  • totient
  • toto
  • totten
  • tottie

*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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