October 26, 2025, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, October 26, 2025

Oct 26, 2025, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, E, I, M, N, T, Y honeycomb (center letter M) feature 70 words, a 301-point total, 2 Pangrams (2 Perfect Pangrams perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ATTAINMENT.

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Spelling Bee hive for October 26, 2025 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,E,I,N,T and Y

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Sunday, October 26, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

91st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.34

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

89/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 89% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

77 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L1×9L6×8L9×7L8×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 211 pts

29 words1×10L1×9L6×8L9×7L7×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

177 vowels · 197 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start15 PTS
15%Moving Up45 PTS
25%Good75 PTS
40%Solid120 PTS
50%Nice151 PTS
60%Great181 PTS
65%Amazing196 PTS
70%Genius211 PTS
100%Queen Bee301 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 70 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, October 26, 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

56%

13%

11%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-10-25

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-07-25(Y)

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Word Length Distribution

29 words

16 words

8 words

9 words (Pangram)

6 words

1 word

10L

Share of 70 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

70 words

100%

50 words

71%

47 words

67%

43 words

61%

43 words

61%

39 words

56%

11 words

16%

Share of 70 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

29 pts

80 pts

48 pts

77 pts (Pangram)

48 pts

9 pts

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3956%

913%

811%

710%

69%

11%

Share of 70 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 301 ranks in the 90th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-10-25.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 70 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 98th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-10-25.
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 Very 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 2025-10-24.
The estimated solve time of 65–89 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

aimee
amain
amaine
amanita
amanitin
amanitine
amant
amante
amate
amati
amay
ameen
amene
amenia
ament
amenta
amentia
amia
amie
amimia
amin
aminate
amine
amini
amit
amitie
amma
amman
ammine
amnia
amtman
amtmen
anaemia
anam
anamite
anamnia
ananym
anatman
annam
annamite
antianemia
antietam
antiman
ataman
atimy
atma
atman
attaintment
ayme
emanant
emetin
emetine
emim
emittent
emma
emmet
emmett
emmy
emnity
enam
enamine
enemata
entame
etamin
etamine
etym
etyma
imamate
iman
imine
imitant
imitatee
immane
immanent
immanity
immit
immy
inmeat
intima
intimae
intime
maat
maenaite
maia
maine
maintainment
mamey
mamie
mammae
mammate
mammati
mammee
mammet
mammey
mammie
mammy
mana
manana
manati
manet
maney
mani
manie
manienie
manini
mann
mannan
mannie
mannitan
mannite
manny
mantinean
manty
manyatta
manyema
matai
matamata
matie
matin
matman
matt
matta
matty
maty
maya
mayan
mayten
maytime
meatman
meatmen
meeten
mein
meinie
meiny
meminna
menat
mene
ment
menta
metae
metanym
metate
metatitanate
miami
mian
mima
mimetene
mimetite
mimi
mina
minae
minaean
minette
miniate
minie
miniment
minimi
minnie
minny
mintman
miny
minyae
minyan
minyanim
mitanni
mitannian
mittent
mitty
mity
mmmm
mneme
naam
naim
nama
neem
nema
nemean
netman
netmen
nimiety
taimen
taintment
tama
tamine
taminy
tammany
tammanyite
tammie
tammy
tannaim
teaman
teamman
tema
temanite
temene
temne
tenaim
tentmate
tiemannite
timne
tineman
tinemen
tinman
tinmen
titman
titmen
tmema
tmemata
yamamai
yamen
yemen
yemeni
yemenite

*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.