Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, October 27, 2025

Oct 27, 2025, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, L, N, U, V, D honeycomb (center letter D) feature 22 words, a 88-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: INDIVIDUAL.

Spelling Bee hive for October 27, 2025 with center letter D and surrounding letters A,I,L,N,U and V

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Monday, October 27, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

0/10

Easy

1st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.05

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

1/100

Common

Rarer than 1% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

15 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

10

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

9

words to Genius
1×10L1×7L4×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 62 pts
9 words1×10L1×7L3×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

48 vowels · 63 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start4 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up13 PTS
  • 25%Good22 PTS
  • 40%Solid35 PTS
  • 50%Nice44 PTS
  • 60%Great53 PTS
  • 65%Amazing57 PTS
  • 70%Genius62 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee88 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 22 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, October 27, 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

D
27%
I
18%
L
18%

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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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10-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 4 words

5-Letter Words 6 words

4-Letter Words 10 words

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Word Length Distribution

10 words
4L
10
6 words
5L
6
4 words
6L
4
1 word
7L
1
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 22 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

D
22 words
100%
A
17 words
77%
I
16 words
73%
L
15 words
68%
N
11 words
50%
V
9 words
41%
U
6 words
27%

Share of 22 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

10 pts
10
4L
30 pts
30
5L
24 pts
24
6L
7 pts
7
7L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

D
627%
I
418%
L
418%
V
314%
N
29%
U
29%
A
15%

Share of 22 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 88 ranks in the 4th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-10-22.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 22 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 3rd percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-09-18.
  • 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 Easy 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-10-25.
  • The estimated solve time of 12–18 min is faster than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

  • adad
  • adai
  • adda
  • addn
  • addnl
  • addu
  • adin
  • adlai
  • aladdin
  • aland
  • alida
  • alidad
  • ananda
  • anaudia
  • anda
  • andi
  • anilid
  • aniliid
  • audad
  • audial
  • audian
  • auld
  • avadana
  • avidin
  • dada
  • dadu
  • dail
  • dain
  • daiva
  • dali
  • dana
  • danaan
  • danaid
  • dand
  • danda
  • dani
  • danian
  • daud
  • daunii
  • david
  • davidian
  • dialin
  • diana
  • didna
  • dilli
  • diluvia
  • diluvial
  • diluvian
  • divi
  • dividual
  • duad
  • duala
  • dualin
  • duan
  • dulia
  • dunal
  • dunlin
  • dvandva
  • idalian
  • iliad
  • indan
  • india
  • indian
  • indiana
  • indianan
  • indianian
  • indin
  • indiv
  • individua
  • indulin
  • induna
  • induvial
  • invidia
  • ladin
  • landau
  • laudian
  • laund
  • lavandin
  • lida
  • lidia
  • lind
  • linda
  • ludian
  • lunda
  • naid
  • nanda
  • nandi
  • nandina
  • nandu
  • navaid
  • nidal
  • nidana
  • nidi
  • nudd
  • nundinal
  • udal
  • ulnad
  • unadd
  • undividual
  • undull
  • unindividual
  • uninlaid
  • unlid
  • unvalid
  • unvivid
  • vaad
  • vanda
  • viand
  • viddui
  • vidian
  • vidual
  • vild
  • vinland
  • vivda

*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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