October 25, 2026, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, October 25, 2026

Oct 25, 2026, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, B, I, L, M, N, O honeycomb (center letter M) feature 66 words, a 282-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: BIBLIOMANIA.

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Spelling Bee hive for October 25, 2026 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,B,I,L,N and O

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Sunday, October 25, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

79th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.29

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

74/100

Rare

Rarer than 74% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

64 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×11L2×9L2×8L8×7L10×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 197 pts

28 words1×11L2×9L2×8L8×7L7×6L8×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

159 vowels · 190 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start14 PTS
15%Moving Up42 PTS
25%Good71 PTS
40%Solid113 PTS
50%Nice141 PTS
60%Great169 PTS
65%Amazing183 PTS
70%Genius197 PTS
100%Queen Bee282 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 66 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, October 25, 2026. 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

48%

20%

12%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

27 words

16 words

10 words

8 words

2 words (Pangram)

2 words

1 word (Pangram)

11L

Share of 66 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

66 words

100%

47 words

71%

38 words

58%

35 words

53%

33 words

50%

31 words

47%

18 words

27%

Share of 66 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

27 pts

80 pts

60 pts

56 pts

23 pts (Pangram)

18 pts

18 pts (Pangram)

11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

3248%

1320%

812%

711%

35%

23%

12%

Share of 66 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 282 ranks in the 84th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-10-24.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 66 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 96th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-10-24.
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 2026-10-24.
The estimated solve time of 54–74 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*:

aboma
alabama
alabaman
alabamian
alamanni
alamannian
alamo
alma
almain
almon
alnilam
amain
amal
amala
amba
ambalam
amban
ambo
amboina
ambon
amia
amil
amimia
amin
amini
amla
amma
amman
ammino
ammonal
ammono
amnia
amnion
amolilla
anam
anamnia
animalian
annam
anomal
anomia
baalim
balaam
bamban
bambini
bambino
bibliomanian
bilimbi
billman
bima
bimanal
bimbo
bimini
binman
binominal
boloman
boma
bombilla
bombo
bomi
ilama
iman
imbalm
imino
lamba
lamblia
lamia
lamin
lamm
limail
liman
limba
limbal
limbi
limina
limma
limonin
loma
lomilomi
maba
mabolo
maia
maill
maimon
mala
malam
malambo
mali
mallam
malm
malo
mamaloi
mamilla
mammalia
mammilla
mammoni
mamo
mana
manal
manana
mani
manilio
manilla
manini
mann
mannan
mano
manobo
maomao
mbalolo
miami
mian
miao
mila
milan
milia
milla
millimol
millman
milo
mima
mimi
mimiambi
mina
minilab
minimi
minimill
mino
minoan
miombo
mmmm
mobil
mobilian
moio
mola
molal
molala
molla
mombin
momo
mona
monal
monial
monilia
monilial
mononomial
mool
moonman
naam
naim
nama
nanaimo
naomi
nimb
noam
noma
nomial
nomina
nomoi
nonamino
nonanimal
nonbinomial
nonmammalian
nonman
nonmanila
nonminimal
oinomania
olam
olomao
oman
omani
omao
omni
omniana
oniomania

*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.