Thursday, October 23, 2025
A
B
C
F
I
K
L
The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, October 23, 2025 puts A in the center, with B, C, F, I, K, L around it. There are 92 valid words. The pangram is BACKFILL. It plays like a Hard puzzle.
Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes A. Tap a word for a short definition.
Pangrams
BACKFILL15pts
Pangram Meanings
BACKFILL
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All Valid Words(92)
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4 Letters
ABBA1pts
ALBA1pts
ALFA1pts
ALIF1pts
BAAL1pts
BABA1pts
BACK1pts
BAFF1pts
BAIL1pts
BALK1pts
BALL1pts
BLAB1pts
CACA1pts
CAFF1pts
CALF1pts
CALK1pts
CALL1pts
FAIL1pts
FALL1pts
FILA1pts
FLAB1pts
FLAK1pts
ILIA1pts
ILKA1pts
KAIF1pts
KAIL1pts
KAKA1pts
KAKI1pts
LACK1pts
LAIC1pts
LALL1pts
5 Letters
AALII5pts
ABACA5pts
ABACI5pts
ABACK5pts
ABAKA5pts
ALACK5pts
ALIBI5pts
BABKA5pts
BACCA5pts
BIALI5pts
BLACK5pts
CABAL5pts
CALIF5pts
CALLA5pts
CILIA5pts
CLACK5pts
FACIA5pts
FLACK5pts
FLAIL5pts
ILIAC5pts
ILIAL5pts
KABAB5pts
KAIAK5pts
KALIF5pts
KIBLA5pts
LABIA5pts
LILAC5pts
6 Letters
ACACIA6pts
ALCAIC6pts
ALFAKI6pts
ALKALI6pts
CABALA6pts
CALCIC6pts
CICALA6pts
FACIAL6pts
FALLAL6pts
FILIAL6pts
KABAKA6pts
KABALA6pts
KABIKI6pts
LABIAL6pts
LAICAL6pts
LIBLAB6pts
7 Letters
ALFALFA7pts
ALKALIC7pts
BACILLI7pts
BAILIFF7pts
CABBALA7pts
FALBALA7pts
KABBALA7pts
8 Letters
BACKFILL15pts
BIBLICAL8pts
BIFACIAL8pts
BILABIAL8pts
CALCIFIC8pts
CALLBACK8pts
FALLBACK8pts
KICKBACK8pts
KICKBALL8pts
9 Letters
BALALAIKA9pts
BLACKBALL9pts