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.

Today's Difficulty Hard ★★★★
Scoring Guide
Nice: 163+ pts Amazing: 204+ pts Genius: 286+ pts 👑 Queen Bee: 408 pts

Pangrams

BACKFILL15pts

Pangram Meanings

BACKFILL Click to load definition

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
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