NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 22, 2025

Monday, September 22, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, September 22, 2025 puts D in the center, with G, H, I, N, O, T around it. There are 63 valid words. 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 D. Tap a word for a short definition.

63Words
360Points
252Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes D.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

12

5-letter words

14

6-letter words

11

7-letter words

12

8-letter words

8

9-letter words

4

10-letter words

1

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterD
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words63
Points360
Pangram1
Longest word11
Average length6.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 252 points. Queen Bee is 360.

Genius · 108 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up18
Good29
Solid54
Nice90
Great144
Amazing180
252Genius252
Queen Bee360

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 360 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

HOTDOGGING
10 letters 17 points 3 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2, G ×3

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 38th percentile
Total points 56th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6374.715418
Points360359.189260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 22, 2025 hive put D in the center with G, H, I, N, O, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 63 words (360 points). Genius sat at 252.

Pangram on this date: HOTDOGGING. Top starting letters: D (32), H (9). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for September 22, 2025