NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 29, 2025

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 puts L in the center, with C, D, E, I, N, U around it. There are 107 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes L. Tap a word for a short definition.

107Words
552Points
386Genius
3Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

3

4-letter words

28

5-letter words

15

6-letter words

32

7-letter words

21

8-letter words

10

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterL
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words107
Points552
Pangrams3
Longest word9
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 386 points. Queen Bee is 552.

Genius · 166 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start11
Moving Up28
Good44
Solid83
Nice138
Great221
Amazing276
386Genius386
Queen Bee552

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

Pangram Breakdown

INCLUDE
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
INCLUDED
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: D ×2

NUCLIDE
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 87th percentile
Total points 88th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words10774.715418
Points552359.189260
Pangrams32.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 29, 2025 hive put L in the center with C, D, E, I, N, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 107 words (552 points). Genius sat at 386.

Pangrams on this date: INCLUDE, INCLUDED, NUCLIDE. Top starting letters: L (30), D (24). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for October 29, 2025