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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Friday, October 24, 2025

Words
66
Points
364
Genius
254
Pangrams
2

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  • deep

    adjective — (of a physical distance) Extending far away from a point of reference, especially downwards.

    adjective — (sleep) Sound, heavy (describing a state of sleep from which one is not easily awoken).

    adjective — (sound, voice) Low in pitch.

    adjective — Immersed, submerged (in).

    adjective — (of a color) Highly saturated.

    adjective — (intellectual, social) Complex, involved.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • deepen

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • deepened

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • depend

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • depended

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • dependent

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • dipped

    verb — To lower into a liquid.

    verb — To immerse oneself; to become plunged in a liquid; to sink.

    verb — (of a value or rate) To decrease slightly.

    verb — To lower a light's beam.

    verb — To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.

    verb — To use a dip stick to check oil level in an engine.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • emptied

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  • epee

    noun — A sharp-pointed dueling sword with a bell-shaped guard, used (with the end blunted) in sport fencing.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • impede

    verb — To get in the way of; to hinder.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • impeded

    verb — To get in the way of; to hinder.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • impediment

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  • impend

    verb — To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.

    verb — Figuratively to hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.

    verb — To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.

    verb — To pay.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • impended

    verb — To hang or be suspended over (something); to overhang.

    verb — Figuratively to hang over (someone) as a threat or danger.

    verb — To threaten to happen; to be about to happen, to be imminent.

    verb — To pay.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • impenitent

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  • independent

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • inept

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • ninepin

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • nipped

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pediment

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  • peed

    verb — To urinate.

    verb — (mildly vulgar) To drizzle.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • peen

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • peep

    verb — To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.

    noun — A quick look or glimpse, especially a furtive one.

    noun — A quiet sound, particularly one from a baby bird.

    verb — To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.

    noun — A feeble utterance or complaint.

    verb — To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • peeped

    verb — To look, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed.

    verb — To make a soft, shrill noise like a baby bird.

    verb — To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to make the first appearance.

    verb — To speak briefly with a quiet voice.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • pend

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • pended

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • pendent

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • penitent

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • penmen

    noun — A scribe, or person who copies texts

    noun — A journalist or other author

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • penne

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • penned

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • pent

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • pepped

    verb — To inject with energy and enthusiasm.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • peptide

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • petit

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • petite

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • petted

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • pied

    adjective — Having two or more colors, especially black and white.

    adjective — Decorated or colored in blotches.

    verb — To hit in the face with a pie, either for comic effect or as a means of protest (see also pieing).

    verb — To spill or mix printing type.

    verb — To go around (a corner) in a guarded manner.

    verb — (of printing types) To reduce to confusion; to jumble.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • pimp

    noun — Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

    verb — To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

    adjective — Excellent, fashionable, stylish

    numeral — Five in Cumbrian and Welsh sheep counting

    noun — A man who can easily attract women.

    verb — To prostitute someone.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • pimped

    verb — To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

    verb — To prostitute someone.

    verb — To excessively customize something, especially a vehicle, according to ghetto standards (also pimp out).

    verb — To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff).

    verb — To promote, to tout.

    verb — To persuade, smooth talk or trick another into doing something for your benefit.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • pine

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • pined

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pinned

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pinniped

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pint

    noun — A unit of volume, equivalent to:

    noun — (metonymy) A glass of beer or cider, served by the pint.

    noun — (metonym) A pint of milk.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • pipe

    noun — Meanings relating to a hollow conduit.

    noun — Meanings relating to a smoking implement.

    noun — Meanings relating to a wind instrument.

    verb — To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.

    verb — To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.

    verb — To create or decorate with piping (icing).

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • piped

    verb — To convey or transport (something) by means of pipes.

    verb — To create or decorate with piping (icing).

    verb — To shout loudly and at high pitch.

    verb — To lead or conduct as if by pipes, especially by wired transmission.

    adjective — Shaped like a pipe; tubular.

    verb — To play (music) on a pipe instrument, such as a bagpipe or a flute.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • pipet

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • pipette

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • pipit

    noun — Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • pippin

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • pitied

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pitted

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • teepee

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • temp

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • temped

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  • tempi

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  • tempt

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • tempted

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  • tenpin

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • tepee

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • tepid

    adjective — Lukewarm; neither warm nor cool.

    adjective — Uninterested; exhibiting little passion or eagerness.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tiepin

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • tipi

    noun — Alternative form of teepee

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • tipped

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tippet

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • de×6
  • di×1
  • em×1
  • ep×1
  • im×6
  • in×2
  • ni×2
  • pe×18
  • pi×16
  • te×9
  • ti×4

Words by first letter and length

4567891011Σ
d 1·3·21·· 7
e 1··1···· 2
i ·1211·21 8
n ··11···· 2
p 1061233··· 34
t 2461···· 13
Σ 14112476121 66

The numbers

Genius today takes 254 points of 364 available. The average answer runs 5.9 letters.

Total points vs. all 436 recorded puzzles
96th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
92nd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19742 recorded answers

414 today34.4% all-time511 today22.9% all-time624 today20.1% all-time77 today12.1% all-time86 today6.2% all-time91 today2.6% all-time102 today1.2% all-time111 today0.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
d Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Monday, September 22, 2025
e Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Friday, September 19, 2025
i Thursday, October 23, 2025 Tuesday, September 30, 2025
m Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Saturday, October 11, 2025
n Tuesday, October 21, 2025 Thursday, October 9, 2025
p ● Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Tuesday, October 14, 2025
t Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Sunday, October 19, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 45
  2. naan 35
  3. nana 35
  4. toot 32
  5. onion 31
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 28
  8. mamma 28
  9. acacia 26
  10. acai 26
  11. nene 26
  12. mini 25
  13. minim 25
  14. cocoon 24
  15. imam 24
  16. maim 24
  17. onto 24
  18. toon 24
  19. loon 24
  20. olio 24
  21. lilt 23
  22. till 23
  23. tilt 23
  24. aria 23
  25. mitt 23

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.