Spoilers ahead: Below are all 30 answers to the Wednesday, October 1, 2025, NYT Spelling Bee, including its five pangrams. The center letter is F.
Hive letters and solving cues
The hive letters are F, A, C, I, N, O and T. Every answer must include the center letter F; the other letters may be used more than once. For a spoiler-light approach, start with short words containing F, then try rearranging the remaining hive letters and repeating letters where they fit.
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To look for pangrams, check longer words that use all seven letters at least once. This puzzle has five: CITIFICATION, FACTION, NOTIFICATION, OFFICIANT and OFFICIATION.
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All 30 answers
Here is the complete answer list for October 1:
AFFIANT, AFOOT, ANTIFA, CAFTAN, CITIFICATION, COFFIN, COIF, CONFIT, FACT, FACTION, FAINT, FANATIC, FANFIC, FIAT, FICTION, FINITO, FOCACCIA, FOCI, FONT, FONTINA, FOOT, INFANT, INFO, NAIF, NONFAT, NONFICTION, NOTIFICATION, OFFICIANT, OFFICIATION, TIFF.
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Scoring for the October 1 puzzle
NYTBee.com lists a maximum score of 199 points and a Genius threshold of 139 points for this puzzle. These figures are specific to the October 1, 2025 puzzle.
Independent reader supportYour contribution helps us test, update, and keep practical guides available for everyone.How Spelling Bee works
In the NYT Spelling Bee, players form words from a set of preselected letters, and each word must include the center letter. For this hive, that required letter is F. The full answer list above is useful for checking what you found after solving.
Quick Recap
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