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Spelling Bee September 13, 2025 answers

All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.

Today's letter set · Center: B

A
B
C
I
N
O
T

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

44

accepted entries

Total points

267

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

6

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

186

70% of total

Center letter

B

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • ANTIBIOTIC
  • ANTIBIOTIC
  • ANABIOTIC
  • ANABIOTIC
  • BOTANIC
  • BOTANIC

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

5 pts

2%

Moving Up

13 pts

5%

Good

21 pts

8%

Solid

40 pts

15%

Nice

66 pts

25%

Great

106 pts

40%

Amazing

133 pts

50%

Genius

186 pts

70%

Queen Bee

267 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
A 7 words
  • abaci
  • abbot
  • abiotic
  • anabiotic
  • anabiotic
  • antibiotic
  • antibiotic
B 26 words
  • baba
  • baboon
  • bacon
  • bait
  • banana
  • banc
  • baobab
  • baton
  • bionic
  • biota
  • biotic
  • biotin
  • boat
  • boba
  • bobbin
  • bobcat
  • bocci
  • bonbon
  • bonito
  • bonobo
  • boob
  • booboo
  • boon
  • boot
  • botanic
  • botanic
C 3 words
  • cabana
  • cabin
  • ciabatta
N 3 words
  • nabob
  • nanobot
  • noob
O 2 words
  • obit
  • obtain
T 3 words
  • taboo
  • tibia
  • tobacco

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, September 13, 2025 uses the seven letters A, B, C, I, N, O, T, with B as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 44 accepted words for a total of 267 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 186 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.

This puzzle has 6 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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