Spelling Bee September 23, 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: T
Puzzle stats
Total words
39
Total points
187
Pangrams
4
Genius score
130
Center letter
T
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- BACKBITE
- BACKBITE
- TIEBACK
- TIEBACK
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
9 pts
5%
Good
14 pts
8%
Solid
28 pts
15%
Nice
46 pts
25%
Great
74 pts
40%
Amazing
93 pts
50%
Genius
130 pts
70%
Queen Bee
187 pts
100%
All accepted words
- abate
- abet
- acetate
- acetic
- attack
- attic
- backbit
- backbite
- backbite
- bait
- bate
- batik
- beat
- beet
- beta
- betake
- bite
- cacti
- ciabatta
- cite
- kite
- tacet
- tacit
- tack
- tact
- tactic
- take
- takeback
- teacake
- teak
- teat
- tibia
- tibiae
- tick
- ticket
- tieback
- tieback
- tiki
- tikka
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, September 23, 2025 uses the seven letters A, B, C, E, I, K, T, with T as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 39 accepted words for a total of 187 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 130 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.