Spelling Bee September 27, 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: L
Puzzle stats
Total words
31
Total points
150
Pangrams
2
Genius score
105
Center letter
L
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- INCLEMENCY
- INCLEMENCY
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
7 pts
5%
Good
12 pts
8%
Solid
22 pts
15%
Nice
37 pts
25%
Great
60 pts
40%
Amazing
75 pts
50%
Genius
105 pts
70%
Queen Bee
150 pts
100%
All accepted words
- cell
- celli
- cicely
- clemency
- clime
- clinic
- cycle
- cyclic
- eely
- icicle
- icily
- illy
- inclemency
- inclemency
- incline
- lenience
- leniency
- lice
- lien
- lily
- lime
- limn
- line
- linemen
- linen
- melee
- mile
- mill
- myelin
- nicely
- yell
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, September 27, 2025 uses the seven letters C, E, I, L, M, N, Y, with L as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 31 accepted words for a total of 150 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 105 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.