New York Times NYT Spelling Bee Answers and Solution for October 2, 2025

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Today’s pangrams are INITIALIZING and TANTALIZING.

The word INITIALIZING has no known definition.

TANTALIZING is defined as arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach. It is also defined as very pleasantly inviting.

The word AGITA has no known definition.

AGITATING is defined as causing or tending to cause anger or resentment.

The word ALIT has no known definition.

ANTI is defined as a person who is opposed (to an action or policy or practice etc.). It is also defined as not in favor of (an action or proposal etc.).

ATILT is defined as departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal.

ATTAIN is defined as reach a point in time, or a certain state or level. It is also defined as find unexpectedly. It is also defined as to gain with effort. It is also defined as reach a destination, either real or abstract.

The word ATTAINING has no known definition.

GAIT is defined as the rate of moving (especially walking or running). It is also defined as a horse’s manner of moving. It is also defined as a person’s manner of walking.

GALLANT is defined as lively and spirited. It is also defined as being attentive to women like an ideal knight. It is also defined as a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance. It is also defined as a man who attends or escorts a woman. It is also defined as having or displaying great dignity or nobility. It is also defined as unflinching in battle or action.

The word GATING has no known definition.

GIANT is defined as a person of exceptional importance and reputation. It is also defined as a very bright star of large diameter and low density (relative to the Sun). It is also defined as someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful. It is also defined as of great mass; huge and bulky. It is also defined as a very large person; impressive in size or qualities. It is also defined as an imaginary figure of superhuman size and strength; appears in folklore and fairy tales. It is also defined as an unusually large enterprise. It is also defined as any creature of exceptional size.

GILT is defined as a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold. It is also defined as having the deep slightly brownish color of gold.

GLINT is defined as a momentary flash of light. It is also defined as throw a glance at; take a brief look at. It is also defined as be shiny, as if wet. It is also defined as a spatially localized brightness.

GLINTING is defined as having brief brilliant points or flashes of light.

GLITZ is defined as tasteless showiness.

GNAT is defined as any of various small biting flies: midges; biting midges; black flies; sand flies. It is also defined as (British usage) mosquito.

The word IGNITING has no known definition.

INITIAL is defined as mark with one’s initials. It is also defined as occurring at the beginning. It is also defined as the first letter of a word (especially a person’s name).

The word INITIALING has no known definition.

The word INITIATING has no known definition.

LANTANA is defined as a flowering shrub.

The word LIGATING has no known definition.

LILT is defined as a jaunty rhythm in music. It is also defined as articulate in a very careful and rhythmic way.

LILTING is defined as characterized by a buoyant rhythm.

LINT is defined as cotton or linen fabric with the nap raised on one side; used to dress wounds. It is also defined as fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers.

LITIGANT is defined as (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation.

The word LITIGATING has no known definition.

NATAL is defined as a region of eastern South Africa on the Indian Ocean. It is also defined as a port city in northeastern Brazil. It is also defined as relating to or accompanying birth. It is also defined as of or relating to the buttocks.

The word NATANT has no known definition.

The word TAGGING has no known definition.

The word TAIGA has no known definition.

TAIL is defined as a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements. It is also defined as the rear part of a ship. It is also defined as go after with the intent to catch. It is also defined as any projection that resembles the tail of an animal. It is also defined as the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on. It is also defined as the rear part of an aircraft. It is also defined as remove or shorten the tail of an animal. It is also defined as the time of the last part of something. It is also defined as remove the stalk of fruits or berries. It is also defined as the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body. It is also defined as (usually plural) the reverse side of a coin that does not bear the representation of a person’s head.

The word TAILGATING has no known definition.

TAILING is defined as the act of following someone secretly.

TAINT is defined as the state of being contaminated. It is also defined as contaminate with a disease or microorganism. It is also defined as place under suspicion or cast doubt upon.

The word TAINTING has no known definition.

The word TALI has no known definition.

TALL is defined as too improbable to admit of belief. It is also defined as lofty in style. It is also defined as a garment size for a tall person. It is also defined as great in vertical dimension; high in stature. It is also defined as impressively difficult.

The word TALLIT has no known definition.

TANG is defined as a common rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure. It is also defined as a tart spicy quality. It is also defined as the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907. It is also defined as the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth. It is also defined as brown algae seaweed with serrated edges. It is also defined as any of various coarse seaweeds. It is also defined as any of various kelps especially of the genus Laminaria.

The word TANGLING has no known definition.

TANNIN is defined as any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine.

TANNING is defined as beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment. It is also defined as making leather from rawhide. It is also defined as process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light.

TATTING is defined as the act or art of making handmade lace. It is also defined as needlework consisting of handmade lace made by looping and knotting a single thread on a small shuttle.

TATTLING is defined as prone to communicate confidential information.

TILING is defined as the application of tiles to cover a surface.

TILL is defined as a treasury for government funds. It is also defined as a strongbox for holding cash. It is also defined as unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together. It is also defined as work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.

TILLING is defined as cultivation of the land in order to raise crops.

TILT is defined as a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances. It is also defined as move sideways or in an unsteady way. It is also defined as pitching dangerously to one side. It is also defined as heel over. It is also defined as a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement. It is also defined as the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical. It is also defined as to incline or bend from a vertical position. It is also defined as a slight but noticeable partiality. It is also defined as charge with a tilt.

The word TILTING has no known definition.

The word TINGING has no known definition.

TINGLING is defined as a somatic sensation as from many tiny stings. It is also defined as exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements.

TINNING is defined as the application of a protective layer of tin. It is also defined as the application of a thin layer of soft solder to the ends of wires before soldering them.

TINT is defined as a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color. It is also defined as a dye for coloring the hair. It is also defined as a just detectable amount. It is also defined as color lightly.

TINTING is defined as the act of adding a tinge of color.

TITAN is defined as a person of exceptional importance and reputation. It is also defined as (Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth). It is also defined as the largest of the satellites of Saturn; has a hazy nitrogen atmosphere.

TITILLATING is defined as giving sexual pleasure; sexually arousing. It is also defined as exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements. It is also defined as pleasantly and superficially exciting.

The word TITLING has no known definition.

ZITI is defined as medium-sized tubular pasta in short pieces.

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