NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 25, 2026

Thursday, June 25, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, June 25, 2026 puts I in the center, with F, A, X, D, E, T around it. There are 56 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes I. Tap a word for a short definition.

56Words
231Points
162Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes I.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

21

5-letter words

13

6-letter words

16

7-letter words

6

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterI
Vowels3
Rare lettersX
Words56
Points231
Pangram1
Longest word7
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 162 points. Queen Bee is 231.

Genius · 69 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up12
Good18
Solid35
Nice58
Great92
Amazing116
162Genius162
Queen Bee231

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 231 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

FIXATED
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 31th percentile
Total points 24th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5673.715418
Points231354.389260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The June 25, 2026 hive put I in the center with F, A, X, D, E, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 56 words (231 points). Genius sat at 162.

Pangram on this date: FIXATED. Top starting letters: T (15), F (12). Longest accepted word: 7 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for June 25, 2026