Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, June 04, 2025

Jun 04, 2025, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, Y, L, E, D, T, H honeycomb (center letter T) feature 61 words, a 299-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: TATTLETALE, TELEHEALTH.

Spelling Bee hive for June 4, 2025 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,Y,L,E,D and H

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Wednesday, June 4, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

93rd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.56

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

93/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 93% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

67 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

13

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

29

words to Genius
2×10L5×8L7×7L13×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 209 pts
29 words2×10L5×8L7×7L11×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

129 vowels · 210 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start15 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up45 PTS
  • 25%Good75 PTS
  • 40%Solid120 PTS
  • 50%Nice150 PTS
  • 60%Great179 PTS
  • 65%Amazing194 PTS
  • 70%Genius209 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee299 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 61 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, June 4, 2025. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

T
36%
H
21%
D
16%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 7 words

6-Letter Words 13 words

4-Letter Words 18 words

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Word Length Distribution

18 words
4L
18
16 words
5L
16
13 words
6L
13
7 words (Pangram)
7L
7
5 words (Pangram)
8L
5
2 words
10L
2

Share of 61 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

T
61 words
100%
E
52 words
85%
A
47 words
77%
L
36 words
59%
H
31 words
51%
D
23 words
38%
Y
14 words
23%

Share of 61 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts
18
4L
80 pts
80
5L
78 pts
78
6L
56 pts (Pangram)
56
7L
47 pts (Pangram)
47
8L
20 pts
20
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

T
2236%
H
1321%
D
1016%
L
915%
E
610%
A
12%

Share of 61 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 299 ranks in the 89th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-06-03.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 61 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 91st percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-06-03.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-06-03.
  • The estimated solve time of 57–77 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • adat
  • adlet
  • adyta
  • aetat
  • alate
  • alated
  • alethea
  • allylate
  • althaea
  • althea
  • ated
  • athel
  • atlatl
  • atlee
  • atta
  • attal
  • attle
  • atty
  • aylet
  • daleth
  • datedly
  • daytale
  • dealate
  • dealated
  • deathday
  • deathy
  • deet
  • delate
  • delated
  • deltal
  • dette
  • eath
  • eathly
  • elatha
  • ethal
  • ethel
  • ethylate
  • ethylated
  • etta
  • ettle
  • ettled
  • eyalet
  • eyeleted
  • eyeletted
  • haet
  • hatt
  • hatty
  • heathy
  • hellelt
  • heth
  • hetty
  • hyetal
  • hyte
  • lata
  • latah
  • lated
  • lathee
  • lathy
  • leadeth
  • lealty
  • leat
  • leath
  • leet
  • leetle
  • lethe
  • lethy
  • lett
  • letted
  • letty
  • lythe
  • lytta
  • lyttae
  • taal
  • tael
  • taha
  • tala
  • taled
  • tallet
  • tate
  • tath
  • tathata
  • tatta
  • tead
  • teated
  • teathe
  • teda
  • tedded
  • teel
  • teet
  • teetee
  • teethy
  • tehee
  • tela
  • telae
  • tele
  • tellee
  • telly
  • telt
  • tetel
  • teth
  • tetty
  • thad
  • thala
  • thea
  • theah
  • theat
  • theyd
  • tyee
  • tythe
  • tythed
  • yate
  • yeat
  • yelt
  • yett

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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