June 8, 2025, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, June 08, 2025

Jun 08, 2025, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, P, N, O, I, D honeycomb (center letter O) feature 51 words, a 273-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ADAPTATION, ANNOTATION, INITIATION, INTONATION.

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Spelling Bee hive for June 8, 2025 with center letter O and surrounding letters A,T,P,N,I and D

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Sunday, June 8, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

61st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.84

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

51/100

Rare

Rarer than 51% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

49 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

4×10L5×8L5×7L11×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 191 pts

25 words4×10L5×8L5×7L7×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

49%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

147 vowels · 151 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start14 PTS
15%Moving Up41 PTS
25%Good68 PTS
40%Solid109 PTS
50%Nice137 PTS
60%Great164 PTS
65%Amazing177 PTS
70%Genius191 PTS
100%Queen Bee273 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 51 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, June 8, 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

29%

22%

10%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-06-07

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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2023-11-16(T)

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Word Length Distribution

13 words

11 words

5 words

5 words (Pangram)

4 words (Pangram)

10L

Share of 51 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

51 words

100%

35 words

69%

34 words

67%

34 words

67%

26 words

51%

25 words

49%

15 words

29%

Share of 51 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts

65 pts

66 pts

35 pts

47 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1529%

1122%

510%

Share of 51 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 273 ranks in the 82nd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-06-06.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 51 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 72nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-06-06.
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 Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-06-07.
The estimated solve time of 42–56 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

adaption
adnation
adonai
adonia
adonian
adonidin
adoptian
adpao
ainoi
aion
aition
anatto
andantino
annona
annotto
anoa
anodon
anodontia
anoia
anopia
anotia
anotta
antipot
anton
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
aonian
apinoid
apio
apod
apodia
aponia
apoop
atonia
dado
danio
danton
dation
dato
datto
dianoia
dido
didonia
diiodo
diodont
dion
diota
dipnoan
dipnoid
dipodid
ditation
dition
ditton
doat
dodd
dodona
dodonian
doina
doit
dona
donat
doni
donia
donn
donna
donnot
dont
doon
dopa
dopant
dopatta
doppio
dotant
dotation
doto
iddio
inadaptation
inanition
indoin
inion
inition
iodation
iodid
iodin
iodination
ioni
ionian
itonia
naio
nanoid
naoi
napoo
natation
nato
nidation
nidiot
ninon
nippitato
nippon
niton
nodi
noint
nona
nonadaptation
nonadoption
nonaid
nonda
nondo
nondonation
nonion
nonnat
nonpoint
nontan
nontannin
noop
nota
notidanian
notitia
notodontian
notodontid
odin
odinian
odontoid
oidia
oidioid
oint
onan
ooid
oont
ootid
opata
opinant
opination
oppida
oppidan
optant
optation
otiant
otto
paintpot
pandation
pandion
panionian
pannonian
panoan
panto
pantod
panton
pantopod
paopao
papion
patao
patination
pato
pianino
piation
pinnation
pino
pinon
pintado
pintano
pion
pitapatation
poditti
poiana
poind
pondo
pont
pontin
ponto
ponton
pood
poon
poot
popian
potation
poti
potoo
pott
potto
taino
taipo
tannoid
tano
tanoa
tanoan
tanto
taotai
tappoon
tatoo
tinpot
tionontati
tiponi
toat
toatoa
toda
todd
toit
toitoi
tonada
tonation
tondi
tondino
tondo
tonn
tonto
toona
toop
topato
topi
topia
topo
topoi
toto

*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.