Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Jun 11, 2025, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the U, A, N, K, C, L, O honeycomb (center letter O) feature 45 words, a 168-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: COLCANNON.

Spelling Bee hive for June 11, 2025 with center letter O and surrounding letters U,A,N,K,C and L

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

30th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.98

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

27/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 27% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

37 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

11

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: O

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

19

words to Genius
1×9L2×8L1×7L8×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 118 pts
19 words1×9L2×8L1×7L4×6L11×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

94 vowels · 130 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up25 PTS
  • 25%Good42 PTS
  • 40%Solid67 PTS
  • 50%Nice84 PTS
  • 60%Great101 PTS
  • 65%Amazing109 PTS
  • 70%Genius118 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee168 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 45 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, June 11, 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

C
47%
L
18%
K
13%

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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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9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 8 words

5-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

21 words
4L
21
12 words
5L
12
8 words
6L
8
1 word (Pangram)
7L
1
2 words
8L
2
1 word
9L
1

Share of 45 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

O
45 words
100%
C
31 words
69%
L
26 words
58%
N
24 words
53%
A
21 words
47%
K
20 words
44%
U
6 words
13%

Share of 45 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

21 pts
21
4L
60 pts
60
5L
48 pts
48
6L
14 pts (Pangram)
14
7L
16 pts
16
8L
9 pts
9
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
2147%
L
818%
K
613%
N
511%
U
49%
A
12%

Share of 45 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 168 ranks in the 36th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-06-10.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 45 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 54th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-06-10.
  • 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 Medium 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-06-10.
  • The estimated solve time of 31–43 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

  • accoll
  • acock
  • alco
  • alkanol
  • allo
  • alloo
  • ancon
  • ancona
  • anconal
  • ankou
  • annona
  • anoa
  • aoul
  • cacoon
  • calloo
  • calo
  • cloacal
  • clon
  • clonal
  • clou
  • coak
  • coala
  • coan
  • coccal
  • cocco
  • cockal
  • coco
  • cocona
  • coconucan
  • coconuco
  • colan
  • coll
  • colla
  • collocal
  • colocolo
  • conal
  • conn
  • coocoo
  • coon
  • cooncan
  • coucal
  • kalo
  • kalon
  • kanoon
  • kaon
  • kokako
  • kokan
  • koko
  • kokoon
  • koku
  • kolo
  • kolokolo
  • kona
  • konak
  • konk
  • kooka
  • koulan
  • laccol
  • lalo
  • lanao
  • laocoon
  • loca
  • locn
  • lokao
  • lola
  • lolo
  • lonk
  • louk
  • loulu
  • loun
  • nanako
  • noll
  • nolo
  • nona
  • noncola
  • noncon
  • nounal
  • nullo
  • olla
  • ollock
  • olona
  • onan
  • onca
  • onlook
  • oolak
  • oolakan
  • ulluco
  • unco
  • unlocal

*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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