Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, June 13, 2025
Jun 13, 2025, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, A, N, I, C, L, P honeycomb (center letter P) feature 51 words, a 239-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ANTICIPANT.
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Friday, June 13, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
5/10
Medium45th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.55
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
30/100
UncommonRarer than 30% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
42 minutes
Typical solveTo reach Genius
2LL
11
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: N, LAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
24
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 167 ptsVowel Split
40%
Balanced mix113 vowels · 170 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start12 PTS
- 15%Moving Up36 PTS
- 25%Good60 PTS
- 40%Solid96 PTS
- 50%Nice120 PTS
- 60%Great143 PTS
- 65%Amazing155 PTS
- 70%Genius167 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee239 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 Friday, June 13, 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.
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Complete Answers
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10-Letter Words 1 word
9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 2 words
7-Letter Words 9 words
6-Letter Words 12 words
5-Letter Words 9 words
4-Letter Words 17 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 51 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 51 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 51 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 239 ranks in the 70th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-06-11.
- 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 2025-06-12.
- 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-06-12.
- The estimated solve time of 36–48 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*:
- acapnia
- acapnial
- acpt
- alap
- alapa
- alpian
- alpinia
- ancipital
- anticapital
- antipapal
- antipill
- apalit
- apical
- apician
- apiin
- apitpat
- aplanat
- aplanatic
- aplitic
- appal
- appl
- appt
- aptian
- atap
- atip
- calippic
- callippic
- calp
- calpac
- capa
- capillitia
- capillitial
- capita
- capitan
- caplan
- caplin
- captan
- catapan
- catlap
- cippi
- clapt
- clipt
- incapacitant
- incipit
- inclip
- ipil
- lapactic
- lapilli
- lapin
- laplacian
- lapp
- lappa
- lappic
- lipa
- lipan
- lipic
- lipin
- napa
- nappa
- nipa
- paca
- pacinian
- pala
- palaic
- palapalai
- palatian
- palatic
- pali
- palila
- palilalia
- palilia
- palinal
- palla
- pallia
- pallial
- palpal
- palpi
- palpitant
- palta
- pani
- panical
- panna
- pantalan
- papain
- pappi
- pata
- pataca
- patana
- patia
- patin
- patt
- patta
- pial
- pian
- pical
- piccalilli
- piccanin
- pici
- pict
- pilatian
- pili
- pilin
- pilpai
- pina
- pinal
- pincian
- pincpinc
- pinic
- pinna
- pinnal
- pinta
- pipa
- pipal
- pipi
- pipil
- pitpan
- pitpit
- pitta
- pittacal
- placit
- planta
- plantal
- plap
- platan
- platanna
- platina
- platinic
- platt
- plica
- plical
- plinian
- ptilinal
- tailpin
- taipan
- taipi
- talipat
- talpa
- tapia
- tappa
- tappall
- tipcat
- tipiti
*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.