Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, June 15, 2025

Jun 15, 2025, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the N, A, I, C, B, H, L honeycomb (center letter L) feature 47 words, a 237-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: BACCHANALIAN.

Spelling Bee hive for June 15, 2025 with center letter L and surrounding letters N,A,I,C,B and H

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Sunday, June 15, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

47th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.70

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

39/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 39% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

39 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

21

words to Genius
1×12L1×11L1×10L2×9L4×8L2×7L6×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 166 pts
21 words1×12L1×11L1×10L2×9L4×8L2×7L5×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

106 vowels · 162 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start12 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up36 PTS
  • 25%Good59 PTS
  • 40%Solid95 PTS
  • 50%Nice119 PTS
  • 60%Great142 PTS
  • 65%Amazing154 PTS
  • 70%Genius166 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee237 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 47 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, June 15, 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
34%
B
32%
L
15%

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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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12-Letter Words 1 word

11-Letter Words 1 word

10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 6 words

5-Letter Words 15 words

4-Letter Words 15 words

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Word Length Distribution

15 words
4L
15
15 words
5L
15
6 words
6L
6
2 words
7L
2
4 words
8L
4
2 words
9L
2
1 word
10L
1
1 word (Pangram)
11L
1
1 word (Pangram)
12L
1

Share of 47 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
47 words
100%
A
39 words
83%
I
30 words
64%
C
26 words
55%
B
21 words
45%
N
20 words
43%
H
14 words
30%

Share of 47 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

15 pts
15
4L
75 pts
75
5L
36 pts
36
6L
14 pts
14
7L
32 pts
32
8L
18 pts
18
9L
10 pts
10
10L
18 pts (Pangram)
18
11L
19 pts (Pangram)
19
12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
1634%
B
1532%
L
715%
H
49%
A
36%
I
12%
N
12%

Share of 47 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 237 ranks in the 69th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-06-14.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 47 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 61st 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 2025-06-14.
  • The estimated solve time of 33–45 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*:

  • aalii
  • abilla
  • achill
  • aclinal
  • aclinic
  • alacha
  • alachah
  • alai
  • alaihi
  • alain
  • alala
  • alalia
  • alan
  • alani
  • alanin
  • alannah
  • alba
  • albainn
  • alban
  • albania
  • albanian
  • albi
  • albian
  • albin
  • albinal
  • albinic
  • alcaic
  • alcanna
  • alia
  • alicia
  • allah
  • allan
  • allicin
  • ancilia
  • ancilla
  • anil
  • anilic
  • anilin
  • baal
  • bablah
  • bacchical
  • bacillian
  • bala
  • balan
  • balanic
  • bali
  • balian
  • ballan
  • balli
  • bancal
  • bhil
  • bhili
  • bibl
  • biblic
  • bilaan
  • bilic
  • bilin
  • binal
  • blain
  • blan
  • blanc
  • cabalic
  • cabbala
  • cabbalah
  • cahill
  • cailliach
  • calaba
  • calahan
  • calc
  • calcic
  • caliban
  • calin
  • callan
  • calli
  • caninal
  • cannibalic
  • chachalaca
  • chal
  • chalah
  • challa
  • chilblain
  • chilla
  • chilli
  • cicala
  • cilician
  • cill
  • cincinnal
  • clachan
  • clinal
  • clinia
  • hala
  • halacha
  • halachah
  • halala
  • halalah
  • hallah
  • hallan
  • hannibal
  • hannibalian
  • hannibalic
  • hila
  • hilch
  • hili
  • ilia
  • iliahi
  • ilial
  • ilian
  • ilicin
  • incl
  • inial
  • laban
  • labba
  • lablab
  • laccic
  • laccin
  • lacinia
  • laibach
  • lall
  • lana
  • lanch
  • lancha
  • liana
  • licca
  • lich
  • lichi
  • licinian
  • lila
  • lilacin
  • lilian
  • lill
  • lina
  • linac
  • linch
  • linha
  • linin
  • linn
  • nabal
  • nabla
  • nallah
  • niall
  • nichil
  • nihal
  • nihil
  • nill

*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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