Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, June 22, 2025

Jun 22, 2025, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the T, E, N, J, I, M, O honeycomb (center letter T) feature 58 words, a 238-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ENJOINMENT.

Spelling Bee hive for June 22, 2025 with center letter T and surrounding letters E,N,J,I,M and O

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Sunday, June 22, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

48th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.33

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

28/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 28% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

48 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

18

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

23

words to Genius
1×10L1×9L5×8L6×7L9×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 167 pts
23 words1×10L1×9L5×8L6×7L9×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

138 vowels · 171 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start12 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up36 PTS
  • 25%Good60 PTS
  • 40%Solid95 PTS
  • 50%Nice119 PTS
  • 60%Great143 PTS
  • 65%Amazing155 PTS
  • 70%Genius167 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee238 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 58 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, June 22, 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
31%
M
29%
E
10%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 6 words

6-Letter Words 9 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

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Word Length Distribution

26 words
4L
26
10 words
5L
10
9 words
6L
9
6 words
7L
6
5 words
8L
5
1 word
9L
1
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 58 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

T
58 words
100%
E
44 words
76%
N
38 words
66%
O
34 words
59%
M
33 words
57%
I
28 words
48%
J
3 words
5%

Share of 58 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

26 pts
26
4L
50 pts
50
5L
54 pts
54
6L
42 pts
42
7L
40 pts
40
8L
9 pts
9
9L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

T
1831%
M
1729%
E
610%
I
610%
N
59%
O
47%
J
23%

Share of 58 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 238 ranks in the 69th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-06-21.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 58 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 86th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-06-21.
  • 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 2025-06-21.
  • The estimated solve time of 41–55 min is slower 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*:

  • emetin
  • emetine
  • emittent
  • emmet
  • emmett
  • entone
  • entonement
  • eton
  • immit
  • immoment
  • init
  • inition
  • injoint
  • inti
  • intime
  • intine
  • intonement
  • itmo
  • jennet
  • jeton
  • jetton
  • jiti
  • meeten
  • meionite
  • mennonite
  • ment
  • mimetene
  • mimetite
  • minette
  • miniment
  • minionette
  • minot
  • mitome
  • mittent
  • moit
  • momento
  • mommet
  • monetite
  • moniment
  • monition
  • monotint
  • mont
  • montem
  • monton
  • moonet
  • moonite
  • mootmen
  • motmot
  • moton
  • mott
  • motte
  • mottetto
  • neet
  • nete
  • neti
  • netmen
  • nett
  • nettie
  • niton
  • noint
  • nonent
  • nonetto
  • nonintent
  • nonintention
  • nonmotion
  • noontime
  • oint
  • onement
  • onionet
  • oont
  • otomi
  • otto
  • ottomite
  • teenie
  • teet
  • teetee
  • tejon
  • temene
  • temne
  • tenent
  • teniente
  • tenino
  • tenne
  • tenno
  • tenotome
  • teton
  • tien
  • tiento
  • timne
  • timon
  • timote
  • tinemen
  • tinmen
  • tinnen
  • tinnient
  • tite
  • titi
  • titmen
  • tittie
  • toetoe
  • toit
  • toitoi
  • tomin
  • toneme
  • tonette
  • tonite
  • tonjon
  • tonn
  • tontine
  • tonto
  • toom
  • totemite
  • totient
  • toto
  • totten
  • tottie

*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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