Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, July 03, 2025

Jul 03, 2025, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the E, U, M, I, T, V, L honeycomb (center letter L) feature 41 words, a 146-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: MULTILEVEL.

Spelling Bee hive for July 3, 2025 with center letter L and surrounding letters E,U,M,I,T and V

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Thursday, July 3, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

27th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.85

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

30/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 30% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

34 minutes

Quicker than usual

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

17

words to Genius
1×10L9×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 102 pts
17 words1×10L5×6L11×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

85 vowels · 114 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start7 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up22 PTS
  • 25%Good37 PTS
  • 40%Solid58 PTS
  • 50%Nice73 PTS
  • 60%Great88 PTS
  • 65%Amazing95 PTS
  • 70%Genius102 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee146 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 41 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, July 3, 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

L
29%
M
27%
T
20%

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.
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10-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 9 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

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Word Length Distribution

20 words
4L
20
11 words
5L
11
9 words
6L
9
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 41 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
41 words
100%
E
31 words
76%
I
24 words
59%
T
21 words
51%
M
18 words
44%
U
16 words
39%
V
10 words
24%

Share of 41 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

20 pts
20
4L
55 pts
55
5L
54 pts
54
6L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

L
1229%
M
1127%
T
820%
V
512%
E
25%
I
25%
U
12%

Share of 41 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 146 ranks in the 25th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-07-01.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 41 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 44th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-07-01.
  • 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 2025-06-30.
  • The estimated solve time of 29–39 min is faster 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*:

  • elem
  • elemi
  • eleve
  • elle
  • elul
  • elute
  • eluvium
  • elve
  • elvet
  • emil
  • emule
  • ettle
  • illite
  • illume
  • illuvium
  • itll
  • leet
  • leetle
  • leme
  • lemel
  • lemuel
  • lett
  • levet
  • levi
  • levite
  • lieut
  • lieve
  • lile
  • lill
  • limitive
  • limmu
  • limu
  • litui
  • lituite
  • lumme
  • lutelet
  • lutetium
  • luteum
  • mele
  • melilite
  • melilitite
  • mell
  • mellite
  • milit
  • milium
  • mille
  • millie
  • millieme
  • millile
  • millime
  • millite
  • milt
  • mulet
  • mullite
  • mulm
  • mulmul
  • mulmull
  • mult
  • multi
  • multum
  • mulvel
  • mutuel
  • mutule
  • muvule
  • teel
  • teil
  • tele
  • telei
  • teleut
  • teli
  • telium
  • tellee
  • telt
  • tetel
  • tillet
  • tillite
  • titivil
  • titule
  • tituli
  • tuille
  • tuillette
  • tule
  • tulu
  • tummel
  • tumuli
  • tutele
  • ultime
  • ululu
  • util
  • vell
  • velte
  • vielle
  • vili
  • vill
  • ville
  • villi
  • vittle
  • vlei

*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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