July 6, 2025, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, July 06, 2025

Jul 06, 2025, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, R, H, C, M, T, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 47 words, a 221-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ARTHRITIC, CATHARTIC, MATRIARCH.

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Spelling Bee hive for July 6, 2025 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,R,H,C,M and T

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Sunday, July 6, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

35th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.51

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

24/100

Common

Rarer than 24% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

39 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

3×9L5×8L2×7L8×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 155 pts

22 words3×9L5×8L2×7L7×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

41%

Balanced mix

107 vowels · 152 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up33 PTS
25%Good55 PTS
40%Solid88 PTS
50%Nice111 PTS
60%Great133 PTS
65%Amazing144 PTS
70%Genius155 PTS
100%Queen Bee221 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, July 6, 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

32%

19%

17%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-07-05

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-08-24(R)

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Word Length Distribution

15 words

14 words

8 words

2 words

5 words

3 words (Pangram)

Share of 47 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

47 words

100%

34 words

72%

32 words

68%

24 words

51%

23 words

49%

22 words

47%

16 words

34%

Share of 47 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

15 pts

70 pts

48 pts

14 pts

40 pts

34 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1532%

919%

817%

715%

49%

24%

Share of 47 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 221 ranks in the 62nd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-07-03.
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 2025-07-03.
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 2025-07-05.
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*:

acari
achira
acmatic
acmic
acratia
acrita
acritarch
ahir
aimara
airt
airth
aitch
amacratic
amati
amharic
amia
amic
amici
amimia
amir
amit
amrit
amrita
aracari
arachic
aramaic
arati
archai
archit
arith
armaria
armit
artic
atactic
ataractic
atrichia
atrichic
cahita
caiarara
caimacam
cair
cariama
cariri
carri
carritch
cataria
cathari
catti
ccitt
chait
chaitra
chati
chatti
chhatri
chich
chicha
chih
chirata
chirimia
chirm
chirr
chita
chitimacha
chitra
cima
circ
circar
cithara
cric
crim
crit
crith
haiti
hamacratic
hami
hamitic
harari
harim
hathi
hati
hatti
hattic
hima
himatia
hiram
hircarra
hircic
hitchiti
iacchic
iatric
icaria
ictic
ihram
imamah
imamic
immit
iritic
irma
itatartaric
ithaca
ittria
macchia
machair
machaira
machi
mahi
mahri
maia
mair
mammati
marathi
marci
marcia
mari
maria
marita
marmit
matai
matriarchic
matric
matricaria
miami
micah
micmac
mima
mimi
mira
mirac
mirach
miri
miriam
mitch
mithra
mithraic
mithratic
mitra
rachitic
raia
rami
ratti
riata
ricrac
rima
rita
tachi
tahami
tahiti
taiaha
tait
tarai
tarairi
tari
tartaric
tartramic
tataric
tchai
tchi
thai
thir
thiram
tiar
ticca
timar
tirma
titi
triac
triact
triarch
triarii
triatic
trica
tricar
trichi
trichitic
tricia
trictrac
trit
tritactic

*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.