Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, July 08, 2025

Jul 08, 2025, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, I, D, N, X, O honeycomb (center letter O) feature 37 words, a 210-point total, 3 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ANTIOXIDANT.

Spelling Bee hive for July 8, 2025 with center letter O and surrounding letters A,T,I,D,N and X

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Tuesday, July 8, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

24th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.08

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

13/100

Common

Rarer than 13% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

25 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

14

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: X

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

16

words to Genius
1×11L3×10L2×9L4×8L2×7L4×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 147 pts
16 words1×11L3×10L2×9L4×8L2×7L1×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

50%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

113 vowels · 112 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start11 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up32 PTS
  • 25%Good53 PTS
  • 40%Solid84 PTS
  • 50%Nice105 PTS
  • 60%Great126 PTS
  • 65%Amazing137 PTS
  • 70%Genius147 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee210 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 37 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, July 8, 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

A
27%
D
19%
T
19%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-07-07
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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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11-Letter Words 1 word

10-Letter Words 3 words

9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 7 words

5-Letter Words 6 words

4-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

12 words
4L
12
6 words
5L
6
7 words
6L
7
2 words (Pangram)
7L
2
4 words
8L
4
2 words (Pangram)
9L
2
3 words
10L
3
1 word (Pangram)
11L
1

Share of 37 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

O
37 words
100%
N
28 words
76%
T
26 words
70%
I
24 words
65%
A
23 words
62%
D
13 words
35%
X
11 words
30%

Share of 37 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts
12
4L
30 pts
30
5L
42 pts
42
6L
21 pts (Pangram)
21
7L
32 pts
32
8L
25 pts (Pangram)
25
9L
30 pts
30
10L
18 pts (Pangram)
18
11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

A
1027%
D
719%
T
719%
I
514%
N
411%
O
411%

Share of 37 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 210 ranks in the 57th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-07-07.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 37 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 34th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-07-07.
  • 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 Easy 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 2025-07-03.
  • The estimated solve time of 21–29 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*:

  • adnation
  • adonai
  • adonia
  • adonian
  • adonidin
  • ainoi
  • aion
  • aition
  • anatoxin
  • anatto
  • andantino
  • annona
  • annotto
  • anoa
  • anodon
  • anodontia
  • anoia
  • anotia
  • anotta
  • antiantitoxin
  • antitaxation
  • anton
  • antonia
  • antonina
  • antoniniani
  • antonio
  • aonian
  • atonia
  • axiation
  • axion
  • axoid
  • axonia
  • dado
  • danio
  • danton
  • dation
  • dato
  • datto
  • dianoia
  • diaxon
  • dido
  • didonia
  • diiodo
  • diodont
  • dion
  • diota
  • dioxan
  • dioxid
  • ditation
  • dition
  • ditton
  • doat
  • dodd
  • dodona
  • dodonian
  • doina
  • doit
  • dona
  • donat
  • donax
  • doni
  • donia
  • donn
  • donna
  • donnot
  • dont
  • doon
  • dotant
  • dotation
  • doto
  • doxa
  • iddio
  • inanition
  • indoin
  • inion
  • inition
  • iodation
  • iodid
  • iodin
  • iodination
  • ioni
  • ionian
  • itonia
  • ixion
  • ixionian
  • ixodid
  • naio
  • nanoid
  • naoi
  • natation
  • nato
  • nidation
  • nidiot
  • ninon
  • niton
  • nixon
  • nodi
  • noint
  • nona
  • nonaid
  • nonda
  • nondo
  • nondonation
  • nonion
  • nonnat
  • nontan
  • nontannin
  • nontax
  • nontaxation
  • nota
  • notidanian
  • notitia
  • notodontian
  • notodontid
  • noxa
  • odin
  • odinian
  • odontoid
  • oidia
  • oidioid
  • oint
  • onan
  • ooid
  • oont
  • ootid
  • otiant
  • otto
  • oxid
  • oxonian
  • taino
  • tannoid
  • tano
  • tanoa
  • tanoan
  • tanto
  • taotai
  • tatoo
  • taxodont
  • tionontati
  • toat
  • toatoa
  • toda
  • todd
  • toit
  • toitoi
  • tonada
  • tonation
  • tondi
  • tondino
  • tondo
  • tonn
  • tonto
  • toona
  • toto
  • toxodon
  • toxodont
  • toxoid
  • xoana
  • xoanon

*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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