Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, July 11, 2025
Jul 11, 2025, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, P, F, E, L, W, O honeycomb (center letter O) feature 42 words, a 129-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 7-letter longest word: FALLOFF, PEAFOWL.
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Friday, July 11, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
4/10
Medium37th percentile
Avg Word Length
4.69
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
49/100
UncommonRarer than 49% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
35 minutes
Typical solveTo reach Genius
2LL
16
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
15
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 90 ptsVowel Split
43%
Balanced mix84 vowels · 113 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start6 PTS
- 15%Moving Up19 PTS
- 25%Good32 PTS
- 40%Solid52 PTS
- 50%Nice65 PTS
- 60%Great77 PTS
- 65%Amazing84 PTS
- 70%Genius90 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee129 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 42 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, July 11, 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.
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7-Letter Words 2 words
6-Letter Words 8 words
5-Letter Words 7 words
4-Letter Words 25 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 42 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 42 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 42 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 129 ranks in the 18th 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 42 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 48th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-07-08.
- 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 2025-07-09.
- The estimated solve time of 30–40 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*:
- aflow
- alepole
- aleppo
- allo
- alloo
- alop
- alow
- apollo
- apoop
- awol
- epopee
- felloe
- feoff
- feoffee
- flowe
- flowoff
- fole
- foll
- lalo
- lola
- lolo
- loof
- loope
- lowe
- lowell
- lwop
- olaf
- olla
- olof
- olpae
- olpe
- paleola
- palolo
- paola
- paolo
- paopao
- pepo
- pewfellow
- pollee
- popal
- popple
- wappo
- wollop
- wolof
- woofell
- woolf
- woolfell
- woolwa
*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.