Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, June 25, 2026

Jun 25, 2026, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, E, F, T, X, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 35 words, a 151-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 7-letter longest word: AFFIXED, DEIFIED, EDIFIED, FIXATED, IDEATED.

Spelling Bee hive for June 25, 2026 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,D,E,F,T and X

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Thursday, June 25, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

46th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.23

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

54/100

Rare

Rarer than 54% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

29 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: X

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

16

words to Genius
5×7L11×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 106 pts
16 words5×7L9×6L2×5L

Vowel Split

50%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

92 vowels · 91 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up23 PTS
  • 25%Good38 PTS
  • 40%Solid60 PTS
  • 50%Nice76 PTS
  • 60%Great91 PTS
  • 65%Amazing98 PTS
  • 70%Genius106 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee151 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 35 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, June 25, 2026. 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

F
26%
T
20%
E
17%

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Puzzle Letters

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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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7-Letter Words 5 words

6-Letter Words 11 words

5-Letter Words 6 words

4-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

13 words
4L
13
6 words
5L
6
11 words
6L
11
5 words (Pangram)
7L
5

Share of 35 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

I
35 words
100%
E
30 words
86%
D
26 words
74%
T
21 words
60%
F
15 words
43%
A
13 words
37%
X
10 words
29%

Share of 35 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts
13
4L
30 pts
30
5L
66 pts
66
6L
42 pts (Pangram)
42
7L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

F
926%
T
720%
E
617%
A
514%
D
514%
I
39%

Share of 35 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 151 ranks in the 27th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-06-23.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 35 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 28th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-06-23.
  • 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 2026-06-23.
  • The estimated solve time of 25–33 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*:

  • adai
  • adati
  • addie
  • adfix
  • adiate
  • adiated
  • adit
  • affied
  • affixt
  • ataxite
  • attid
  • axite
  • defi
  • defix
  • deia
  • deitate
  • dexie
  • didie
  • diff
  • diffide
  • dita
  • dite
  • ditted
  • dittied
  • dixie
  • dixit
  • eddie
  • effie
  • eide
  • exite
  • fait
  • fidded
  • fide
  • fied
  • fifie
  • fitified
  • fixatif
  • fixe
  • fixit
  • fixt
  • iddat
  • ideaed
  • ieee
  • itea
  • ixia
  • taffia
  • tafia
  • tait
  • tatie
  • tattie
  • taxite
  • teiid
  • tettix
  • tiffed
  • tift
  • tite
  • titi
  • tittie

*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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