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Spelling Bee Answers for August 25, 2024

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words37
Pangrams1
Points possible115
Center letterF
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published August 25, 2024·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

LI
EFT
MO

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
10 pts
Good
18 pts
Solid
29 pts
Nice
46 pts
Great
58 pts
Amazing
81 pts
Genius
98 pts
Queen Bee
115 pts
Total words
37
Pangrams
1
Possible points
115

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 1 pangram
leitmotif +16 pts

The full word list

All 37 valid Spelling Bee solutions for August 25, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters23 words
feelfeetfellfeltfetefieffifefilefillfilmfleeflitfloefoilfoolfootleftlifeliftloftmifftefftiff
5 letters5 words
femmefiletfleetfoliomotif
6 letters6 words
effetefettlefilletfootieleftietoffee
7 letters1 word
liftoff
8 letters1 word
lifetime
9 letters1 word
leitmotif

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

leitmotif +16lifetime +8liftoff +7effete +6fettle +6

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for August 25, 2024 has 37 valid words for a total of 115 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 98 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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