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Spelling Bee Answers for July 27, 2025

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

Words38
Pangrams4
Points possible258
Center letterC
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published July 27, 2025·3 min read

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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.

TA
ICN
GV

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
21 pts
Good
39 pts
Solid
65 pts
Nice
104 pts
Great
129 pts
Amazing
181 pts
Genius
220 pts
Queen Bee
258 pts
Total words
38
Pangrams
4
Possible points
258

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 4 pangrams
inactivating +19 ptsvaccinating +18 ptsactivating +17 ptsvacating +15 pts

The full word list

All 38 valid Spelling Bee solutions for July 27, 2025, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters4 words
acaicantcavatact
5 letters9 words
acinganticatticcacticannacivicicingtacittinct
6 letters13 words
acaciaactingcagingcancancaningcavingcitingincantintactniacintactictannicvacant
7 letters4 words
canningcantatacantinatitanic
8 letters3 words
giganticincitingvacating
9 letters2 words
incantingtactician
10 letters1 word
activating
11 letters1 word
vaccinating
12 letters1 word
inactivating

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.

inactivating +19vaccinating +18activating +17vacating +15incanting +9

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for July 27, 2025 has 38 valid words for a total of 258 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 220 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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