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Spelling Bee Answers for June 23, 2025

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

Words24
Pangrams1
Points possible81
Center letterK
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 23, 2025·3 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.

CH
OKI
YR

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
7 pts
Good
13 pts
Solid
21 pts
Nice
33 pts
Great
41 pts
Amazing
57 pts
Genius
69 pts
Queen Bee
81 pts
Total words
24
Pangrams
1
Possible points
81

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
hickory +14 pts

The full word list

All 24 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 23, 2025, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters12 words
cockcookcorkhickhockhookickykickkookrickrockrook
5 letters11 words
chickchockcockycorkycrickcrockcrookhookykickykookyrocky
7 letters1 word
hickory

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.

hickory +14chick +5chock +5cocky +5corky +5

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 23, 2025 has 24 valid words for a total of 81 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 69 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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