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Spelling Bee Answers for June 25, 2021

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

Words47
Pangrams2
Points possible238
Center letterF
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 25, 2021·3 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.

DE
NFU
LG

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
20 pts
Good
36 pts
Solid
60 pts
Nice
96 pts
Great
119 pts
Amazing
167 pts
Genius
203 pts
Queen Bee
238 pts
Total words
47
Pangrams
2
Possible points
238

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 2 pangrams
unfledged +16 ptsengulfed +15 pts

The full word list

All 47 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 25, 2021, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters15 words
dufffeedfeelfellfendfeudfledfleefluefuelfugufullfundguffgulf
5 letters5 words
fluffflungfudgefugueunfed
6 letters15 words
defenddefundduffelduffleengulffelledfendedfennelfeudedfledgefuddlefudgedfueledfundedfunnel
7 letters5 words
fledgedfluffedfuddledgleefulneedful
8 letters5 words
defendeddefundedengulfedfunneledunfunded
9 letters1 word
unfledged
10 letters1 word
undefended

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.

unfledged +16engulfed +15undefended +10defended +8defunded +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 25, 2021 has 47 valid words for a total of 238 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 203 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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