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Spelling Bee Answers for June 25, 2022

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

Words32
Pangrams1
Points possible105
Center letterU
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published June 25, 2022·3 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.

OT
FUG
HL

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
9 pts
Good
16 pts
Solid
27 pts
Nice
42 pts
Great
53 pts
Amazing
74 pts
Genius
90 pts
Queen Bee
105 pts
Total words
32
Pangrams
1
Possible points
105

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
thoughtful +17 pts

The full word list

All 32 valid Spelling Bee solutions for June 25, 2022, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters20 words
foulfugufullglugglutgoutguffgulfgullhuffhullloutlullluluthouthugtofutouttufttutu
5 letters6 words
floutfluffghouloughtoutgotough
6 letters2 words
foughtthough
7 letters1 word
thought
9 letters1 word
outfought
10 letters2 words
outthoughtthoughtful

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.

thoughtful +17outthought +10outfought +9thought +7fought +6

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for June 25, 2022 has 32 valid words for a total of 105 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 90 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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