Spelling Bee Answers — June 25, 2026

    The full word list and pangrams for the NYT Spelling Bee from June 25, 2026.

    Daily brief

    Spelling bee #18865

    Thursday, June 25, 2026

    ready

    Updated

    Today's hints

    Hive: center I; outer A, D, E, F, T, X

    Official totals
    Total Words
    35
    Pangram Count
    1
    Length histogram
    4
    13
    5
    6
    6
    11
    7
    5
    Two-letter list
    OTHER
    35
    Letter-by-length grid
    E
    6
    3
    F
    4
    3
    5
    3
    OTHER
    Total
    26
    Pangram shape
    Count
    1
    Starts With Center
    No
    1. I is required in every answer, with 6 outer letters around it.
    2. A complete solve is 35 words, with 1 pangram.

    Difficulty: 3

    This band is shown with every input used to compute it.

    • accepted-word total
    • length distribution
    • pangram count

    Spelling Bee Puzzle

    Edited by Sam Ezersky

    Thursday, June 25, 2026

    Today's Letters

    A
    D
    E
    I
    F
    T
    X

    Create words using letters from the hive. Words must:

    • Be at least 4 letters long
    • Include the center letter I

    151Max Points
    35Words Found
    1Pangrams
    4.3Avg Points/Word

    The Spelling Bee pangram for Thursday, June 25, 2026 was FIXATED, out of 35 total words worth 151 points.

    Solution Details

    A (5)

    affixaffixedaideaidedataxia

    D (5)

    defieddeifieddieddietdieted

    E (6)

    eddiededifiedediteditedexitexited

    F (9)

    fetidfiatfieffifefifedfittedfixatefixatedfixed

    I (3)

    ideaideateideated

    T (7)

    taxitaxiedtidetidedtidiedtiedtiff

    Yesterday's full result

    2026-06-24

    Center Letter
    T
    Outer Letters
    A, C, E, M, N, P
    Words
    • Word
      ENCAMPMENT
      Scrabble Score
      18
      Wwf Score
      24
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
      Is Pangram
      Yes
    • Word
      ACCENT
      Scrabble Score
      10
      Wwf Score
      13
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      distinctive manner of oral expression
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      ACCEPT
      Scrabble Score
      12
      Wwf Score
      15
      Part Of Speech
      v
      Definition
      consider or hold as true
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      ACCEPTANCE
      Scrabble Score
      18
      Wwf Score
      23
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      ACETATE
      Scrabble Score
      9
      Wwf Score
      10
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a salt or ester of acetic acid
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      ANTE
      Scrabble Score
      4
      Wwf Score
      5
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      (poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      ANTENNA
      Scrabble Score
      7
      Wwf Score
      10
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      ANTENNAE
      Scrabble Score
      8
      Wwf Score
      11
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      ATTEMPT
      Scrabble Score
      11
      Wwf Score
      13
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      CANT
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      8
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      CANTATA
      Scrabble Score
      9
      Wwf Score
      11
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      CANTEEN
      Scrabble Score
      9
      Wwf Score
      12
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a flask for carrying water; used by soldiers or travelers
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      CATNAP
      Scrabble Score
      10
      Wwf Score
      13
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      CEMENT
      Scrabble Score
      10
      Wwf Score
      13
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      concrete pavement is sometimes referred to as cement
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      CENT
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      8
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a fractional monetary unit of several countries
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      CETACEAN
      Scrabble Score
      12
      Wwf Score
      15
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales, dolphins, porpoises, narwhals
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      EATEN
      Scrabble Score
      5
      Wwf Score
      6
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      EMANATE
      Scrabble Score
      9
      Wwf Score
      11
      Part Of Speech
      v
      Definition
      proceed or issue forth, as from a source
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      ENACT
      Scrabble Score
      7
      Wwf Score
      9
      Part Of Speech
      v
      Definition
      order by virtue of superior authority; decree
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      ENACTMENT
      Scrabble Score
      13
      Wwf Score
      17
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      the passing of a law by a legislative body
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      ENTENTE
      Scrabble Score
      7
      Wwf Score
      9
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      an informal alliance between countries
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      MANATEE
      Scrabble Score
      9
      Wwf Score
      11
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      sirenian mammal of tropical coastal waters of America; the flat tail is rounded
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      MANTA
      Scrabble Score
      7
      Wwf Score
      9
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      MATE
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      the officer below the master on a commercial ship
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      MATTE
      Scrabble Score
      7
      Wwf Score
      8
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a mixture of sulfides that forms when sulfide metal ores are smelted
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      MEANT
      Scrabble Score
      7
      Wwf Score
      9
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      MEAT
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      MEET
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      MENTEE
      Scrabble Score
      8
      Wwf Score
      10
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      one who is being mentored
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      META
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      METE
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a line that indicates a boundary
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      NAMETAPE
      Scrabble Score
      12
      Wwf Score
      15
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      NATANT
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      8
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      NEAT
      Scrabble Score
      4
      Wwf Score
      5
      Part Of Speech
      adj
      Definition
      clean or organized
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      NEATEN
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      8
      Part Of Speech
      v
      Definition
      put (things or places) in order
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      PACT
      Scrabble Score
      8
      Wwf Score
      10
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      PANCETTA
      Scrabble Score
      12
      Wwf Score
      15
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      PANT
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      8
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      the noise made by a short puff of steam (as from an engine)
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      PATE
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      PATENT
      Scrabble Score
      8
      Wwf Score
      10
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      PATENTEE
      Scrabble Score
      10
      Wwf Score
      12
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      the inventor to whom a patent is issued
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      PEAT
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      PENNANT
      Scrabble Score
      9
      Wwf Score
      13
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      the award given to the champion
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      PENT
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      8
      Part Of Speech
      adj
      Definition
      closely confined
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      PENTANE
      Scrabble Score
      9
      Wwf Score
      12
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TACET
      Scrabble Score
      7
      Wwf Score
      8
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TACT
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      consideration in dealing with others and avoiding giving offense
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TAME
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      v
      Definition
      correct by punishment or discipline
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TAMP
      Scrabble Score
      8
      Wwf Score
      10
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a tool for tamping (e.g., for tamping tobacco into a pipe bowl or a charge into a drill hole etc.)
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TAPA
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TAPE
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TEAM
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TEAMMATE
      Scrabble Score
      12
      Wwf Score
      14
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a fellow member of a team
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TEAT
      Scrabble Score
      4
      Wwf Score
      4
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      the small projection of a mammary gland
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TEEM
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      7
      Part Of Speech
      v
      Definition
      be teeming, be abuzz
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TEEN
      Scrabble Score
      4
      Wwf Score
      5
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TEEPEE
      Scrabble Score
      8
      Wwf Score
      9
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TEMP
      Scrabble Score
      8
      Wwf Score
      10
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TEMPT
      Scrabble Score
      9
      Wwf Score
      11
      Part Of Speech
      v
      Definition
      dispose or incline or entice to
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TENANT
      Scrabble Score
      6
      Wwf Score
      8
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TENEMENT
      Scrabble Score
      10
      Wwf Score
      13
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TENET
      Scrabble Score
      5
      Wwf Score
      6
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TENT
      Scrabble Score
      4
      Wwf Score
      5
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
      Is Pangram
      No
    • Word
      TEPEE
      Scrabble Score
      7
      Wwf Score
      8
      Part Of Speech
      n
      Definition
      a Native American tent; usually of conical shape
      Is Pangram
      No
    Pangrams
    ENCAMPMENT

    Source verification

    Sources
    1
    Agreement
    single
    Confidence
    confirmed
    • 1: verified (0 ms)

    Checked 2026-06-25T08:16:07.733Z

    Recent answers

    • 2026-06-24 — centerLetter: T · outerLetters: A, C, E, M, N, P · totalWords: 64 · totalScore: 292 · pangramCount: 1 · weekday: Wednesday
    • 2026-06-23 — centerLetter: A · outerLetters: I, J, M, N, R, U · totalWords: 29 · totalScore: 108 · pangramCount: 1 · weekday: Tuesday
    • 2026-06-22 — centerLetter: C · outerLetters: A, E, H, I, L, M · totalWords: 55 · totalScore: 229 · pangramCount: 1 · weekday: Monday
    • 2026-06-21 — centerLetter: G · outerLetters: I, L, O, R, V, Y · totalWords: 28 · totalScore: 122 · pangramCount: 1 · weekday: Sunday
    • 2026-06-20 — centerLetter: R · outerLetters: D, G, I, N, O, W · totalWords: 55 · totalScore: 297 · pangramCount: 3 · weekday: Saturday
    • 2026-06-17 — centerLetter: R · outerLetters: A, B, C, K, L, O · totalWords: 42 · totalScore: 170 · pangramCount: 1 · weekday: Wednesday
    • 2026-06-16 — centerLetter: Y · outerLetters: A, E, I, L, N, V · totalWords: 31 · totalScore: 158 · pangramCount: 2 · weekday: Tuesday
    • 2026-06-15 — centerLetter: H · outerLetters: A, C, E, I, P, T · totalWords: 63 · totalScore: 288 · pangramCount: 3 · weekday: Monday
    • 2026-06-14 — centerLetter: H · outerLetters: A, D, E, I, N, P · totalWords: 26 · totalScore: 158 · pangramCount: 3 · weekday: Sunday

    Archive statistics

    Averages By Weekday
    Wednesday
    Average Words
    53
    Average Score
    231
    Tuesday
    Average Words
    30
    Average Score
    133
    Monday
    Average Words
    59
    Average Score
    258.5
    Sunday
    Average Words
    27
    Average Score
    140
    Saturday
    Average Words
    55
    Average Score
    297
    Center Vowel Share
    0.11
    Most Generous
    Date
    2026-06-24
    Center Letter
    T
    Outer Letters
    A, C, E, M, N, P
    Total Words
    64
    Total Score
    292
    Pangram Count
    1
    Weekday
    Wednesday
    Least Generous
    Date
    2026-06-14
    Center Letter
    H
    Outer Letters
    A, D, E, I, N, P
    Total Words
    26
    Total Score
    158
    Pangram Count
    3
    Weekday
    Sunday
    Pangram Count Distribution
    1
    5
    2
    1
    3
    3

    How this brief was computed

    Hint classes: computed

    Generated lines used: 0

    Verification run: 20261007T011439Z

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