August 16, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 16, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 16, 2025 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words71
Max Points388
Pangrams2
Genius272
4 letter answers 18 words
AGARARIAAURACRAGGRANGRINGUARGURUNARCRAGARAGURAINRANGRANIRINGRUINRUNGURIC
5 letter answers 12 words
AUGURCAIRNCIGARCIRCACIRRIGRAININCURINURNRICINRUINGRUNICUNRIG
6 letter answers 13 words
AIRINGARCANAARCINGARNICACARINGCRANIACURINGNIGIRIRACINGRAGINGRARINGRICINGURGING
7 letter answers 13 words
ARGUINGARRAIGNCRANINGGRACINGINGRAININURINGRAGGINGRAININGRANGINGRIGGINGRINGINGRUININGRUNNING
8 letter answers 10 words
ACCRUINGAGRARIANARANCINIAUGURINGCRINGINGGARAGINGGRAININGGRINNINGINURNINGUNCARING
9 letter answers 3 words
ARRANGINGINCURRINGUNRIGGING
10 letter answers 2 words
ARRAIGNINGINGRAINING
Common questions
How many answers in the August 16, 2025 Spelling Bee?
71 valid answers worth 388 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 272 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ACCRUING, UNCARING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is R. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.