August 17, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 17, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 17, 2025 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words56
Max Points338
Pangrams3
Genius237
4 letter answers 8 words
ACAIACEDACIDCEDECITEDICEICEDTACT
5 letter answers 13 words
ABACIACTEDATTICCACTICADETCEDEDCITEDDEICEDICEDDICTAEDICTTACETTACIT
6 letter answers 16 words
ACACIAACCEDEACETICACIDICADDICTCABBEDCABBIECADDIECICADADECADEDECEITDECIDEDEICEDDETECTDIDACTTACTIC
7 letter answers 7 words
ACCEDEDACETATECADDIEDDECIDEDDEICIDEDICTATEEIDETIC
8 letter answers 9 words
ABDICATEADDICTEDCIABATTADEDICATEDETECTEDDIABETICDICTATEDDIDACTICDIETETIC
9 letter answers 3 words
ABDICATEDDEDICATEDDEDICATEE
Common questions
How many answers in the August 17, 2025 Spelling Bee?
56 valid answers worth 338 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 237 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ABDICATE, ABDICATED, DIABETIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is C. 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.