August 22, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — August 22, 2025

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for August 22, 2025 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words34
Max Points177
Pangram1
Genius124

4 letter answers 7 words

COIFCOINCOIRCORNCROCFOCIICON

5 letter answers 10 words

CIRRICOCCICOMICCONICCROCICROONIONICMICROMIMICRICIN

6 letter answers 10 words

COCOONCOFFINCOMMONFORMICICONICIRONICMICRONNONCOMROCOCOROMCOM

7 letter answers 5 words

CONFIRMCONFORMMOROCCOMORONICOMICRON

9 letter answers 2 words

MICROFORMMICROMINI

Common questions

How many answers in the August 22, 2025 Spelling Bee?

34 valid answers worth 177 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 124 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is CONFIRM. 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.