July 17, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 17, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for July 17, 2025 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words51
Max Points283
Pangrams2
Genius198
4 letter answers 13 words
ALITCITYDATAITTYLILTTACTTAILTALCTALITALLTIDYTILLTILT
5 letter answers 12 words
ATILTATTICCACTICATTYDICTADITTYLAITYLICITTACITTALLYTATTYTIDAL
6 letter answers 9 words
ADDICTDACTYLDAYLITDIDACTITALICLACTICTACTICTALLITTIDILY
7 letter answers 8 words
ACIDITYCATCALLCATTAILCATTILYILLICITLICITLYTACITLYTIDALLY
8 letter answers 3 words
DACTYLICDIDACTICTACTICAL
9 letter answers 3 words
CATALYTICILLICITLYTACTILITY
10 letter answers 1 word
TACTICALLY
12 letter answers 1 word
DIDACTICALLY
13 letter answers 1 word
CATALYTICALLY
Common questions
How many answers in the July 17, 2025 Spelling Bee?
51 valid answers worth 283 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 198 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are DACTYLIC, DIDACTICALLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is T. 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.