July 17, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 17, 2025

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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.