July 20, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — July 20, 2025

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for July 20, 2025 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words72
Max Points418
Pangrams3
Genius293

4 letter answers 16 words

GLOPGOOPLIPOLOOPPILLPINGPINTPLOPPLOTPOGOPOLLPOLOPONGPOOLPOOPTIPI

5 letter answers 8 words

GLOOPPILOTPINOTPINTOPIPITPITONPOINTPOLIO

6 letter answers 14 words

LOLLOPLOPINGOPTINGOPTIONPILINGPININGPINIONPIPINGPIPPINPOLINGPOPLINPOTIONTIPTOPTOPING

7 letter answers 21 words

LIPPINGLOOPINGLOPPINGNIPPINGOPININGOPINIONPIGGINGPILLINGPILLIONPINGINGPINNINGPITTINGPOGOINGPOLLINGPONTOONPOOLINGPOOPINGPOPPINGPOTTINGTIPPINGTOPPING

8 letter answers 9 words

GLOPPINGLOLLIPOPPILOTINGPINPOINTPLOPPINGPLOTTINGPOINTINGTIPPLINGTOPPLING

9 letter answers 3 words

LOLLOPINGOPTIONINGPINIONING

11 letter answers 1 word

PINPOINTING

Common questions

How many answers in the July 20, 2025 Spelling Bee?

72 valid answers worth 418 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 293 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are PILOTING, PLOTTING, TOPPLING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is P. 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.