June 25, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 25, 2021

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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 June 25, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words47
Max Points238
Pangrams2
Genius167

4 letter answers 15 words

DUFFFEEDFEELFELLFENDFEUDFLEDFLEEFLUEFUELFUGUFULLFUNDGUFFGULF

5 letter answers 5 words

FLUFFFLUNGFUDGEFUGUEUNFED

6 letter answers 15 words

DEFENDDEFUNDDUFFELDUFFLEENGULFFELLEDFENDEDFENNELFEUDEDFLEDGEFUDDLEFUDGEDFUELEDFUNDEDFUNNEL

7 letter answers 5 words

FLEDGEDFLUFFEDFUDDLEDGLEEFULNEEDFUL

8 letter answers 5 words

DEFENDEDDEFUNDEDENGULFEDFUNNELEDUNFUNDED

9 letter answers 1 word

UNFLEDGED

10 letter answers 1 word

UNDEFENDED

Common questions

How many answers in the June 25, 2021 Spelling Bee?

47 valid answers worth 238 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 167 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are ENGULFED, UNFLEDGED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is F. 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.