June 25, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 25, 2023

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for June 25, 2023 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words57
Max Points259
Pangrams2
Genius181

4 letter answers 19 words

ALLYANALEAVEELANLAINLANELAVALAVELEANNAANNAILNANANAVENAVYVAINVALEVANEVEALVIAL

5 letter answers 19 words

ALIENALIVEALLAYALLEYANNALANVILAVAILAVIANINANEINLAYLANAILEAVENAIVENANNYNAVALNAVELVALVEVENALVILLA

6 letter answers 9 words

ALLELEANALLYANNEALLEANLYLEAVENLINEALVAINLYVALLEYVENIAL

7 letter answers 5 words

INANELYNAIVELYVANILLAVENALLYVILLAIN

8 letter answers 4 words

LINEALLYVANILLINVENIALLYVILLAINY

10 letter answers 1 word

VILLANELLE

Common questions

How many answers in the June 25, 2023 Spelling Bee?

57 valid answers worth 259 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 181 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are NAIVELY, VENIALLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is A. 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.