June 5, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — June 5, 2025

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for June 5, 2025 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words68
Max Points346
Pangrams2
Genius242

4 letter answers 18 words

ARCOAURACARTCROCCURLCURTORALORCAROARROLLROOTROUTTAROTARTTOROTORTTOURTROT

5 letter answers 21 words

ACTORALTARAORTAATTARAURALCARATCAROLCOLORCORALCOURTOCCUROUTROROTORRURALTAROTTORTATRACTTROLLTROUTTUTORULTRA

6 letter answers 9 words

AORTALAURORACARROTCOLLARCORRALOCULARORATORROCOCOTARTAR

7 letter answers 11 words

ACCRUALATTRACTAURORALCOROLLACURACAOCURATORLOCATORRATATATROLLOUTROTATORTRACTOR

8 letter answers 5 words

ACTUATORAUTOCRATCATARACTCULTURALORACULAR

9 letter answers 2 words

ALLOCATORATTRACTOR

10 letter answers 2 words

CALCULATORCOLORATURA

Common questions

How many answers in the June 5, 2025 Spelling Bee?

68 valid answers worth 346 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 242 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CALCULATOR, COLORATURA. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is R. 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.