May 17, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 17, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 17, 2025 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words65
Max Points290
Pangrams2
Genius203
4 letter answers 25 words
ALITANALELANLAINLANELATELAZELEANLENTLIENLILTLINELINTLITENAILTAILTALETALITALLTEALTELLTILETILLTILTZEAL
5 letter answers 14 words
ALIENANNALATILTELATEELITEINLETINTELLANAILATENLATTELEANTLINENNATALTITLE
6 letter answers 15 words
ALLELEANNEALAZALEAENTAILLATENTLENTILLINEALLINNETLINTELLITTLENETTLETALENTTALLITTATTLETITTLE
7 letter answers 4 words
ENTITLEINITIALLANTANALENIENT
8 letter answers 2 words
ALIENATETELLTALE
9 letter answers 3 words
ANTENATALTANTALIZETITILLATE
10 letter answers 2 words
INITIALIZETATTLETALE
Common questions
How many answers in the May 17, 2025 Spelling Bee?
65 valid answers worth 290 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 203 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are INITIALIZE, TANTALIZE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is L. 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.