May 18, 2025
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 18, 2025
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 18, 2025 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words48
Max Points273
Pangrams3
Genius191
4 letter answers 14 words
FAILFALLFANGFAUNFILLFLAGFLANFUGUFULLGAFFGUFFGULFLUFFNAIF
5 letter answers 7 words
FAUNAFINALFLAILFLINGFLUFFFLUNGFUNGI
6 letter answers 8 words
FAUNALFIFINGFILIALFILINGFINIALFININGFUNGALINFILL
7 letter answers 8 words
ALFALFAFAILINGFALLINGFANNINGFILLINGFULFILLGAINFULLUNGFUL
8 letter answers 5 words
FLAGGINGFLAILINGFLANGINGFLINGINGFLUFFING
9 letter answers 3 words
FINAGLINGINFILLINGUNFAILING
10 letter answers 2 words
FULFILLINGUNFLAGGING
12 letter answers 1 word
UNFULFILLING
Common questions
How many answers in the May 18, 2025 Spelling Bee?
48 valid answers worth 273 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 191 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are GAINFUL, UNFAILING, UNFLAGGING. 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.