May 25, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 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 May 25, 2021 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words51
Max Points238
Pangram1
Genius167

4 letter answers 14 words

CARTCHATCHITCURTHARTHATHHURTITCHTACHTACTTARTTAUTTHATTUTU

5 letter answers 20 words

AITCHARHATATRIAATTARATTICCACTICARATCATCHCHARTHATCHHATHAHITCHHUTCHRAITATACITTIARATRACTTRAITTRUTHTUTTI

6 letter answers 8 words

ARCTICATTACHCITRICCRITICCRUTCHTACTICTARTARTHATCH

7 letter answers 5 words

ATTRACTCATARRHCIRCUITHAIRCUTRATATAT

8 letter answers 2 words

CATARACTCHITCHAT

9 letter answers 2 words

ARTHRITICCATHARTIC

Common questions

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

51 valid answers worth 238 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 167 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is HAIRCUT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is T. 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.