NYT Spelling Bee Answers for June 25, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | I |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, e, f, t, x |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 35 words |
| Total Points | 151 points |
| Genius Level | 106 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| D | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| E | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| F | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| I | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| T | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 |
| X | - | - | - | - | - | Σ | 13 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 35 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AF×2 AI×2 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DE×2 DI×3 |
| E | ED×4 EX×2 |
| F | FE×1 FI×8 |
| I | ID×3 |
| T | TA×2 TI×5 |
| X |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | AFF×2 AID×2 ATA×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DEF×1 DEI×1 DIE×3 |
| E | EDD×1 EDI×3 EXI×2 |
| F | FET×1 FIA×1 FIE×1 FIF×2 FIT×1 FIX×3 |
| I | IDE×3 |
| T | TAX×2 TID×3 TIE×1 TIF×1 |
| X |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| fi..... † | FI7 | simple past tense and past participle of fixate |
| af... | AF5 | That which is affixed; an appendage. |
| af..... | AF7 | simple past tense and past participle of affix |
| ai.. | AI4 | An assistant. |
| ai... | AI5 | simple past tense and past participle of aid |
| at.... | AT6 | Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability. |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of defy |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deify |
| di.. | DI4 | simple past tense and past participle of die |
| di.. | DI4 | The food and beverage a person or animal consumes. |
| di.... | DI6 | simple past tense and past participle of diet |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of eddy |
| ed..... | ED7 | simple past tense and past participle of edify |
| ed.. | ED4 | A change to the text of a document. |
| ed.... | ED6 | simple past tense and past participle of edit |
| ex.. | EX4 | An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure. |
| ex.... | EX6 | simple past tense and past participle of exit |
| fe... | FE5 | Foul-smelling, stinking. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree. |
| fi.. | FI4 | An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior. |
| fi.. | FI4 | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of fife |
| fi.... | FI6 | simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size") |
| fi.... | FI6 | To make something fixed and stable; to fix. |
| fi... | FI5 | simple past tense and past participle of fix |
| id.. | ID4 | An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples. |
| id.... | ID6 | To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize. |
| id..... | ID7 | simple past tense and past participle of ideate |
| ta.. | TA4 | A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver. |
| ta.... | TA6 | simple past and past participle of taxi |
| ti.. | TI4 | The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon. |
| ti... | TI5 | Affected by the tide; having a tide. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tidy |
| ti.. | TI4 | Closely connected or associated. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A small argument; a petty quarrel. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- fixated† (FI7)
- affix (AF5)
- affixed (AF7)
- aide (AI4)
- aided (AI5)
- ataxia (AT6)
- defied (DE6)
- deified (DE7)
- died (DI4)
- diet (DI4)
- dieted (DI6)
- eddied (ED6)
- edified (ED7)
- edit (ED4)
- edited (ED6)
- exit (EX4)
- exited (EX6)
- fetid (FE5)
- fiat (FI4)
- fief (FI4)
- fife (FI4)
- fifed (FI5)
- fitted (FI6)
- fixate (FI6)
- fixed (FI5)
- idea (ID4)
- ideate (ID6)
- ideated (ID7)
- taxi (TA4)
- taxied (TA6)
- tide (TI4)
- tided (TI5)
- tidied (TI6)
- tied (TI4)
- tiff (TI4)
Answer Definitions
- fixated† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fixate
- affix (noun): That which is affixed; an appendage.
- affixed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of affix
- aide (noun): An assistant.
- aided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of aid
- ataxia (noun): Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
- defied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of defy
- deified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deify
- died (verb): simple past tense and past participle of die
- diet (noun): The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.
- dieted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diet
- eddied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of eddy
- edified (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edify
- edit (noun): A change to the text of a document.
- edited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edit
- exit (noun): An act of going out or going away, or leaving; a departure.
- exited (verb): simple past tense and past participle of exit
- fetid (adjective): Foul-smelling, stinking.
- fiat (noun): An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- fief (noun): An estate held by a person on condition of providing military service to a superior.
- fife (noun): A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music
- fifed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fife
- fitted (verb): simple past tense of fit ("to tailor, to change size")
- fixate (verb): To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
- fixed (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fix
- idea (noun): An abstract archetype of a given thing, compared to which real-life examples are seen as imperfect approximations; pure essence, as opposed to actual examples.
- ideate (verb): To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind; to memorize.
- ideated (verb): simple past tense and past participle of ideate
- taxi (noun): A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, driven by a taxi driver.
- taxied (verb): simple past and past participle of taxi
- tide (noun): The periodic change of the sea level, particularly when caused by the gravitational influence of the sun and the moon.
- tided (adjective): Affected by the tide; having a tide.
- tidied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tidy
- tied (adjective): Closely connected or associated.
- tiff (noun): A small argument; a petty quarrel.