Thu 17 Jul
NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answer — July 17, 2025
Centre T; outer ring ACDILY. 51 valid words and two pangrams in today's hive.
Hive 51 words · 283 pts · 2 pangrams
Today's hive
A C D I L T Y
51 words · 283 points · 2 pangrams.
Words by first letter and length.
↓ / → 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 Σ A 1 2 1 1 · · · · · 5 C 1 2 · 3 · 1 · · 1 8 D 1 2 3 · 2 · · 1 · 9 I 1 · 1 1 · 1 · · · 4 L 1 2 1 1 · · · · · 5 T 8 4 3 2 1 1 1 · · 20 Σ 13 12 9 8 3 3 1 1 1 51 Words by their first two letters.
- A AC-1AD-1AL-1AT-2
- C CA-7CI-1
- D DA-4DI-5
- I IL-2IT-2
- L LA-2LI-3
- T TA-14TI-6
2 pangrams. Lengths and first letters revealed below.
- Pangram #1 — starts with D, 8 letters.
- Pangram #2 — starts with D, 12 letters.
Full word list.
A
- ALIT
- ATILT
- ATTIC
- ADDICT
- ACIDITY
C
- CITY
- CACTI
- CATTY
- CATCALL
- CATTAIL
- CATTILY
- CATALYTIC
- CATALYTICALLY
D
- DATA
- DICTA
- DITTY
- DACTYL
- DAYLIT
- DIDACT
- DACTYLIC · pangram
- DIDACTIC
- DIDACTICALLY · pangram
I
- ITTY
- ITALIC
- ILLICIT
- ILLICITLY
L
- LILT
- LAITY
- LICIT
- LACTIC
- LICITLY
T
- TACT
- TAIL
- TALC
- TALI
- TALL
- TIDY
- TILL
- TILT
- TACIT
- TALLY
- TATTY
- TIDAL
- TACTIC
- TALLIT
- TIDILY
- TACITLY
- TIDALLY
- TACTICAL
- TACTILITY
- TACTICALLY
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- ACIDITY
- ADDICT
- ALIT
- ATILT
- ATTIC
- CACTI
- CATALYTIC
- CATALYTICALLY
- CATCALL
- CATTAIL
- CATTILY
- CATTY
- CITY
- DACTYL
- DACTYLIC ★
- DATA
- DAYLIT
- DICTA
- DIDACT
- DIDACTIC
- DIDACTICALLY ★
- DITTY
- ILLICIT
- ILLICITLY
- ITALIC
- ITTY
- LACTIC
- LAITY
- LICIT
- LICITLY
- LILT
- TACIT
- TACITLY
- TACT
- TACTIC
- TACTICAL
- TACTICALLY
- TACTILITY
- TAIL
- TALC
- TALI
- TALL
- TALLIT
- TALLY
- TATTY
- TIDAL
- TIDALLY
- TIDILY
- TIDY
- TILL
- TILT
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How many words are in NYT Spelling Bee on July 17, 2025?
NYT Spelling Bee on July 17, 2025 has 51 words to find, including 2 pangrams. The hint grid above shows how many words start with each letter and how long they are — without listing a single word.
What are the letters in NYT Spelling Bee on July 17, 2025?
The seven letters are A, C, D, I, L, T, Y, with T in the centre. Every word must use the centre letter and be at least four letters long. These letters are given to every player, so they're not a spoiler.
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