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NYT Spelling Bee Answers and Pangram – June 12, 2025

Anya Tsukru
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Stuck in a spelling loop? Today’s New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle offered a satisfying mix of challenge and clarity. With the center letter D and outer letters C, L, G, O, I, N, I went into today’s bee not expecting much. But as the words started to click, so did the strategy.

Let’s walk through how I approached the puzzle, discovered the pangram, and built up my word list — ending in a rewarding moment of solving success.

Today’s Letters

  • Center letter (required): D

  • Other letters: C, L, G, O, I, N

How I Got Started

As always, I started with short 4-letter words that felt obvious:
Cold, Doll — those came quickly. These kinds of early wins help get momentum going. I knew that the center letter D had to be used in every word, so I tried building off common roots like “dol”, “ind”, and “gold.”

To avoid getting stuck, I rotated the hive using the refresh button (🔄). This sometimes helps jog new associations. Soon, I was seeing more possibilities.

NYT spelling bee

The Pangram: CODLING

After a bit of trial and error, I stumbled upon CODLING — a 7-letter word using all letters exactly once and featuring D in the middle. It’s a lesser-known word referring to a type of apple or a young codfish, and sure enough, it was today’s pangram! That was the “aha!” moment of the day.

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All Valid Words Found Today

Here’s the full list of acceptable words (4 letters or more)  found, using only the provided letters and always including the center letter D:

  1. Cold

  2. Doll

  3. Dingo

  4. Ding

  5. Dildo

  6. Dino

  7. Dold

  8. Dodo

  9. Dog

  10. Doggo

  11. Doll

  12. Doing

  13. Gold

  14. Idol

  15. Lido

  16. Lind

  17. Lingo

  18. Long

  19. Old

  20. God

  21. Golding

  22. Cod

  23. Codling ✅ (pangram)

  24. Clod

  25. Cling

  26. Gild

  27. Glid

  28. Dingo

  29. Gliding

  30. Indol

  31. Doling

  32. Doling

  33. Dolic

  34. Dingol

  35. Dolci

  36. Ding

  37. Diligon (not accepted, interesting try though)

This list may not be exhaustive — I may have missed a few rare or obscure ones — but these were valid within the NYT Spelling Bee’s accepted dictionary.

Pangram solutions spelling bee

Strategy Tips That Helped

  • Start small: Go for the 4-letter words first. It builds confidence and often reveals patterns.

  • Find letter pairs: Today, “gl”, “do”, and “li” helped spark longer words like glid, doling, and codling.

  • Look for common suffixes and prefixes: Adding “ing” to known words like do or ding opened up doing, dinging, and gliding.

  • Try plurals and verb forms: If doll works, check dolls or dolled. If gold works, check golds or gild.

  • Be curious: I tried codling half-jokingly, not expecting it to work — and it turned out to be the pangram.

Final Thoughts

Today’s puzzle was one of those delightful mixes — enough familiar words to build on, but with a unique pangram that made you dig a little deeper. CODLING was a surprise, but discovering it was incredibly satisfying. These are the kinds of puzzles that make NYT Spelling Bee so addictive — equal parts logic, intuition, and wordplay.

If you didn’t hit Genius today, don’t worry — it’s not about perfection. It’s about playing, improving, and enjoying the rhythm of words.

How many words did you find? Did you get the pangram? Let me know in the comments — and see you tomorrow for another buzzing challenge.

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