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Today’s NYT Pangram answers -June 25, 2025

Anya Tsukru
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Solving today’s NYT Spelling Bee puzzle was quite the buzzworthy experience! The puzzle grid featured the following letters: F (center), B, E, I, L, N, O, with the requirement that every word must include F and be at least 4 letters long. After scanning through possibilities, brainstorming roots and suffixes, and testing different combinations, I uncovered a wide array of valid words—and today’s pangram!

Let me walk you through how I approached and solved this Spelling Bee.

How I Cracked the Puzzle

Whenever I start the puzzle, I always look for common prefixes or suffixes using the mandatory center letter. Since “F” was the core letter today, I considered f-initial words and also words where f appears mid-word, like “info” or “loaf.” I also kept an eye out for common endings like -ful, -ified, or -fied, and considered compound constructions.

Then I moved on to vowel-rich combinations. With O, I, and E in the mix, that opens up a lot of phonetic possibilities. I tested potential roots like “fine,” “file,” “foil,” “life,” and “info,” and expanded from there. At one point, the word BONIFEL came to mind but turned out to be a red herring—no such word! But from that trail came the actual pangram…

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Today’s Pangram

BONIFIDE – Yes! This 8-letter word checks all the boxes. It uses all the letters in the hive and includes the central “F.” “Bonafide,” meaning genuine or real, is a word that feels extremely satisfying to find in any Spelling Bee.

It clicked when I was experimenting with combinations around “bone,” “info,” and “file,” and the realization that “bonafide” (often misspelled as one word) was a valid submission felt incredibly rewarding.

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Full Word List

Here are all the valid words I discovered in today’s puzzle:

  • belf

  • bino

  • bio

  • bone

  • bonnie

  • boned

  • feeble

  • feel

  • feen

  • fele

  • fell

  • fen

  • fend

  • fennec

  • fife

  • file

  • fine

  • fob

  • foe

  • foil

  • font

  • info

  • lobe

  • life

  • lien

  • line

  • loin

  • lone

  • noel

  • noil

  • noble

  • oboe

(Note: Only words with 4 or more letters and including the central letter “F” are accepted. Any 3-letter attempts or words without “F” are automatically disqualified.)

Some words, like “bone” or “line,” were tempting but lacked the central F—so they were disqualified. This makes the Spelling Bee such a great brain-teasing exercise; even simple-looking words can trip you up if you’re not careful!

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Strategies That Helped

Here are a few strategies that really helped me today:

  • Start with small words and grow them. From “file” came “life,” “feline,” and “fief.”

  • Say the words aloud—many combinations click when heard, not seen.

  • Write partial combinations of vowels and consonants together to visualize new word possibilities.

I also cross-checked unfamiliar words using an offline word validation tool to confirm they were part of the Spelling Bee’s accepted dictionary.

From Hive to Headspace

Spelling Bee is more than just a vocabulary game—it’s about pattern recognition, creative thinking, and mental endurance. Today’s pangram “bonafide” felt like a badge of honor. I always enjoy how the game balances obvious finds with obscure gems.

If you haven’t tried today’s puzzle yet, give it a go. And remember: sometimes, the best words are hiding right under your nose—you just need to find them with your inner bee instincts. 

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