After a fairly challengingMonday puzzle,The New York Timeshas increased the pressure with an even harder puzzle in today’sSpelling Bee. With a new batch of seven letters for puzzlers to sink their teeth into, this popular game requires players to come up with as many words as possible.
The rules ofSpelling Beeare pretty straightforward, with the only requirements really being the need for words to be at least four letters long and include the letter of the day. For those struggling with today’s particularly hard puzzle, this guide has somehints, a few spoilers, and the complete solution to today’sSpelling Bee, so you can achieve the Genius rank too.
The New York Times Spelling Bee for Jun 27, 2025
Today’sSpelling Beeis a particularly hard one, so puzzlers will need to have a sharp mind to get the Genius rank. To achieve this, all words entered thispopularNY Timespuzzlewill need to include the letter of the day, which is U. Players chasing the Genius rank today will need toscore at least 111 points.
The letters for today’sSpelling Beeare -U, T, M, N, A, B, L
4-Letter Word Hints
The clues for some 4-letter words in today’sSpelling Beeare:
A group that used to go to the same school together.
A collection of photos or music.
A knife is useless if it is this.
Pangram Hint
The clue for the 7-letter Pangram in today’sSpelling Beeis:
If you are this, then you won’t need the emergency vehicle of a similar name.
Spoilers For 5 Words in Today’s Spelling Bee
Today’s puzzle is provinga tough nut to crack, even from the beginning. Naturally, it can help for puzzlers to get a few words down, so they can get into a rhythm, so the expandable section below has five words you can make from today’s collection of letters.
ALBUM, BLUNT
The Answer to Today’s New York Times Games Spelling Bee
Today’sSpelling Beescore for the Genius rank isn’t as high as some of the previous days, but that just means there are less words available for players to craft from the seven letters selected for the puzzle. With that in mind, if you’re finding it hard to reach the score needed for thisheavily sought-after rank, then you will find enough words to get you there by clicking the Read More button.
While there are others out there, these words will get you enough points for today’s Genius level.
4-Letter Words
ABUT, ALUM, AUNT, BULB, BULL, BUNT, BUTT, LUAU, LULL, LUNA, MAUL, MUTT, NULL, NUMB, TUBA, TUNA, ULNA
Pangram
AMBULANT
If you want to try your hand at theNY Times Spelling Bee, then you can access it via the app or throughthe browser site.
