Spelling Bee August 14, 2025 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: I
Puzzle stats
Total words
29
Total points
139
Pangrams
2
Genius score
97
Center letter
I
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- BIRDBATH
- BIRDBATH
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
2 pts
2%
Moving Up
6 pts
5%
Good
11 pts
8%
Solid
20 pts
15%
Nice
34 pts
25%
Great
55 pts
40%
Amazing
69 pts
50%
Genius
97 pts
70%
Queen Bee
139 pts
100%
All accepted words
- aria
- arid
- atria
- bait
- bird
- birdbath
- birdbath
- birria
- birth
- braid
- briar
- dirt
- drib
- habit
- habitat
- hair
- rabbi
- rabbit
- rabid
- radii
- raid
- raita
- ribbit
- third
- tiara
- tibia
- tidbit
- trait
- triad
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, August 14, 2025 uses the seven letters A, B, D, H, I, R, T, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 29 accepted words for a total of 139 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 97 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.