February 25, 2023, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, February 25, 2023

Feb 25, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the U, D, T, L, I, N, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 53 words, a 231-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ALTITUDINAL, ATTITUDINAL, LATITUDINAL.

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Spelling Bee hive for February 25, 2023 with center letter A and surrounding letters U,D,T,L,I and N

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Saturday, February 25, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

66th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.26

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

67/100

Rare

Rarer than 67% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

51 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

3×11L1×8L3×7L10×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 162 pts

21 words3×11L1×8L3×7L9×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

129 vowels · 150 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start12 PTS
15%Moving Up35 PTS
25%Good58 PTS
40%Solid92 PTS
50%Nice116 PTS
60%Great139 PTS
65%Amazing150 PTS
70%Genius162 PTS
100%Queen Bee231 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 53 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, February 25, 2023. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

26%

21%

19%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

23 words

13 words

10 words

3 words

1 word

3 words (Pangram)

11L

Share of 53 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

53 words

100%

37 words

70%

36 words

68%

29 words

55%

27 words

51%

22 words

42%

19 words

36%

Share of 53 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

23 pts

65 pts

60 pts

21 pts

8 pts

54 pts (Pangram)

11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1426%

1121%

1019%

815%

48%

36%

Share of 53 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 231 ranks in the 67th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-02-24.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 53 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 76th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-02-24.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-02-23.
The estimated solve time of 43–59 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aalii
adad
adai
adat
adati
adaunt
adda
addn
addnl
addu
adin
adit
adlai
aidant
aillt
aint
ainu
aladdin
alai
alain
alala
alalia
alan
aland
alani
alanin
alant
alantin
alaunian
alaunt
alia
alida
alidad
allan
alliant
alltud
alnuin
altaian
altin
alula
anan
anana
ananda
ananta
anat
anatta
anaudia
anda
andi
anil
anilid
aniliid
anilin
anita
anlaut
anna
annat
annuitant
anta
antilia
antlia
antu
atalanta
ataunt
atlanta
atlantad
atlantal
atlantid
atlatl
atli
atta
attaint
attal
attalid
attid
attila
attn
atua
audad
audial
audian
auditual
aula
auld
autunian
dada
dadu
dail
dain
daint
dali
dana
danaan
danaid
dand
danda
dani
danian
danta
datil
daud
daunii
dialin
diana
didna
dilatant
dilutant
dinantian
dita
dital
ditalini
duad
duala
dualin
duan
dulia
dunal
idalian
idant
iddat
ilia
iliad
ilial
ilian
illanun
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
induna
inia
inial
inlaut
intail
inula
inundant
ital
itala
itali
italian
ladin
lait
lall
lana
landau
lanital
lant
lata
latian
latin
latitant
latitat
lattin
lauan
laudian
laulau
laund
liana
lida
lidia
lila
lilian
lina
linda
litai
llautu
ludian
lula
lullian
luluai
lunda
lunitidal
naiant
naid
nain
nalita
nanda
nandi
nandina
nandu
nanduti
natalia
natalian
natalitial
natt
naunt
niall
nidal
nidana
nidulant
nina
nitta
niuan
nundinal
nutant
taal
tain
tainan
tainui
tait
tala
tana
tanala
tania
tanna
tantalian
tatta
tatu
taula
tilda
tilia
tina
tindal
tinta
titania
titanian
titian
titillant
tualati
tuan
tula
tuladi
tullian
tunna
tunnland
tutania
udal
uinal
ulan
ulnad
ulua
ululant
unadd
unadult
unai
unal
unattaint
unau
uniat
uninlaid
unital
unnail
untaint
untall
untaut
untidal
utai

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.