March 25, 2023, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, March 25, 2023

Mar 25, 2023, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the Y, M, W, R, O, T, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 60 words, a 257-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ARROWROOT, WORRYWART.

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Spelling Bee hive for March 25, 2023 with center letter A and surrounding letters Y,M,W,R,O and T

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Saturday, March 25, 2023 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

60th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.27

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

46/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 46% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

58 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

2×9L2×8L6×7L12×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 180 pts

27 words2×9L2×8L6×7L12×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

37%

Balanced mix

116 vowels · 200 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up39 PTS
25%Good64 PTS
40%Solid103 PTS
50%Nice129 PTS
60%Great154 PTS
65%Amazing167 PTS
70%Genius180 PTS
100%Queen Bee257 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 60 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, March 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

27%

18%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2023-03-24

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2026-08-27(T)2025-06-01(M)2024-05-02(W)

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Word Length Distribution

22 words

16 words

12 words

6 words

2 words (Pangram)

2 words

Share of 60 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

60 words

100%

47 words

78%

35 words

58%

33 words

55%

28 words

47%

28 words

47%

14 words

23%

Share of 60 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts

80 pts

72 pts

42 pts

23 pts (Pangram)

18 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1627%

1118%

712%

610%

35%

12%

Share of 60 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 257 ranks in the 76th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2023-03-24.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 60 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 89th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2023-03-24.
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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2023-03-23.
The estimated solve time of 49–67 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*:

amar
amara
amay
amma
amor
amora
amort
amoy
amra
amyroot
aortotomy
arara
ararao
arawa
armyworm
aroar
aromata
arow
arrowworm
arrowy
arya
atar
atma
atmo
atomy
atta
attry
atty
awat
aymara
maar
maat
mammotomy
mammy
mamo
mamoty
maomao
maormor
mara
maray
maror
marram
marrot
marrowy
marty
martyry
mary
matamata
matar
matara
matra
matt
matta
matty
maty
mawworm
maya
mora
morat
moratory
mormaor
morra
mortary
mota
mowra
moya
myoma
myomata
myra
oary
omao
omar
orra
otary
ottar
ottawa
rama
ramarama
rammy
rata
rato
ratwa
raya
rota
rotta
ryotwar
taar
tama
tamara
tamarao
tamaroa
tammar
tammy
tara
tarama
tarata
tarr
tartary
tarty
tatar
tatary
tatoo
tatta
tawa
tayra
toat
toatoa
toma
tooart
tora
torma
torta
totara
totora
towaway
toyota
trama
troat
tryma
trymata
twat
tway
tyroma
tyromata
wamara
warray
wartwort
wawa
wayao
waywort
wray
yamato
yaoort
yaray
yarm
yarr
yawy
yaya

*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.