Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, February 25, 2024

Feb 25, 2024, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, R, L, I, O, T, G honeycomb (center letter G) feature 50 words, a 216-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ALLIGATOR, IRRIGATOR, LITIGATOR.

Spelling Bee hive for February 25, 2024 with center letter G and surrounding letters A,R,L,I,O and T

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Sunday, February 25, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

85th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.24

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

90/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 90% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

55 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

20

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

21

words to Genius
3×9L2×8L4×7L6×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 151 pts
21 words3×9L2×8L4×7L6×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

111 vowels · 151 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start11 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up32 PTS
  • 25%Good54 PTS
  • 40%Solid86 PTS
  • 50%Nice108 PTS
  • 60%Great130 PTS
  • 65%Amazing140 PTS
  • 70%Genius151 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee216 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 50 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, February 25, 2024. 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

G
52%
A
20%
L
10%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

Reveal letter by letter or uncover a full solution

The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 3 words

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 4 words

6-Letter Words 6 words

5-Letter Words 15 words

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Word Length Distribution

20 words
4L
20
15 words
5L
15
6 words
6L
6
4 words
7L
4
2 words
8L
2
3 words (Pangram)
9L
3

Share of 50 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

G
50 words
100%
A
34 words
68%
O
29 words
58%
L
26 words
52%
R
25 words
50%
T
25 words
50%
I
24 words
48%

Share of 50 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

20 pts
20
4L
75 pts
75
5L
36 pts
36
6L
28 pts
28
7L
16 pts
16
8L
41 pts (Pangram)
41
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

G
2652%
A
1020%
L
510%
R
36%
T
36%
I
24%
O
12%

Share of 50 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 216 ranks in the 60th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-02-24.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 50 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 69th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-02-24.
  • 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 Very 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 2024-02-22.
  • The estimated solve time of 47–63 min is slower than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

  • agag
  • agal
  • agao
  • agarita
  • aggro
  • agio
  • agitato
  • agitatorial
  • aglaia
  • agorot
  • agra
  • agria
  • agriot
  • agrito
  • algarot
  • algol
  • algor
  • alogia
  • argal
  • argala
  • argali
  • argil
  • argo
  • argol
  • arrgt
  • attagal
  • gagroot
  • gaia
  • gail
  • gair
  • galago
  • galgal
  • gali
  • galiot
  • galla
  • galli
  • galliot
  • galloot
  • galt
  • gaol
  • gara
  • garg
  • gargol
  • garial
  • garo
  • garoo
  • garrot
  • gata
  • giggit
  • gigi
  • gigliato
  • giglot
  • gigot
  • gila
  • gilgai
  • gilia
  • gillaroo
  • gillot
  • gilo
  • giro
  • glagol
  • glair
  • glial
  • glogg
  • glor
  • gloria
  • goar
  • goatroot
  • gogga
  • gogo
  • goitral
  • gola
  • golgi
  • goli
  • golilla
  • goll
  • gollar
  • goog
  • gooral
  • gooroo
  • gora
  • goral
  • gorgia
  • gorgio
  • gorra
  • goto
  • gotra
  • graal
  • grallatorial
  • grat
  • gratia
  • grattoir
  • grig
  • grigri
  • groot
  • grot
  • iago
  • igara
  • igorot
  • irrigatorial
  • laggar
  • latigo
  • ligator
  • loggat
  • logia
  • loglog
  • logoi
  • logria
  • loligo
  • ogallala
  • oglala
  • olga
  • orgal
  • orgia
  • orig
  • ragi
  • riga
  • riggot
  • rigol
  • tagal
  • tagala
  • tagalog
  • taglia
  • tagrag
  • tagtail
  • taig
  • talalgia
  • tarogato
  • tigrai
  • togo
  • tragal
  • tragi
  • triga
  • triglot
  • trigo
  • trog

*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.

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