May 25, 2024, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, May 25, 2024

May 25, 2024, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the I, A, O, H, D, N, T honeycomb (center letter I) feature 31 words, a 161-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ANNOTATION, INITIATION, INTONATION, NATIONHOOD.

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Spelling Bee hive for May 25, 2024 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,O,H,D,N and T

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Saturday, May 25, 2024 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

0/10

Easy

4th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.84

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

1/100

Common

Rarer than 1% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

21 minutes

Quicker 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

4×10L3×8L6×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 113 pts

15 words4×10L3×8L2×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

85 vowels · 96 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start8 PTS
15%Moving Up24 PTS
25%Good40 PTS
40%Solid64 PTS
50%Nice81 PTS
60%Great97 PTS
65%Amazing105 PTS
70%Genius113 PTS
100%Queen Bee161 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 31 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, May 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

19%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2024-05-24

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2026-08-29(T)

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Word Length Distribution

9 words

6 words

3 words

4 words (Pangram)

10L

Share of 31 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

31 words

100%

27 words

87%

26 words

84%

18 words

58%

18 words

58%

10 words

32%

7 words

23%

Share of 31 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

9 pts

45 pts

36 pts

24 pts

47 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

619%

516%

26%

13%

Share of 31 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 161 ranks in the 32nd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2024-05-20.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 31 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 19th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2024-05-17.
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 Easy puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2024-05-24.
The estimated solve time of 18–24 min is faster than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

adai
adati
adin
adit
adnation
adonai
adonia
adonian
adonidin
ahaaina
ahind
ahint
aidant
ainoi
aint
aion
aition
anahita
andantino
andi
anita
anodontia
anoia
anotia
anthodia
anthoid
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
aonian
atonia
attaint
attid
dain
daint
daintihood
daintith
danaid
dani
danian
danio
danthonia
dation
dhai
dhoni
dhooti
diana
dianoia
didna
didnt
dido
didonia
diiodo
dinah
dinantian
diodont
dion
diota
dita
ditation
dition
ditton
dodonian
doina
doit
doni
donia
dotation
hadith
haida
haidan
hain
hainai
hainan
haiti
haitian
hanoi
hathi
hati
hatti
hiation
hidation
hindi
hindoo
hoit
honiton
hoondi
hoti
ianthina
idaho
idahoan
idant
iddat
iddio
inanition
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianhood
indianian
indin
indoin
inia
inion
init
inition
inti
iodation
iodid
iodin
iodination
ioni
ionian
ithand
itonia
nahani
naiant
naid
nain
naio
nandi
nandina
nanoid
naoi
natation
nidana
nidation
nidi
nidiot
nina
ninon
nitid
niton
nitta
nodi
noint
nonaid
nondonation
nonion
nontannin
notidanian
notitia
notodontian
notodontid
odin
odinian
odontoid
ohia
ohio
ohioan
oidia
oidioid
oint
ooid
ootid
othin
otiant
tahina
tahiti
tahitian
taiaha
taihoa
tain
tainan
taino
tait
tania
tannoid
taotai
thai
thanatoid
thionation
thionin
thooid
tina
tind
tinta
tionontati
titania
titanian
tithonia
titi
titian
toit
toitoi
tonation
tondi
tondino

*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.