January 4, 2025, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, January 04, 2025

Jan 04, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the P, H, D, E, L, A, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 56 words, a 239-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: PAPILLAE.

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Spelling Bee hive for January 4, 2025 with center letter I and surrounding letters P,H,D,E,L and A

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Saturday, January 4, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

97th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.21

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

98/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 98% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

62 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

1×8L6×7L17×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 167 pts

26 words1×8L6×7L15×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

129 vowels · 163 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start12 PTS
15%Moving Up36 PTS
25%Good60 PTS
40%Solid96 PTS
50%Nice120 PTS
60%Great143 PTS
65%Amazing155 PTS
70%Genius167 PTS
100%Queen Bee239 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 56 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, January 4, 2025. 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

34%

18%

14%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

20 words

12 words

17 words

6 words (Pangram)

1 word

Share of 56 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

56 words

100%

44 words

79%

42 words

75%

40 words

71%

26 words

46%

25 words

45%

12 words

21%

Share of 56 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

20 pts

60 pts

102 pts

102

49 pts (Pangram)

8 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1934%

1018%

814%

611%

47%

35%

Share of 56 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 239 ranks in the 70th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-01-03.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 56 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 82nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-01-03.
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 2025-01-03.
The estimated solve time of 53–71 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*:

aalii
adai
adapid
addie
adelaide
adelia
adelphi
adlai
aedile
ailie
alai
alaihi
alalia
aldeia
alia
alida
alidad
alidade
aliped
allie
apaid
aphelia
aphidid
daedalidae
daidle
daidled
dail
dali
deia
delhi
delia
delilah
dhai
dialled
diallel
didelphid
didie
diel
dihalide
dilled
dilli
dipala
diphead
diple
eddie
edile
eide
eild
elapid
elhi
ephippia
ephippial
epipial
eppie
haddie
haida
halid
halide
haliplid
hapi
heidi
heil
heiled
helide
hepialid
hided
hidel
hield
hila
hilda
hile
hili
hillel
hipe
hippa
hipped
hippia
hipple
ideaed
idleheaded
ieee
ilea
ileal
ilia
iliad
iliahi
ilial
illipe
ipil
laelia
lapilli
lehi
leila
lelia
lepadid
lepid
lida
lide
lidia
lila
lile
lilied
lill
lipa
lipide
lippie
padi
pahi
paideia
palapalai
pali
palila
palilalia
palilia
palladia
pallia
pallial
palpi
pappi
peai
pedial
pedipalp
pedipalpal
pedipalpi
phialai
phiale
phialed
phialide
phialled
phil
philadelphia
philia
philip
philippa
phill
phillip
phillippi
pial
pilea
pilei
pili
pillhead
pilpai
pipa
pipal
pipi
pipid
pipil
pipped
pipple
plaided
pleiad

*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.