Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, January 10, 2025

Jan 10, 2025, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the Y, T, M, P, U, I, L honeycomb (center letter L) feature 34 words, a 124-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: MULTIPLY.

Spelling Bee hive for January 10, 2025 with center letter L and surrounding letters Y,T,M,P,U and I

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Friday, January 10, 2025 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

4.85

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

81/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 81% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

33 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

13

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

14

words to Genius
1×8L1×7L6×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 87 pts
14 words1×8L1×7L5×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

29%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

48 vowels · 117 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start6 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up19 PTS
  • 25%Good31 PTS
  • 40%Solid50 PTS
  • 50%Nice62 PTS
  • 60%Great74 PTS
  • 65%Amazing81 PTS
  • 70%Genius87 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee124 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 34 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, January 10, 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

P
32%
L
29%
T
12%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 6 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 16 words

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Word Length Distribution

16 words
4L
16
10 words
5L
10
6 words
6L
6
1 word
7L
1
1 word (Pangram)
8L
1

Share of 34 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

L
34 words
100%
I
22 words
65%
P
21 words
62%
U
21 words
62%
M
15 words
44%
T
11 words
32%
Y
11 words
32%

Share of 34 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

16 pts
16
4L
50 pts
50
5L
36 pts
36
6L
7 pts
7
7L
15 pts (Pangram)
15
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

P
1132%
L
1029%
T
412%
I
39%
M
39%
U
39%

Share of 34 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 124 ranks in the 15th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-01-02.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 34 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 26th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-01-02.
  • 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 easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-01-09.
  • The estimated solve time of 28–38 min is faster 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*:

  • illupi
  • ipil
  • itll
  • lill
  • lilliput
  • lilly
  • limmu
  • limpily
  • limpy
  • limu
  • limy
  • litui
  • lully
  • lummy
  • lumpily
  • milit
  • milium
  • milly
  • milt
  • milty
  • mulm
  • mulmul
  • mulmull
  • mult
  • multi
  • multum
  • pili
  • pilm
  • pilpul
  • pilum
  • pily
  • pipil
  • plim
  • plumply
  • plumpy
  • plumy
  • plup
  • pulli
  • pullup
  • pulpily
  • pulpitum
  • pulu
  • puppily
  • tilly
  • tilty
  • tipply
  • tituli
  • tulipy
  • tulu
  • tumuli
  • ultimity
  • ululu
  • uptill
  • util
  • yill
  • yilt

*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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