Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, January 25, 2025
Jan 25, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the I, T, A, M, G, E, H honeycomb (center letter I) feature 31 words, a 142-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: EIGHTIETH.
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Saturday, January 25, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
1/10
Easy8th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.42
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
7/100
CommonRarer than 7% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
21 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
16
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
14
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 99 ptsVowel Split
45%
Balanced mix76 vowels · 92 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start7 PTS
- 15%Moving Up21 PTS
- 25%Good36 PTS
- 40%Solid57 PTS
- 50%Nice71 PTS
- 60%Great85 PTS
- 65%Amazing92 PTS
- 70%Genius99 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee142 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, January 25, 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.
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Pangrams
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Complete Answers
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9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 3 words
7-Letter Words 4 words
6-Letter Words 3 words
5-Letter Words 9 words
4-Letter Words 11 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 31 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 31 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 31 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 142 ranks in the 24th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-01-23.
- 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 2025-01-18.
- 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 2025-01-24.
- 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*:
- agami
- aggie
- aheight
- aimee
- amati
- amia
- amie
- amiga
- amimia
- amit
- amitie
- eigh
- emim
- gageite
- gaia
- ghetti
- gigget
- giggit
- gigi
- gimmie
- gite
- gith
- gittite
- gittith
- haematite
- haggai
- hagigah
- haiti
- hamathite
- hami
- hamite
- hathi
- hati
- hatti
- hattie
- heigh
- heighth
- hettie
- hiate
- hight
- highth
- hima
- himatia
- hithe
- hittite
- ieee
- imamah
- imamate
- imitatee
- immit
- itea
- magahi
- maggie
- maghi
- mahi
- maia
- maihem
- mamie
- mammati
- mammie
- matai
- matie
- meithei
- miami
- migmatite
- mima
- mimetite
- mimi
- tahami
- tahiti
- taiaha
- taig
- tait
- tammie
- tatie
- tattie
- thai
- theemim
- thig
- tige
- tite
- titi
- tittie
*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.