February 2, 2025, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, February 02, 2025

Feb 02, 2025, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, N, G, D, I, R, U honeycomb (center letter U) feature 36 words, a 206-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: UNRIGGING.

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Spelling Bee hive for February 2, 2025 with center letter U and surrounding letters A,N,G,D,I and R

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Sunday, February 2, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

88th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.00

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

93/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 93% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

40 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×9L6×8L9×7L2×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 144 pts

18 words1×9L6×8L9×7L2×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

86 vowels · 130 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start10 PTS
15%Moving Up31 PTS
25%Good52 PTS
40%Solid82 PTS
50%Nice103 PTS
60%Great124 PTS
65%Amazing134 PTS
70%Genius144 PTS
100%Queen Bee206 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 36 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, February 2, 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

25%

22%

17%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

8 words

4 words

9 words

6 words (Pangram)

1 word

Share of 36 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

36 words

100%

30 words

83%

28 words

78%

27 words

75%

26 words

72%

15 words

42%

13 words

36%

Share of 36 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

8 pts

40 pts

24 pts

63 pts

62 pts (Pangram)

9 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

925%

822%

617%

411%

13%

Share of 36 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 206 ranks in the 55th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-02-01.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 36 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 31st percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-01-30.
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 2025-02-01.
The estimated solve time of 34–46 min is comparable 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*:

aaru
addu
agau
aguada
ainu
anaudia
anguid
anuran
anuria
ararauna
araru
arauan
arrau
audad
audian
auding
aurar
auriga
aurigid
aurin
aurung
dadu
daud
dauding
daunii
daur
drudging
drung
drungar
duad
duan
duding
dungan
dungari
dunging
dura
durain
durani
durgan
durn
durning
durr
durra
gaduin
garua
garuda
gaud
gaur
gaura
gaurian
gigunu
graduand
grugru
guan
guana
guanidin
guanin
guara
guarana
guarani
guarri
gugu
guiana
guianan
guid
guna
gunda
gundi
gung
gunrunning
gurging
gurian
gurnard
gurr
iguanian
iguanid
inaugur
induing
induna
inrun
inrunning
irgun
nandu
naur
niggun
nigua
niuan
nudd
nuggar
nunnari
nurd
ruana
rudd
ruga
rugging
rundi
runrig
ruru
uganda
ugandan
ugrian
uigur
uigurian
uirina
unadd
unaging
unagrarian
unai
unaiding
unarguing
unau
undaring
undig
undug
ungag
ungagging
ungain
ungird
ungirding
ungrand
ungrudging
unguard
unguarding
unnagging
unniggard
unranging
unrid
unrigid
unring
unringing
unrra
unrun
unrung
unungun
uran
urania
uranian
uraniid
uranin
urari
urdu
urian
urna
urning

*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.