Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, February 03, 2025

Feb 03, 2025, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, V, I, E, L, Y, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 49 words, a 229-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ENLIVENED.

Spelling Bee hive for February 3, 2025 with center letter N and surrounding letters D,V,I,E,L and Y

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Monday, February 3, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

60th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.45

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

55/100

Rare

Rarer than 55% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

47 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

14

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

24

words to Genius
1×9L3×8L5×7L14×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 160 pts
24 words1×9L3×8L5×7L10×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

114 vowels · 153 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start11 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up34 PTS
  • 25%Good57 PTS
  • 40%Solid92 PTS
  • 50%Nice115 PTS
  • 60%Great137 PTS
  • 65%Amazing149 PTS
  • 70%Genius160 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee229 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 49 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, February 3, 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

D
22%
E
20%
N
18%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 5 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

4-Letter Words 15 words

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Word Length Distribution

15 words
4L
15
11 words
5L
11
14 words
6L
14
5 words
7L
5
3 words (Pangram)
8L
3
1 word
9L
1

Share of 49 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

N
49 words
100%
E
46 words
94%
D
31 words
63%
I
31 words
63%
V
25 words
51%
L
16 words
33%
Y
12 words
24%

Share of 49 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

15 pts
15
4L
55 pts
55
5L
84 pts
84
6L
35 pts
35
7L
31 pts (Pangram)
31
8L
9 pts
9
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

D
1122%
E
1020%
N
918%
V
816%
L
714%
I
36%
Y
12%

Share of 49 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 229 ranks in the 65th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-02-02.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 49 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 66th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-02-02.
  • 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 harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-01-30.
  • The estimated solve time of 40–54 min is slower 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*:

  • deline
  • dene
  • denned
  • develin
  • didine
  • diene
  • dindle
  • dindled
  • dinned
  • divinyl
  • dyeline
  • dynein
  • dynel
  • eden
  • eileen
  • eleidin
  • ellen
  • elne
  • ende
  • eneid
  • enid
  • enlive
  • enveil
  • eveline
  • evelyn
  • evene
  • eyeline
  • eyen
  • eyne
  • inde
  • indeedy
  • indene
  • indienne
  • indin
  • indiv
  • individed
  • indy
  • ineye
  • inline
  • inly
  • inne
  • inned
  • inveil
  • invile
  • leden
  • lended
  • lendee
  • lene
  • lenin
  • lenny
  • leven
  • levin
  • levyne
  • leyden
  • lienee
  • lind
  • linden
  • lindied
  • lindy
  • lineny
  • liney
  • linin
  • linley
  • linn
  • linne
  • liny
  • llyn
  • lynn
  • lynne
  • neddy
  • needly
  • neeld
  • neele
  • neil
  • nell
  • nellie
  • nelly
  • neve
  • nevel
  • neven
  • nevi
  • neville
  • nide
  • nidi
  • nielled
  • nielli
  • nieve
  • nile
  • nill
  • nilled
  • vendee
  • vened
  • venene
  • venin
  • vennel
  • venville
  • veny
  • villein
  • vined
  • vinny
  • vinylene
  • vinylidene
  • yeelin

*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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