Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, February 04, 2025

Feb 04, 2025, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, H, E, L, U, F honeycomb (center letter F) feature 46 words, a 169-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: HEALTHFUL.

Spelling Bee hive for February 4, 2025 with center letter F and surrounding letters A,T,H,E,L and U

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

74th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.00

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

82/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 82% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

44 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: U

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

16

words to Genius
1×9L1×8L7×7L4×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 118 pts
16 words1×9L1×8L7×7L3×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

88 vowels · 142 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up25 PTS
  • 25%Good42 PTS
  • 40%Solid68 PTS
  • 50%Nice85 PTS
  • 60%Great101 PTS
  • 65%Amazing110 PTS
  • 70%Genius118 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee169 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 46 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, February 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

F
61%
H
13%
T
11%

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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 1 word

7-Letter Words 7 words

6-Letter Words 4 words

5-Letter Words 8 words

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Word Length Distribution

25 words
4L
25
8 words
5L
8
4 words
6L
4
7 words (Pangram)
7L
7
1 word
8L
1
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 46 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

F
46 words
100%
E
32 words
70%
L
32 words
70%
T
29 words
63%
A
24 words
52%
U
14 words
30%
H
7 words
15%

Share of 46 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

25 pts
25
4L
40 pts
40
5L
24 pts
24
6L
56 pts (Pangram)
56
7L
8 pts
8
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

F
2861%
H
613%
T
511%
L
49%
A
24%
E
12%

Share of 46 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 169 ranks in the 37th 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 46 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 57th 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-02-02.
  • The estimated solve time of 37–51 min is comparable 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*:

  • afetal
  • afflate
  • aflat
  • alef
  • aleft
  • alfet
  • atef
  • effet
  • efflate
  • faff
  • faffle
  • fala
  • falla
  • fallal
  • fath
  • faultful
  • feal
  • felafel
  • fele
  • fellah
  • fellatah
  • fellatee
  • flatette
  • flathe
  • flatlet
  • fleetful
  • flet
  • fluate
  • fuff
  • fuffle
  • fula
  • fulah
  • fulth
  • fute
  • haaf
  • haffet
  • haffle
  • halfa
  • hatful
  • heaf
  • healful
  • heatful
  • hueful
  • leef
  • luffa
  • taft
  • taleful
  • teethful
  • tufa
  • tuff
  • tuftaffeta
  • tuftlet

*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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