February 12, 2025, Wednesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Feb 12, 2025, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the Y, A, P, M, E, N, T honeycomb (center letter T) feature 61 words, a 261-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: ANTENNAE, NAMETAPE, PATENTEE, TEAMMATE, TENEMENT.

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Spelling Bee hive for February 12, 2025 with center letter T and surrounding letters Y,A,P,M,E and N

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Wednesday, February 12, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

52nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.25

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

32/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 32% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

50 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

5×8L8×7L6×6L9×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 183 pts

28 words5×8L8×7L5×6L10×5L

Vowel Split

41%

Balanced mix

130 vowels · 190 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up39 PTS
25%Good65 PTS
40%Solid104 PTS
50%Nice131 PTS
60%Great157 PTS
65%Amazing170 PTS
70%Genius183 PTS
100%Queen Bee261 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 61 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, February 12, 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

33%

21%

20%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-02-11

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-02-23(P)

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Word Length Distribution

22 words

20 words

6 words

8 words (Pangram)

5 words

Share of 61 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

61 words

100%

52 words

85%

41 words

67%

32 words

52%

25 words

41%

24 words

39%

15 words

25%

Share of 61 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts

100 pts

100

36 pts

63 pts (Pangram)

40 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2033%

1321%

1220%

610%

47%

23%

Share of 61 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 261 ranks in the 78th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-02-11.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 61 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 91st percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-02-11.
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 Medium 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 2025-02-11.
The estimated solve time of 42–58 min is slower 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*:

aetat
amant
amante
amate
ament
amenta
amtman
amtmen
ananta
anat
anatman
anatta
anent
anet
annat
annet
annette
anta
antae
antaean
antennate
antetype
appetent
appmt
appt
ataman
atap
aten
atma
atman
atta
attent
attentat
attentate
attn
atty
emanant
emmet
emmett
empt
empyemata
enate
enemata
entame
etape
etna
etnean
etta
etym
etyma
maat
mammate
mammet
manet
mantapa
manty
manyatta
matamata
matman
matt
matta
matty
maty
mayten
meatman
meatmen
meeten
menat
ment
menta
metae
metanym
metate
metatype
metepa
nannette
nate
natt
neet
nepeta
nete
netman
netmen
nett
nyet
pata
patana
paten
patt
patta
patte
pattee
patten
pattypan
payt
payyetan
peatman
peatmen
pennate
penta
pentene
pentyne
pete
peteman
petemen
petnap
tama
tammany
tammy
tampa
tampan
tana
tane
tanna
tannate
tanya
tapeman
tapemen
tapet
tapeta
tapete
tappa
tappen
tappet
tate
tatta
teaman
teamman
tean
teenty
teet
teetan
teetee
tema
temene
temne
tempe
tempean
tenent
tenne
tenpenny
tentmate
tepa
tepe
tepetate
tetany
tetty
tmema
tmemata
tyee
tymp
tympan
tympana
tympany
tyne
typey
typy
yate
yeat
yett

*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.