February 17, 2025, Monday

Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, February 17, 2025

Feb 17, 2025, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the R, A, N, H, C, I, D honeycomb (center letter D) feature 36 words, a 165-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: CIRCADIAN.

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Spelling Bee hive for February 17, 2025 with center letter D and surrounding letters R,A,N,H,C and I

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Monday, February 17, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

25th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.39

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

26/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 26% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

30 minutes

Quicker than usual

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

1×9L3×8L3×7L7×6L3×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 115 pts

17 words1×9L3×8L3×7L4×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

41%

Balanced mix

80 vowels · 114 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start8 PTS
15%Moving Up25 PTS
25%Good41 PTS
40%Solid66 PTS
50%Nice83 PTS
60%Great99 PTS
65%Amazing107 PTS
70%Genius115 PTS
100%Queen Bee165 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 Monday, February 17, 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%

19%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-02-16

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

12 words

10 words

7 words

3 words

3 words (Pangram)

1 word

Share of 36 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

36 words

100%

34 words

94%

25 words

69%

23 words

64%

21 words

58%

19 words

53%

8 words

22%

Share of 36 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts

50 pts

42 pts

21 pts

31 pts (Pangram)

9 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

925%

719%

411%

38%

26%

Share of 36 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 165 ranks in the 34th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-02-15.
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 2025-02-15.
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 2025-02-13.
The estimated solve time of 25–35 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*:

acad
acadia
acadian
acardia
acardiac
acarid
acaridan
accadian
accidia
acridan
acridian
acridid
acridin
adad
adai
adar
adda
addn
adhara
adin
adrad
adrian
adriana
ahind
anacardic
ananda
anandria
anda
andhra
andi
andria
aniridia
arachidic
arachnidan
arad
aradid
arcadic
archd
ardri
arrand
cadi
caid
caird
canada
canadian
cancrid
cand
candida
caranda
carchariid
cardia
cardin
carid
carida
chadar
chadri
chandi
characid
chid
chindi
cicad
cicadid
cidarid
cnida
cnidaria
cnidarian
craniad
dacian
dada
dain
daincha
daira
dana
danaan
danaid
dand
danda
dani
danian
danic
darci
dard
dardan
dardani
dardic
dari
daric
darii
darin
darr
dhai
dharana
dharani
dharna
diacid
diacidic
diadic
diana
diandrian
diarch
diarchic
diarian
dich
didna
dinah
dinaric
dinic
dracin
hadada
haida
haidan
handcar
hindi
idaic
idic
inachid
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
indic
indican
indin
indra
indri
inradii
irid
iridian
iridic
iridin
naid
nanda
nandi
nandina
nard
nicad
nidana
nidi
raad
rachidian
rada
radicand
rahdar
rahdari
randan
randir
ranid
ricardian
richard
richardia

*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.