Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Feb 19, 2025, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the O, C, L, E, D, K, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 60 words, a 275-point total, 3 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: DEADLOCKED.

Spelling Bee hive for February 19, 2025 with center letter A and surrounding letters O,C,L,E,D and K

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Wednesday, February 19, 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

90th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.28

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

90/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 90% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

66 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

14

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: O, E

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

27

words to Genius
1×10L3×8L5×7L14×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 193 pts
27 words1×10L3×8L5×7L13×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

139 vowels · 178 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start14 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up41 PTS
  • 25%Good69 PTS
  • 40%Solid110 PTS
  • 50%Nice138 PTS
  • 60%Great165 PTS
  • 65%Amazing179 PTS
  • 70%Genius193 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee275 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 60 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, February 19, 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

C
37%
L
28%
A
17%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-02-18
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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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10-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 5 words

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Word Length Distribution

21 words
4L
21
16 words
5L
16
14 words
6L
14
5 words (Pangram)
7L
5
3 words (Pangram)
8L
3
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1

Share of 60 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

A
60 words
100%
L
46 words
77%
E
40 words
67%
C
37 words
62%
D
35 words
58%
O
22 words
37%
K
20 words
33%

Share of 60 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

21 pts
21
4L
80 pts
80
5L
84 pts
84
6L
42 pts (Pangram)
42
7L
31 pts (Pangram)
31
8L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
2237%
L
1728%
A
1017%
D
813%
K
35%

Share of 60 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 275 ranks in the 83rd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-02-18.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 60 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 89th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-02-18.
  • 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-02-16.
  • The estimated solve time of 56–76 min is slower 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*:

  • acad
  • acca
  • accel
  • accoladed
  • accoll
  • accolled
  • ackee
  • acle
  • acock
  • acold
  • adad
  • adda
  • adela
  • akeake
  • aked
  • akee
  • akela
  • akka
  • akkad
  • alae
  • alala
  • alcade
  • alcalde
  • alce
  • alco
  • aldea
  • aldol
  • alea
  • aleak
  • alec
  • aleck
  • alee
  • allee
  • allo
  • allod
  • alloo
  • aloadae
  • alod
  • aloed
  • caca
  • cace
  • cack
  • cacked
  • caddo
  • cade
  • cadee
  • cadelle
  • cadlock
  • caeca
  • caecal
  • calade
  • calc
  • calced
  • calk
  • calked
  • calloo
  • calo
  • ceca
  • cecal
  • cella
  • cellae
  • cladode
  • clake
  • clead
  • cloacae
  • cloacal
  • coak
  • coala
  • coaled
  • coccal
  • cockaded
  • cockadoodledoo
  • cockal
  • coecal
  • colada
  • colead
  • colla
  • collocal
  • dace
  • dada
  • daddle
  • daddled
  • daddock
  • dade
  • dado
  • dadoed
  • daedal
  • dalk
  • decad
  • decadal
  • deckload
  • dedal
  • delead
  • deleaded
  • della
  • dodecade
  • ecad
  • ecca
  • edda
  • ekka
  • ella
  • elodea
  • kaka
  • kakkak
  • kakke
  • kala
  • kalo
  • kcal
  • koae
  • koda
  • kodak
  • kodaked
  • kokako
  • kolea
  • kooka
  • laccol
  • laddock
  • laked
  • lall
  • lalled
  • lalo
  • leal
  • leda
  • loca
  • lokao
  • lola
  • odal
  • odea
  • olla
  • oolak

*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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