February 23, 2025, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, February 23, 2025

Feb 23, 2025, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the P, A, N, L, C, E, I honeycomb (center letter I) feature 70 words, a 382-point total, 4 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: CANNELLINI, INCIPIENCE, PENICILLIN.

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Spelling Bee hive for February 23, 2025 with center letter I and surrounding letters P,A,N,L,C and E

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Sunday, February 23, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

95th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.87

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

92/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 92% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

77 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

3×10L4×9L7×8L5×7L14×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 267 pts

33 words3×10L4×9L7×8L5×7L12×6L2×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

195 vowels · 216 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start19 PTS
15%Moving Up57 PTS
25%Good96 PTS
40%Solid153 PTS
50%Nice191 PTS
60%Great229 PTS
65%Amazing248 PTS
70%Genius267 PTS
100%Queen Bee382 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 70 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, February 23, 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

36%

16%

14%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

19 words

14 words

18 words

5 words (Pangram)

7 words (Pangram)

4 words (Pangram)

3 words

10L

Share of 70 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

70 words

100%

45 words

64%

45 words

64%

44 words

63%

39 words

56%

38 words

54%

37 words

53%

Share of 70 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts

70 pts

108 pts

108

42 pts (Pangram)

63 pts (Pangram)

50 pts (Pangram)

30 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2536%

1116%

1014%

811%

710%

23%

Share of 70 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 382 ranks in the 98th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-02-22.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 70 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 98th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-02-22.
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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-02-21.
The estimated solve time of 65–89 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*:

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acacian
acaciin
acacin
acacine
acapnia
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cine
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clinal
cline
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cnicin
eileen
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elain
elaine
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elian
elianic
ellice
encaenia
encelia
encina
encinal
eniac
epical
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epinicia
epinicial
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eppie
icecap
iceni
ieee
ilea
ileac
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ilia
ilial
ilian
ilicin
illipe
illipene
inca
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incan
incl
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inclip
inia
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inline
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ipil
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nain
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neil
nellie
nepali
niall
nicaean
nicene
nicenian
nici
nielli
nile
nill
nina
ninepence
nipa
pacinian
paine
palaic
palapalai
pali
palila
palilalia
palilia
palinal
pallia
pallial
palpi
pani
panical
panicle
paninean
pannicle
panpipe
papain
pappi
peai
pein
peine
pellian
peneplain
penial
penicil
penicillia
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pipa
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pipil
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plaice
plica
plicae
plical
plinian

*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.