Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, March 03, 2025

Mar 03, 2025, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, G, E, L, V, B honeycomb (center letter B) feature 41 words, a 181-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: BAGATELLE, VEGETABLE.

Spelling Bee hive for March 3, 2025 with center letter B and surrounding letters A,T,G,E,L and V

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Monday, March 3, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

70th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.27

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

77/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 77% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

39 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

10

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: E

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

19

words to Genius
2×9L2×8L1×7L9×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 127 pts
19 words2×9L2×8L1×7L9×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

90 vowels · 126 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start9 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up27 PTS
  • 25%Good45 PTS
  • 40%Solid72 PTS
  • 50%Nice91 PTS
  • 60%Great109 PTS
  • 65%Amazing118 PTS
  • 70%Genius127 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee181 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 41 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, March 3, 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

B
68%
A
10%
T
10%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 1 word

6-Letter Words 9 words

5-Letter Words 13 words

4-Letter Words 14 words

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Word Length Distribution

14 words
4L
14
13 words
5L
13
9 words
6L
9
1 word
7L
1
2 words
8L
2
2 words (Pangram)
9L
2

Share of 41 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

B
41 words
100%
E
36 words
88%
A
33 words
80%
L
29 words
71%
T
24 words
59%
G
11 words
27%
V
2 words
5%

Share of 41 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts
14
4L
65 pts
65
5L
54 pts
54
6L
7 pts
7
7L
16 pts
16
8L
25 pts (Pangram)
25
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
2868%
A
410%
T
410%
G
37%
L
12%
V
12%

Share of 41 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 181 ranks in the 43rd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-03-02.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 41 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 44th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-03-02.
  • 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-03-02.
  • The estimated solve time of 33–45 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*:

  • abatable
  • abatage
  • abattage
  • abba
  • abbate
  • abbe
  • abegge
  • abel
  • abele
  • abettal
  • ablegate
  • ablet
  • ageable
  • alba
  • albata
  • albe
  • albee
  • allegeable
  • atabal
  • atabeg
  • attabal
  • baal
  • babbage
  • babelet
  • bable
  • bael
  • baga
  • baggala
  • bagle
  • bala
  • balata
  • balete
  • balt
  • batable
  • batata
  • batea
  • batetela
  • batlet
  • batt
  • batta
  • battable
  • battel
  • bavette
  • beal
  • beatee
  • beeball
  • beebee
  • beeve
  • begall
  • begettal
  • beggable
  • bela
  • belate
  • beleave
  • belgae
  • bella
  • bellabella
  • betag
  • bete
  • beteela
  • betell
  • betta
  • blate
  • blea
  • bleb
  • blee
  • blet
  • eatable
  • ebbet
  • egba
  • gabe
  • gabelle
  • gablet
  • galbe
  • gelable
  • getable
  • getatable
  • glabella
  • glabellae
  • gleba
  • glebae
  • glebal
  • glebe
  • labba
  • labelable
  • labella
  • labellate
  • lablab
  • lettable
  • tabella
  • tallageable
  • tatbeb
  • tebbet
  • tebet
  • tellable

*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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