Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, March 13, 2025

Mar 13, 2025, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, U, N, O, P, I, G honeycomb (center letter P) feature 39 words, a 235-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: COUPONING, OPPUGNING, PINIONING, UNPINNING.

Spelling Bee hive for March 13, 2025 with center letter P and surrounding letters C,U,N,O,I and G

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Thursday, March 13, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

83rd percentile

Avg Word Length

6.28

Long words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

87/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 87% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

38 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

11

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

21

words to Genius
4×9L2×8L13×7L2×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 165 pts
21 words4×9L2×8L11×7L2×6L2×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

93 vowels · 152 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start12 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up35 PTS
  • 25%Good59 PTS
  • 40%Solid94 PTS
  • 50%Nice118 PTS
  • 60%Great141 PTS
  • 65%Amazing153 PTS
  • 70%Genius165 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee235 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 39 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, March 13, 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

P
51%
C
23%
O
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 4 words

8-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

5-Letter Words 2 words

4-Letter Words 8 words

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Word Length Distribution

8 words
4L
8
2 words
5L
2
10 words
6L
10
13 words
7L
13
2 words (Pangram)
8L
2
4 words (Pangram)
9L
4

Share of 39 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

P
39 words
100%
N
34 words
87%
I
29 words
74%
G
27 words
69%
O
24 words
62%
U
14 words
36%
C
11 words
28%

Share of 39 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

8 pts
8
4L
10 pts
10
5L
60 pts
60
6L
91 pts
91
7L
23 pts (Pangram)
23
8L
43 pts (Pangram)
43
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

P
2051%
C
923%
O
410%
U
410%
G
13%
N
13%

Share of 39 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 235 ranks in the 68th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-03-12.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 39 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 39th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-03-10.
  • 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-03-12.
  • The estimated solve time of 32–44 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*:

  • cippi
  • coppicing
  • coppin
  • couping
  • gipping
  • gippo
  • ningpo
  • nippon
  • noop
  • ogpu
  • oping
  • pici
  • pico
  • picong
  • pigg
  • piggin
  • piing
  • pincpinc
  • pingo
  • pinguin
  • pinic
  • pino
  • pinon
  • pion
  • pionic
  • pipi
  • pipping
  • piupiu
  • poco
  • pogonion
  • pogonip
  • poncing
  • ponging
  • pongo
  • poon
  • puccini
  • puccoon
  • pugging
  • pung
  • pungi
  • punic
  • punicin
  • puno
  • pupping
  • uncoop
  • uncooping
  • unpining
  • unpinion
  • upgo
  • upgoing

*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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