Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, March 27, 2025

Mar 27, 2025, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, P, U, O, E, L, C honeycomb (center letter C) feature 55 words, a 274-point total, 3 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: DECOUPLED.

Spelling Bee hive for March 27, 2025 with center letter C and surrounding letters D,P,U,O,E and L

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Thursday, March 27, 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

92nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.53

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

93/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 93% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

61 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

9

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: U

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

26

words to Genius
1×9L3×8L10×7L12×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 192 pts
26 words1×9L3×8L10×7L8×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

130 vowels · 174 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start14 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up41 PTS
  • 25%Good69 PTS
  • 40%Solid110 PTS
  • 50%Nice137 PTS
  • 60%Great164 PTS
  • 65%Amazing178 PTS
  • 70%Genius192 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee274 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 55 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, March 27, 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
75%
D
15%
E
4%

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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 1 word

8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 10 words

6-Letter Words 13 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

4-Letter Words 17 words

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Word Length Distribution

17 words
4L
17
11 words
5L
11
13 words
6L
13
10 words (Pangram)
7L
10
3 words (Pangram)
8L
3
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 55 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

C
55 words
100%
E
45 words
82%
D
40 words
73%
O
36 words
65%
L
31 words
56%
U
29 words
53%
P
15 words
27%

Share of 55 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

17 pts
17
4L
55 pts
55
5L
78 pts
78
6L
77 pts (Pangram)
77
7L
31 pts (Pangram)
31
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
4175%
D
815%
E
24%
O
24%
L
12%
P
12%

Share of 55 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 274 ranks in the 83rd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-03-26.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 55 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 80th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-03-26.
  • 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 2025-03-24.
  • The estimated solve time of 52–70 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*:

  • cedule
  • cele
  • cepe
  • clep
  • clepe
  • cleped
  • clodded
  • clodpole
  • clodpoll
  • cloop
  • clou
  • cocco
  • coco
  • codded
  • codec
  • codo
  • cole
  • coled
  • coll
  • collop
  • colloped
  • colocolo
  • colp
  • colpeo
  • colpocele
  • coocoo
  • cooee
  • cooeed
  • copepod
  • copple
  • coppled
  • coud
  • coudee
  • couped
  • coupee
  • culdee
  • culp
  • culpeo
  • cupel
  • cupeled
  • cupelled
  • cupule
  • decede
  • decl
  • decuple
  • decupled
  • deuced
  • dolce
  • douc
  • douce
  • duce
  • duco
  • dulce
  • duodecuple
  • ecce
  • eccl
  • ecod
  • ecol
  • elec
  • leuco
  • locoed
  • locule
  • loculed
  • luce
  • lucule
  • opcode
  • opec
  • opodeldoc
  • ploce
  • poco
  • popoloco
  • pucelle
  • ulluco

*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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