Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, March 29, 2025

Mar 29, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, R, I, D, B, C, T honeycomb (center letter T) feature 42 words, a 218-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: BARIATRIC, DIACRITIC.

Spelling Bee hive for March 29, 2025 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,R,I,D,B and C

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Saturday, March 29, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

27th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.67

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

13/100

Common

Rarer than 13% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

35 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

16

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

22

words to Genius
2×9L4×8L3×7L11×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 153 pts
22 words2×9L4×8L3×7L10×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

38%

Balanced mix

90 vowels · 148 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start11 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up33 PTS
  • 25%Good55 PTS
  • 40%Solid87 PTS
  • 50%Nice109 PTS
  • 60%Great131 PTS
  • 65%Amazing142 PTS
  • 70%Genius153 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee218 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 42 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, March 29, 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

T
29%
C
19%
D
19%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 3 words

6-Letter Words 11 words

5-Letter Words 13 words

4-Letter Words 9 words

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Word Length Distribution

9 words
4L
9
13 words
5L
13
11 words
6L
11
3 words (Pangram)
7L
3
4 words
8L
4
2 words
9L
2

Share of 42 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

T
42 words
100%
A
37 words
88%
R
28 words
67%
I
26 words
62%
C
22 words
52%
D
13 words
31%
B
11 words
26%

Share of 42 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

9 pts
9
4L
65 pts
65
5L
66 pts
66
6L
28 pts (Pangram)
28
7L
32 pts
32
8L
18 pts
18
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

T
1229%
C
819%
D
819%
A
614%
B
410%
R
410%

Share of 42 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 218 ranks in the 61st 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 42 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 48th 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 Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-03-28.
  • The estimated solve time of 30–40 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • abatic
  • abit
  • abitibi
  • acct
  • acratia
  • acrita
  • acta
  • adat
  • adati
  • adiabat
  • adiabatic
  • adit
  • adriatic
  • airt
  • arati
  • arctiid
  • artaba
  • artiad
  • artic
  • atactic
  • atar
  • ataractic
  • atta
  • attacca
  • attid
  • attrib
  • babbit
  • babbitt
  • bact
  • baraita
  • barat
  • barrat
  • bart
  • batata
  • batt
  • batta
  • birt
  • bitt
  • bract
  • brit
  • britt
  • cabiritic
  • cabrit
  • cadbait
  • caract
  • cardita
  • carditic
  • carrat
  • catabatic
  • cataria
  • catti
  • ccitt
  • crabbit
  • crit
  • dacitic
  • dataria
  • diact
  • dict
  • dirtbird
  • dita
  • iatric
  • ictic
  • iddat
  • iritic
  • itatartaric
  • ittria
  • rabat
  • rata
  • ratti
  • riata
  • ribat
  • rita
  • ritard
  • taar
  • tabi
  • tabic
  • tabid
  • tait
  • tara
  • tarai
  • tarairi
  • tarata
  • tari
  • tarr
  • tartaric
  • tatar
  • tataric
  • tatta
  • tiar
  • tibiad
  • ticca
  • tiriba
  • titbit
  • titi
  • trac
  • trad
  • triac
  • triacid
  • triact
  • triadic
  • triarii
  • triatic
  • trib
  • tribadic
  • tribrac
  • trica
  • tricar
  • tricia
  • trictrac
  • triradii
  • trit
  • tritactic

*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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