Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, April 05, 2025

Apr 05, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, O, D, C, I, R, H honeycomb (center letter H) feature 37 words, a 158-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: RADICCHIO.

Spelling Bee hive for April 5, 2025 with center letter H and surrounding letters A,O,D,C,I and R

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Saturday, April 5, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

44th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.14

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

52/100

Rare

Rarer than 52% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

31 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

18

words to Genius
1×9L3×7L8×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 111 pts
18 words1×9L3×7L4×6L10×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

75 vowels · 115 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up24 PTS
  • 25%Good40 PTS
  • 40%Solid63 PTS
  • 50%Nice79 PTS
  • 60%Great95 PTS
  • 65%Amazing103 PTS
  • 70%Genius111 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee158 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 37 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, April 5, 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
41%
H
32%
A
8%

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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 1 word

7-Letter Words 3 words

6-Letter Words 8 words

5-Letter Words 12 words

4-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

13 words
4L
13
12 words
5L
12
8 words
6L
8
3 words
7L
3
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1

Share of 37 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

H
37 words
100%
C
26 words
70%
A
24 words
65%
R
24 words
65%
O
22 words
59%
I
16 words
43%
D
14 words
38%

Share of 37 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts
13
4L
60 pts
60
5L
48 pts
48
6L
21 pts
21
7L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
1541%
H
1232%
A
38%
R
38%
O
25%
D
13%
I
13%

Share of 37 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 158 ranks in the 31st percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-04-03.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 37 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 34th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-04-03.
  • 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 2025-04-01.
  • The estimated solve time of 26–36 min is faster 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*:

  • accroach
  • achar
  • achira
  • achor
  • adhara
  • ahchoo
  • ahir
  • aircoach
  • arachic
  • arachidic
  • archai
  • archd
  • arhar
  • arracach
  • arracacha
  • arrach
  • arrah
  • arrha
  • cachaca
  • caraho
  • carchariid
  • caroach
  • caroch
  • carroch
  • chaco
  • chadar
  • chadri
  • chahar
  • chao
  • chara
  • characid
  • charr
  • charro
  • chiao
  • chich
  • chicha
  • chico
  • chid
  • chih
  • chiro
  • chirr
  • chocard
  • chocho
  • choco
  • choochoo
  • choora
  • chordoid
  • choric
  • chorio
  • chorioid
  • choroid
  • chroococcoid
  • cooch
  • corah
  • dhai
  • dhoora
  • diadochi
  • diarch
  • diarchic
  • dich
  • dichord
  • dichroic
  • doodah
  • haar
  • hadada
  • haha
  • haida
  • haori
  • harari
  • hardihood
  • harico
  • harr
  • hircarra
  • hircic
  • hocco
  • hodad
  • hooroo
  • horah
  • iacchic
  • idaho
  • ochro
  • ochroid
  • ohia
  • ohio
  • orach
  • orch
  • orchic
  • rach
  • rahdar
  • rahdari
  • rhoda
  • rhodic
  • rhodora
  • richard
  • richardia

*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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