Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, April 19, 2025

Apr 19, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, E, B, F, L, N honeycomb (center letter N) feature 54 words, a 261-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: INALIENABLE.

Spelling Bee hive for April 19, 2025 with center letter N and surrounding letters A,I,E,B,F and L

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Saturday, April 19, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

52nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.63

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

38/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 38% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

45 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

19

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

24

words to Genius
1×11L1×10L2×9L5×8L3×7L12×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 183 pts
24 words1×11L1×10L2×9L5×8L3×7L9×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

47%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

143 vowels · 161 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start13 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up39 PTS
  • 25%Good65 PTS
  • 40%Solid104 PTS
  • 50%Nice131 PTS
  • 60%Great157 PTS
  • 65%Amazing170 PTS
  • 70%Genius183 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee261 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 54 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, April 19, 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
26%
F
17%
L
17%

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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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11-Letter Words 1 word

10-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 5 words

7-Letter Words 3 words

6-Letter Words 13 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 19 words

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Word Length Distribution

19 words
4L
19
10 words
5L
10
13 words
6L
13
3 words
7L
3
5 words
8L
5
2 words (Pangram)
9L
2
1 word (Pangram)
10L
1
1 word
11L
1

Share of 54 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

N
54 words
100%
L
40 words
74%
E
38 words
70%
A
36 words
67%
I
31 words
57%
B
21 words
39%
F
17 words
31%

Share of 54 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

19 pts
19
4L
50 pts
50
5L
78 pts
78
6L
21 pts
21
7L
40 pts
40
8L
25 pts (Pangram)
25
9L
17 pts (Pangram)
17
10L
11 pts
11
11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

B
1426%
F
917%
L
917%
N
713%
I
611%
A
59%
E
47%

Share of 54 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 261 ranks in the 78th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-04-18.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 54 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 78th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-04-18.
  • 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 2025-04-18.
  • The estimated solve time of 38–52 min is slower 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*:

  • abelian
  • abilene
  • aeaean
  • affinal
  • affine
  • aileen
  • alain
  • alan
  • alane
  • alani
  • alanin
  • alanine
  • albainn
  • alban
  • albania
  • albanian
  • albian
  • albin
  • albinal
  • alen
  • alfin
  • aliene
  • alienee
  • aline
  • allan
  • allen
  • allene
  • anabaena
  • anan
  • anana
  • anba
  • anele
  • anil
  • anile
  • anilin
  • aniline
  • anna
  • annabel
  • anne
  • annie
  • babine
  • bain
  • balan
  • balian
  • ballan
  • balneal
  • bana
  • banaba
  • banba
  • banff
  • bani
  • bania
  • banian
  • bein
  • bena
  • benben
  • bene
  • beni
  • benin
  • benn
  • benne
  • benni
  • bien
  • biennale
  • bienne
  • biffin
  • bilaan
  • bilin
  • binal
  • bine
  • bini
  • binna
  • blain
  • blaine
  • blan
  • eben
  • eileen
  • elaenia
  • elain
  • elaine
  • elean
  • elian
  • ellen
  • elne
  • enbibe
  • enfile
  • enif
  • fabian
  • faena
  • fain
  • fana
  • fanal
  • fane
  • fanleaf
  • fannel
  • fannell
  • fellani
  • fenian
  • fianna
  • finable
  • fineable
  • fineleaf
  • fini
  • finn
  • finnan
  • flain
  • fleabane
  • iban
  • ilian
  • inable
  • inaffable
  • infall
  • infeeble
  • infile
  • infin
  • inia
  • inial
  • inline
  • inne
  • laban
  • laen
  • laine
  • lana
  • leafen
  • leban
  • lebban
  • leben
  • lena
  • lenaea
  • lene
  • lenin
  • liana
  • liane
  • lienable
  • lienal
  • lienee
  • lifen
  • lilian
  • lina
  • linable
  • linea
  • lineable
  • linin
  • linn
  • linnaean
  • linne
  • nabal
  • nabe
  • nabla
  • naib
  • nailfile
  • nain
  • nale
  • nane
  • nannie
  • neaf
  • neal
  • nebalian
  • nebel
  • neele
  • neif
  • neil
  • nell
  • nellie
  • niall
  • nibbana
  • nielli
  • nife
  • niff
  • nifle
  • nile
  • nill
  • nina

*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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