Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, April 24, 2025

Apr 24, 2025, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the M, A, T, E, B, G, Y honeycomb (center letter M) feature 29 words, a 100-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: MEGABYTE, TEAMMATE.

Spelling Bee hive for April 24, 2025 with center letter M and surrounding letters A,T,E,B,G and Y

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Thursday, April 24, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

1/10

Easy

9th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.76

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

18/100

Common

Rarer than 18% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

20 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

7

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: E, Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

11

words to Genius
2×8L2×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 70 pts
11 words2×8L2×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

64 vowels · 74 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start5 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up15 PTS
  • 25%Good25 PTS
  • 40%Solid40 PTS
  • 50%Nice50 PTS
  • 60%Great60 PTS
  • 65%Amazing65 PTS
  • 70%Genius70 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee100 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 29 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, April 24, 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

M
59%
G
14%
T
14%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-04-23
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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 2 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 15 words

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Word Length Distribution

15 words
4L
15
10 words
5L
10
2 words
6L
2
2 words (Pangram)
8L
2

Share of 29 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

M
29 words
100%
A
24 words
83%
E
23 words
79%
T
14 words
48%
G
9 words
31%
B
7 words
24%
Y
5 words
17%

Share of 29 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

15 pts
15
4L
50 pts
50
5L
12 pts
12
6L
23 pts (Pangram)
23
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

M
1759%
G
414%
T
414%
A
27%
B
27%

Share of 29 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 100 ranks in the 7th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-04-14.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 29 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 14th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-04-17.
  • 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 Easy 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 2025-04-23.
  • The estimated solve time of 17–23 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*:

  • abeam
  • agama
  • agamete
  • agamy
  • agma
  • amate
  • amay
  • amba
  • ambage
  • ambe
  • amma
  • atma
  • ayme
  • beamage
  • beamy
  • bema
  • bemata
  • bemba
  • beme
  • bemeet
  • bemete
  • beteem
  • embay
  • embeam
  • emma
  • emmet
  • emmett
  • emmy
  • etym
  • etyma
  • eyebeam
  • gama
  • gamay
  • gamb
  • gamba
  • gambe
  • gambet
  • gamebag
  • gamey
  • gamgee
  • gammy
  • gemma
  • gemmae
  • gemmate
  • gemmy
  • maat
  • maba
  • mabe
  • maga
  • maggy
  • magmata
  • mamey
  • mammae
  • mammate
  • mammee
  • mammet
  • mammey
  • mammy
  • matamata
  • matt
  • matta
  • matty
  • maty
  • maya
  • megagamete
  • meggy
  • metae
  • metage
  • metate
  • metayage
  • mmmm
  • mtge
  • tagmeme
  • tama
  • tammy
  • tema
  • tmema
  • tmemata

*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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