April 26, 2025, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, April 26, 2025

Apr 26, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the O, A, L, H, G, I, N honeycomb (center letter O) feature 56 words, a 287-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: NONAGONAL, NONILLION.

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Spelling Bee hive for April 26, 2025 with center letter O and surrounding letters A,L,H,G,I and N

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Saturday, April 26, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

77th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.68

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

72/100

Rare

Rarer than 72% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

54 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

2×9L4×8L10×7L12×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 201 pts

28 words2×9L4×8L10×7L7×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

136 vowels · 182 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start14 PTS
15%Moving Up43 PTS
25%Good72 PTS
40%Solid115 PTS
50%Nice144 PTS
60%Great172 PTS
65%Amazing187 PTS
70%Genius201 PTS
100%Queen Bee287 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 56 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, April 26, 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

32%

21%

13%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

15 words

12 words

13 words

10 words (Pangram)

4 words (Pangram)

2 words

Share of 56 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

56 words

100%

44 words

79%

40 words

71%

40 words

71%

31 words

55%

24 words

43%

8 words

14%

Share of 56 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

15 pts

60 pts

78 pts

77 pts (Pangram)

39 pts (Pangram)

18 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1832%

1221%

713%

611%

59%

12%

Share of 56 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 287 ranks in the 86th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-04-25.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 56 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 82nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-04-25.
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 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 2025-04-25.
The estimated solve time of 46–62 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

agao
agio
agoho
agoing
agon
agonal
ainoi
aion
aionial
alalonga
algol
algolagnia
allo
allolalia
alloo
alogia
alogian
aloin
analoga
analogal
analogion
analogon
anglo
angola
angolan
anhalonin
anilao
anilino
annona
anoa
anoia
anoil
anonang
aonian
galago
galloon
gangion
ganoin
gaol
gaoling
gaon
giallolino
gillion
gilo
glagol
glogg
glonoin
goaling
goan
goanna
gogga
gogo
gohila
gola
golgi
goli
golilla
goll
gonal
gonalgia
gonangia
gonangial
gonia
gonial
gonion
goog
goolah
haligonian
hallion
hallo
halloa
halloaing
halloing
halloo
hallooing
haloa
hano
hanoi
higgaion
hillo
hilloa
hilloaing
hilloing
hogg
hoggin
hogling
hogo
hola
holi
holl
holla
hollaing
hollin
hollo
holloa
holloaing
holloing
hollong
holloo
hollooing
honan
hong
hool
hoolihan
hoon
iago
ilion
illano
illinoian
ingoing
inigo
inion
ioni
ionian
lagoonal
lalo
lanao
lango
linaloa
linalol
linalool
lino
linon
loanin
logan
logania
loganin
logia
logion
loglog
logoi
lohan
lohana
lola
loli
loligo
lolo
longa
longinian
looing
naio
naoi
ngaio
ninon
noah
nogai
nogging
noil
noll
nolo
nona
nonangling
nong
nonion
nooning
ogallala
oglala
ohia
ohing
ohio
ohioan
olga
olla
olona
onan
oogonia
oogonial
oohing

*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.