July 19, 2025, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, July 19, 2025

Jul 19, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the B, L, D, C, I, O, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 54 words, a 239-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: DIABOLICAL.

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Spelling Bee hive for July 19, 2025 with center letter A and surrounding letters B,L,D,C,I and O

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Saturday, July 19, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

37th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.28

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

23/100

Common

Rarer than 23% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

45 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

1×10L4×8L3×7L12×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 167 pts

24 words1×10L4×8L3×7L10×6L6×5L

Vowel Split

49%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

140 vowels · 145 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start12 PTS
15%Moving Up36 PTS
25%Good60 PTS
40%Solid96 PTS
50%Nice120 PTS
60%Great143 PTS
65%Amazing155 PTS
70%Genius167 PTS
100%Queen Bee239 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, July 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

33%

22%

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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2023-04-06(B)

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Word Length Distribution

20 words

14 words

12 words

3 words

4 words (Pangram)

1 word (Pangram)

10L

Share of 54 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

54 words

100%

38 words

70%

32 words

59%

27 words

50%

25 words

46%

24 words

44%

16 words

30%

Share of 54 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

20 pts

70 pts

72 pts

21 pts

39 pts (Pangram)

17 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1833%

1222%

917%

815%

59%

12%

Share of 54 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 239 ranks in the 70th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-07-18.
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 2025-07-18.
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 2025-07-17.
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*:

aalii
abac
abaca
abada
abba
abdal
abib
abidal
abilao
abilla
abilo
abolla
acad
acadia
acca
accidia
accoll
acidoid
acold
adad
adai
adda
adib
adlai
alai
alala
alalia
alba
albi
alcaic
alcaid
alcid
alco
aldol
alia
alicia
alida
alidad
allo
allod
allodia
allodial
allolalia
alloo
alod
alodia
alodial
baal
babi
baboo
babool
bacalao
bacillicidal
bacillicidic
bailo
baioc
baiocco
bala
balada
balao
balboa
bali
balladic
balladical
balli
ballo
balolo
biacid
biocidal
blad
bobac
bobadil
boca
bocaccio
bocal
bocca
boccaccio
boccia
boobialla
caaba
caba
cabalic
caballo
cabbala
cabiai
cabildo
cabob
caboclo
caca
caddo
cadi
cadillac
caid
calaba
calc
calcic
calid
calli
callid
calloo
calo
caoba
cibola
cicad
cicadid
cicala
ciliola
cladodial
cloacal
coala
cobia
coccal
coccidia
coccidial
coccidioidal
coccobacilli
coccoidal
cocobola
codical
codilla
colada
colical
colla
collocal
colloidal
dabb
dabba
daboia
dada
dado
dail
dali
diablo
diacid
diacidic
diadic
dicalcic
doab
dobla
dolia
doodab
ibad
ibilao
idaic
idiolalia
idola
ilia
iliad
iliadic
ilial
illocal
iodal
labba
lablab
laccic
laccol
lall
lalo
licca
lida
lidia
lila
lobal
lobola
loca
lola
obia
odal
oidia
olla
ooidal

*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.