Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Jul 30, 2025, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, O, G, E, N, C, T honeycomb (center letter C) feature 57 words, a 307-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: CONCATENATE.

Spelling Bee hive for July 30, 2025 with center letter C and surrounding letters A,O,G,E,N and T

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

84th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.82

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

80/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 80% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

55 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

12

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: G

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

29

words to Genius
1×11L1×9L2×8L15×7L10×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 215 pts
29 words1×11L1×9L2×8L15×7L10×6L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

142 vowels · 190 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start15 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up46 PTS
  • 25%Good77 PTS
  • 40%Solid123 PTS
  • 50%Nice154 PTS
  • 60%Great184 PTS
  • 65%Amazing200 PTS
  • 70%Genius215 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee307 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 57 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, July 30, 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
65%
O
11%
A
7%

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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

9-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 2 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

4-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

13 words
4L
13
11 words
5L
11
14 words
6L
14
15 words (Pangram)
7L
15
2 words
8L
2
1 word (Pangram)
9L
1
1 word
11L
1

Share of 57 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

C
57 words
100%
N
42 words
74%
O
41 words
72%
A
40 words
70%
T
36 words
63%
E
33 words
58%
G
11 words
19%

Share of 57 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts
13
4L
55 pts
55
5L
84 pts
84
6L
112 pts (Pangram)
112
7L
16 pts
16
8L
16 pts (Pangram)
16
9L
11 pts
11
11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
3765%
O
611%
A
47%
E
47%
T
47%
N
24%

Share of 57 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 307 ranks in the 91st percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-07-29.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 57 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 84th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-07-29.
  • 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 2025-07-29.
  • The estimated solve time of 47–63 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*:

  • acana
  • acca
  • acct
  • aceta
  • acetoacetate
  • acetonate
  • acone
  • acta
  • actaeon
  • actg
  • acton
  • ancon
  • ancona
  • ancone
  • annect
  • annectant
  • annectent
  • anteact
  • attacca
  • attacco
  • caca
  • cacana
  • cace
  • cacoon
  • caeca
  • cagn
  • cagot
  • cana
  • canaan
  • cananaean
  • canette
  • cann
  • cannet
  • canto
  • cantoon
  • cate
  • catena
  • catenae
  • catenane
  • catenate
  • ceca
  • cene
  • cenote
  • centage
  • cento
  • cetacea
  • cetane
  • cete
  • cetene
  • coact
  • coagent
  • coan
  • coatee
  • coccagee
  • cocco
  • coco
  • cocona
  • cocotte
  • coenact
  • coetanean
  • cogence
  • cogon
  • conant
  • concent
  • concetto
  • cong
  • conge
  • congo
  • conn
  • connate
  • connotate
  • cont
  • contango
  • conte
  • conto
  • coocoo
  • cooee
  • coon
  • cooncan
  • coto
  • cott
  • cotta
  • cottonee
  • ctene
  • ecca
  • ecce
  • econ
  • ectene
  • egence
  • enecate
  • entocone
  • eocene
  • nace
  • nance
  • nangca
  • negoce
  • neocene
  • nocence
  • nocent
  • nocten
  • nonaccent
  • nonact
  • noncognate
  • noncon
  • noncontact
  • noncontent
  • oceanet
  • oceanog
  • ocote
  • octan
  • octene
  • octette
  • octoate
  • octoon
  • onca
  • oncet
  • oncogene
  • tacan
  • tacana
  • tacanan
  • tace
  • tangence
  • teca
  • teco
  • tecta
  • tenace
  • toccate
  • toco
  • totonac
  • totonacan
  • totonaco

*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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