August 3, 2025, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, August 03, 2025

Aug 03, 2025, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, O, L, G, N, Y, E honeycomb (center letter E) feature 53 words, a 207-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: GENEALOGY.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 3, 2025 with center letter E and surrounding letters A,O,L,G,N and Y

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Sunday, August 3, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

47th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.08

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

41/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 41% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

44 minutes

Typical solve

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

1×9L1×8L4×7L12×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 145 pts

23 words1×9L1×8L4×7L8×6L9×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

124 vowels · 145 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start10 PTS
15%Moving Up31 PTS
25%Good52 PTS
40%Solid83 PTS
50%Nice104 PTS
60%Great124 PTS
65%Amazing135 PTS
70%Genius145 PTS
100%Queen Bee207 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 53 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, August 3, 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

30%

23%

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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2023-04-14(Y)

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Word Length Distribution

23 words

12 words

4 words

1 word

1 word (Pangram)

Share of 53 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

53 words

100%

40 words

75%

33 words

62%

27 words

51%

26 words

49%

23 words

43%

15 words

28%

Share of 53 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

23 pts

60 pts

72 pts

28 pts

8 pts

16 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1630%

1223%

917%

713%

48%

12%

Share of 53 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 207 ranks in the 56th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-08-02.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 53 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 76th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-08-02.
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 2025-08-02.
The estimated solve time of 37–51 min is comparable 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*:

aeaean
aegean
aegle
agee
agen
agena
agene
aglee
agley
agnean
agnel
agoge
agone
alae
alane
alea
alee
alen
algaeology
allee
allen
allene
allogene
allonge
alloyage
allylene
alnage
alonely
anagoge
analgen
analgene
anele
angela
angeleno
angelo
angelology
anlage
anlagen
anne
anole
ayen
egal
egall
egally
elayl
elean
elenge
ella
elle
ellen
elne
eloge
elogy
elon
elong
enage
enallage
engagee
engaol
engl
engle
englyn
enlay
ennage
enneagon
enneagonal
enol
enology
eoan
eyen
eyne
gaea
gael
galea
galeae
galeage
galee
galeeny
galega
galen
galena
galey
gallegan
gallonage
gane
gange
geal
gean
gegg
geggee
gell
gelly
gelong
gena
genae
genal
geneal
genl
genny
genoa
geog
geogeny
geogony
geon
gleen
gleg
glegly
glene
glenn
gley
gloea
goalee
goel
goen
goney
gooney
goyle
gyle
gyne
laen
lagena
lagenae
laney
langel
langley
layne
leal
leally
leany
leeangle
lege
legge
legong
lena
lenaea
lene
leng
lenny
leno
leon
leone
loange
longe
looey
looney
lynne
nagel
naggle
nale
nane
neal
neele
nell
nelly
neogaean
neogene
neology
noggen
nonage
nonane
nonego
nonene
nonlegal
nonylene
oenone
oleg
olena
oleoyl
oogeny
oogone
yale
yean
yegg
yengee
yogee

*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.