Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, August 11, 2025

Aug 11, 2025, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, O, Y, I, H, L, D honeycomb (center letter D) feature 30 words, a 118-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: DILLYDALLY.

Spelling Bee hive for August 11, 2025 with center letter D and surrounding letters A,O,Y,I,H and L

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Monday, August 11, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

1/10

Easy

6th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.00

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

8/100

Common

Rarer than 8% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

21 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

10

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: A, Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

13

words to Genius
1×10L2×7L4×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 83 pts
13 words1×10L2×7L2×6L8×5L

Vowel Split

34%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

51 vowels · 99 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start6 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up18 PTS
  • 25%Good30 PTS
  • 40%Solid47 PTS
  • 50%Nice59 PTS
  • 60%Great71 PTS
  • 65%Amazing77 PTS
  • 70%Genius83 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee118 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 30 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, August 11, 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

D
57%
H
17%
I
13%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-08-10
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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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10-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 4 words

5-Letter Words 10 words

4-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

13 words
4L
13
10 words
5L
10
4 words
6L
4
2 words (Pangram)
7L
2
1 word
10L
1

Share of 30 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

D
30 words
100%
L
23 words
77%
I
17 words
57%
Y
17 words
57%
O
14 words
47%
A
13 words
43%
H
6 words
20%

Share of 30 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts
13
4L
50 pts
50
5L
24 pts
24
6L
21 pts (Pangram)
21
7L
10 pts
10
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

D
1757%
H
517%
I
413%
L
310%
O
13%

Share of 30 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 118 ranks in the 13th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-08-05.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 30 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 17th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-08-05.
  • 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 2025-08-10.
  • The estimated solve time of 18–24 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*:

  • adad
  • adai
  • aday
  • adda
  • addy
  • adlai
  • adlay
  • ahold
  • alday
  • aldol
  • alida
  • alidad
  • allod
  • allodia
  • allodial
  • allodially
  • alod
  • alodia
  • alodial
  • alodially
  • dada
  • dado
  • dahl
  • dail
  • dali
  • dayal
  • dhai
  • dhal
  • dhooly
  • diallyl
  • diddy
  • dido
  • didy
  • dihalo
  • diiodo
  • dilli
  • diol
  • dodd
  • doddy
  • doli
  • dolia
  • dollhood
  • doodah
  • dooly
  • doyly
  • hadada
  • hadal
  • haida
  • halid
  • haloid
  • hilda
  • hodad
  • hodaddy
  • holdall
  • holyday
  • hoody
  • hyaloid
  • hyloid
  • hyoidal
  • idaho
  • iddio
  • idiolalia
  • idola
  • iliad
  • iodal
  • iodid
  • iodol
  • ladhood
  • ladyhood
  • ladyly
  • laidly
  • laodah
  • lida
  • lidia
  • lido
  • lloyd
  • lodha
  • loyd
  • lydia
  • odal
  • odyl
  • oidia
  • oidioid
  • oldy
  • olid
  • ooid
  • ooidal
  • yald
  • yday
  • yodh

*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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