Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Aug 13, 2025, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, V, E, D, N, Y, O honeycomb (center letter O) feature 51 words, a 251-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: COCOONED, CONCEDED, CONDONED, CONVENED, CONVEYED, CONVOYED.

Spelling Bee hive for August 13, 2025 with center letter O and surrounding letters C,V,E,D,N and Y

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Wednesday, August 13, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

73rd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.53

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

71/100

Rare

Rarer than 71% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

49 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

11

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

24

words to Genius
6×8L7×7L10×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 176 pts
24 words6×8L7×7L10×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

44%

Balanced mix

124 vowels · 158 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start13 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up38 PTS
  • 25%Good63 PTS
  • 40%Solid100 PTS
  • 50%Nice126 PTS
  • 60%Great151 PTS
  • 65%Amazing163 PTS
  • 70%Genius176 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee251 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 51 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, August 13, 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
47%
D
24%
N
14%

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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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8-Letter Words 6 words

7-Letter Words 7 words

6-Letter Words 10 words

5-Letter Words 13 words

4-Letter Words 15 words

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Word Length Distribution

15 words
4L
15
13 words
5L
13
10 words
6L
10
7 words
7L
7
6 words (Pangram)
8L
6

Share of 51 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

O
51 words
100%
E
43 words
84%
N
37 words
73%
D
35 words
69%
C
34 words
67%
V
13 words
25%
Y
11 words
22%

Share of 51 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

15 pts
15
4L
65 pts
65
5L
60 pts
60
6L
49 pts
49
7L
62 pts (Pangram)
62
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
2447%
D
1224%
N
714%
E
36%
O
36%
V
12%
Y
12%

Share of 51 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 251 ranks in the 74th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-08-12.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 51 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 72nd percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-08-12.
  • 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-08-09.
  • The estimated solve time of 42–56 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*:

  • cocco
  • coco
  • codded
  • coddy
  • codec
  • coden
  • codo
  • cond
  • coney
  • conn
  • conny
  • conoy
  • cony
  • coocoo
  • cooee
  • cooeed
  • cooey
  • cooeyed
  • coon
  • coved
  • coyed
  • coyn
  • dedo
  • devon
  • devove
  • dodd
  • dodded
  • doddy
  • doney
  • donn
  • donne
  • donny
  • doon
  • doven
  • dovened
  • dovey
  • dynode
  • ecod
  • econ
  • eddo
  • endocone
  • enode
  • eocene
  • evoe
  • neocene
  • neoned
  • nocence
  • noddy
  • noded
  • noncon
  • nondo
  • nonene
  • nonny
  • nooned
  • novene
  • novo
  • oenone
  • ondy
  • ovened
  • voce
  • voodooed
  • yocco
  • yode
  • yoyo
  • yvonne

*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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