Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, August 17, 2025
Aug 17, 2025, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, D, B, E, T, C honeycomb (center letter C) feature 56 words, a 338-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ABDICATED, DEDICATED, DEDICATEE.
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Sunday, August 17, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
8/10
Hard79th percentile
Avg Word Length
6.09
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
71/100
RareRarer than 71% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
54 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
13
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: BAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
31
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 237 ptsVowel Split
46%
Vowel-heavy puzzle157 vowels · 184 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start17 PTS
- 15%Moving Up51 PTS
- 25%Good85 PTS
- 40%Solid135 PTS
- 50%Nice169 PTS
- 60%Great203 PTS
- 65%Amazing220 PTS
- 70%Genius237 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee338 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 56 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, August 17, 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.
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9-Letter Words 3 words
8-Letter Words 9 words
7-Letter Words 7 words
6-Letter Words 16 words
5-Letter Words 13 words
4-Letter Words 8 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 56 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 56 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 56 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 338 ranks in the 95th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-08-15.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 56 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 82nd percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-08-15.
- 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 2025-08-16.
- The estimated solve time of 46–62 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*:
- abac
- abaca
- abacate
- abatic
- abietic
- acad
- acadia
- acca
- accidia
- accidie
- accite
- acct
- acedia
- aceta
- acetacetic
- acetated
- acetite
- acta
- addice
- adiabatic
- aecia
- aecidia
- atactic
- attacca
- baccate
- baccated
- bact
- biacid
- bice
- caaba
- caba
- cabiai
- caca
- cace
- cadbait
- caddice
- cade
- cadee
- cadette
- cadi
- cadie
- caeca
- caid
- catabatic
- cate
- catted
- catti
- cattie
- ccitt
- cebid
- ceca
- cedi
- ceiba
- cetacea
- cete
- ceti
- ceticide
- cicad
- cicadae
- cicadid
- citee
- citied
- dace
- dacite
- dacitic
- decad
- decadic
- decate
- decede
- deictic
- diacetate
- diacid
- diacidic
- diact
- diadic
- dict
- dietic
- ebcdic
- ecad
- ecbatic
- ecca
- ecce
- ectad
- ectatic
- eddaic
- eddic
- etic
- ictic
- idaic
- idic
- tabetic
- tabic
- tace
- tactite
- teca
- tecta
- tectite
- ticca
- tice
*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.