Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, August 25, 2025

Aug 25, 2025, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, O, H, G, L, U, T honeycomb (center letter T) feature 46 words, a 153-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: OUTTHOUGHT.

Spelling Bee hive for August 25, 2025 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,O,H,G,L and U

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Monday, August 25, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

21st percentile

Avg Word Length

4.80

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

19/100

Common

Rarer than 19% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

32 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

16

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: U

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

17

words to Genius
1×10L1×8L2×7L4×6L9×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 107 pts
17 words1×10L1×8L2×7L3×6L10×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

89 vowels · 132 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up23 PTS
  • 25%Good38 PTS
  • 40%Solid61 PTS
  • 50%Nice77 PTS
  • 60%Great92 PTS
  • 65%Amazing99 PTS
  • 70%Genius107 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee153 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 46 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, August 25, 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

T
39%
G
17%
A
13%

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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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10-Letter Words 1 word

8-Letter Words 1 word

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 4 words

5-Letter Words 13 words

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Word Length Distribution

25 words
4L
25
13 words
5L
13
4 words
6L
4
2 words
7L
2
1 word (Pangram)
8L
1
1 word
10L
1

Share of 46 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

T
46 words
100%
O
34 words
74%
A
24 words
52%
H
21 words
46%
G
19 words
41%
L
19 words
41%
U
18 words
39%

Share of 46 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

25 pts
25
4L
65 pts
65
5L
24 pts
24
6L
14 pts
14
7L
15 pts (Pangram)
15
8L
10 pts
10
10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

T
1839%
G
817%
A
613%
H
511%
L
511%
O
49%

Share of 46 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 153 ranks in the 28th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-08-20.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 46 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 57th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-08-23.
  • 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 2025-08-24.
  • The estimated solve time of 27–37 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*:

  • agatha
  • agouta
  • altho
  • atlatl
  • atta
  • attagal
  • attal
  • atua
  • auth
  • gagtooth
  • galloot
  • galt
  • galut
  • galuth
  • gata
  • gatha
  • gault
  • gaut
  • ghat
  • ghaut
  • glout
  • golgotha
  • gotha
  • goto
  • gutt
  • gutta
  • guttula
  • hallot
  • halloth
  • hatt
  • haught
  • hault
  • haut
  • hoult
  • hout
  • houtou
  • lata
  • latah
  • lgth
  • llautu
  • loggat
  • logout
  • lota
  • lotah
  • loth
  • loto
  • lotta
  • otto
  • outhaul
  • outhut
  • outlaugh
  • outlot
  • taal
  • tagal
  • tagala
  • tagalog
  • tagua
  • tagula
  • taha
  • tahua
  • tala
  • talao
  • tallol
  • tath
  • tathata
  • tatoo
  • tatou
  • tatta
  • tatu
  • taula
  • tautaug
  • tautog
  • thala
  • thaught
  • thoght
  • thoo
  • thuluth
  • toat
  • toatoa
  • togo
  • toho
  • tola
  • tolt
  • tolu
  • toluol
  • toto
  • tought
  • tuath
  • tula
  • tulu
  • ulto
  • utah

*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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