August 30, 2025, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, August 30, 2025

Aug 30, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the E, N, I, G, M, Z, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 70 words, a 336-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ZIGZAGGING.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 30, 2025 with center letter A and surrounding letters E,N,I,G,M and Z

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Saturday, August 30, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

86th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.56

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

76/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 76% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

77 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L2×9L3×8L11×7L15×6L2×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 235 pts

34 words1×10L2×9L3×8L11×7L14×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

178 vowels · 211 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start17 PTS
15%Moving Up50 PTS
25%Good84 PTS
40%Solid134 PTS
50%Nice168 PTS
60%Great202 PTS
65%Amazing218 PTS
70%Genius235 PTS
100%Queen Bee336 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 70 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, August 30, 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

36%

20%

17%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2025-08-29

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-12-13(M)

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Word Length Distribution

20 words

18 words

15 words

11 words

3 words (Pangram)

2 words

1 word

10L

Share of 70 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

70 words

100%

51 words

73%

46 words

66%

45 words

64%

44 words

63%

30 words

43%

13 words

19%

Share of 70 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

20 pts

90 pts

77 pts

31 pts (Pangram)

18 pts

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2536%

1420%

1217%

69%

57%

46%

Share of 70 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 336 ranks in the 95th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-08-29.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 70 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 98th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-08-29.
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 Very 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 2025-08-29.
The estimated solve time of 65–89 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aeaean
aegean
aegina
aenigma
agag
agama
agami
agaz
agee
agen
agena
agene
agenizing
aggie
agin
agma
agname
agnean
agnize
agnizing
aimee
amain
amaine
amazia
ameen
amene
amenia
amia
amie
amiga
amimia
amin
amine
amini
amma
amman
ammine
amnia
anaemia
anam
anamnia
anan
anana
angami
angie
anna
annam
anne
annie
azan
azimine
azine
eaning
emma
enage
enam
enamine
engagee
engineman
ennage
gaea
gaging
gagman
gagmen
gaia
gainage
gama
gamgee
gamming
ganam
gane
ganga
gangan
gange
gangman
ganza
gazania
gazee
gazi
gean
gemma
gemmae
gemman
gena
genae
genian
gigman
gnamma
imagen
iman
immane
inanga
inga
ingang
inia
innage
maga
magani
magazinage
magazining
maggie
magging
magian
magna
maia
maine
mamie
mammae
mammee
mammie
mana
managee
manana
manege
mang
mangana
manganize
mani
manie
manienie
manini
mann
mannan
mannie
manzana
maza
mazama
mazame
mazing
mazzinian
meminna
menage
miami
mian
mima
mina
minae
minaean
mizmaze
naam
naga
nagana
naggin
naig
naim
nain
nama
namaz
nane
nanga
nannie
naze
nazi
nazim
nema
nemean
ngai
nina
nizam
zagaie
zain
zaman
zamang
zamia
zanana
zanza
zanze
zazen
zenaga
zenana
ziega
zigan
zingana
zingani
zizania

*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.