September 1, 2025, Monday

Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, September 01, 2025

Sep 01, 2025, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, N, T, Y, E, C honeycomb (center letter C) feature 46 words, a 236-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: TACTICIAN.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 1, 2025 with center letter C and surrounding letters A,I,N,T,Y and E

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Monday, September 1, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

26th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.63

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

8/100

Common

Rarer than 8% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

38 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×9L2×8L8×7L13×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 165 pts

24 words1×9L2×8L8×7L12×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

41%

Balanced mix

105 vowels · 154 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start12 PTS
15%Moving Up35 PTS
25%Good59 PTS
40%Solid94 PTS
50%Nice118 PTS
60%Great142 PTS
65%Amazing153 PTS
70%Genius165 PTS
100%Queen Bee236 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, September 1, 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

39%

22%

20%

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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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Word Length Distribution

10 words

12 words

13 words

8 words

2 words (Pangram)

1 word

Share of 46 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

46 words

100%

36 words

78%

33 words

72%

32 words

70%

27 words

59%

21 words

46%

9 words

20%

Share of 46 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

10 pts

60 pts

78 pts

56 pts

23 pts (Pangram)

9 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1839%

1022%

920%

49%

37%

24%

Share of 46 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 236 ranks in the 68th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-08-31.
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 2025-08-31.
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 Medium 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 2025-08-31.
The estimated solve time of 32–44 min is comparable 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*:

acacetin
acacian
acaciin
acacin
acacine
acana
acca
accite
acct
aceta
acetacetic
acetannin
acetin
acetite
acinetic
acini
acinic
acta
actin
actinia
actiniae
actinian
actinic
aecia
ancience
anciency
ancienty
anetic
anicca
annect
annectant
annectent
anteact
anticity
antitetanic
atactic
attacca
caca
cacana
cace
caeca
caecity
cain
cainian
cainite
cainitic
cana
canaan
canaanite
canaanitic
cananaean
canette
caninity
cann
cannet
cannie
cantic
canty
cany
cataian
cate
catena
catenae
catenane
catenate
catti
cattie
ccitt
ceca
cecity
cene
centennia
cetacea
cetane
cete
cetene
ceti
cetin
cincinnati
cincinnatian
cincinni
cinct
cine
citee
cnicin
ctene
ctenii
cyanate
cyanean
cyanic
cyanin
cyanine
cyanite
cyanitic
ecca
ecce
ectatic
ectene
enatic
encaenia
enceinte
encina
ency
encyc
enecate
eniac
etic
iceni
ictic
inactinic
inca
incaic
incan
incatenate
incitant
innitency
intice
nace
nance
nancy
neanic
niantic
nicaean
nicene
nicenian
nici
nictate
nictitant
nictitate
nitency
tacan
tacana
tacanan
tace
tacitean
tactite
tanacetin
tanitic
tannaic
tannaitic
teca
tecta
tectite
tenace
tenacy
tetanic
ticca
tice
tinc
titanitic
titianic
yacata
yacca
ycie

*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.