September 3, 2025, Wednesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, September 03, 2025

Sep 03, 2025, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, U, N, T, R, O, N honeycomb (center letter G) feature 55 words, a 250-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: GARGANTUAN.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 3, 2025 with center letter G and surrounding letters A,U,N,T,R and O

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Wednesday, September 3, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

10/10

Very Hard

96th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.25

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

97/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 97% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

61 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L2×9L3×8L2×7L8×6L10×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 160 pts

26 words1×10L2×9L3×8L2×7L4×6L14×5L

Vowel Split

41%

Balanced mix

118 vowels · 171 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up38 PTS
25%Good63 PTS
40%Solid100 PTS
50%Nice125 PTS
60%Great150 PTS
65%Amazing163 PTS
70%Genius175 PTS
100%Queen Bee250 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 55 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, September 3, 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

47%

16%

13%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

20 words

19 words

8 words

2 words

3 words (Pangram)

2 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

Share of 55 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

55 words

100%

41 words

75%

36 words

65%

34 words

62%

32 words

58%

30 words

55%

20 words

36%

Share of 55 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

20 pts

95 pts

48 pts

14 pts

24 pts (Pangram)

18 pts (Pangram)

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2647%

916%

713%

59%

24%

12%

Share of 55 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 250 ranks in the 74th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-09-02.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 55 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 80th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-09-02.
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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-09-01.
The estimated solve time of 52–70 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.