Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, September 06, 2025

Sep 06, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, D, E, L, P, O, V honeycomb (center letter V) feature 26 words, a 156-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: CODEVELOPED.

Spelling Bee hive for September 6, 2025 with center letter V and surrounding letters C,D,E,L,P and O

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Saturday, September 6, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

52nd percentile

Avg Word Length

6.15

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

64/100

Rare

Rarer than 64% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

21 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

10

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: O

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

13

words to Genius
1×11L3×9L2×8L4×7L3×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 109 pts
13 words1×11L3×9L2×8L3×7L4×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

73 vowels · 87 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up23 PTS
  • 25%Good39 PTS
  • 40%Solid62 PTS
  • 50%Nice78 PTS
  • 60%Great94 PTS
  • 65%Amazing101 PTS
  • 70%Genius109 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee156 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 26 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, September 6, 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

D
27%
C
23%
L
19%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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11-Letter Words 1 word

9-Letter Words 3 words

8-Letter Words 2 words

7-Letter Words 4 words

6-Letter Words 4 words

5-Letter Words 6 words

4-Letter Words 6 words

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Word Length Distribution

6 words
4L
6
6 words
5L
6
4 words
6L
4
4 words
7L
4
2 words
8L
2
3 words (Pangram)
9L
3
1 word (Pangram)
11L
1

Share of 26 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

V
26 words
100%
E
25 words
96%
L
20 words
77%
O
17 words
65%
D
16 words
62%
P
7 words
27%
C
6 words
23%

Share of 26 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

6 pts
6
4L
30 pts
30
5L
24 pts
24
6L
28 pts
28
7L
16 pts
16
8L
34 pts (Pangram)
34
9L
18 pts (Pangram)
18
11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

D
727%
C
623%
L
519%
V
415%
E
28%
P
28%

Share of 26 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 156 ranks in the 30th 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 26 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 8th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-08-05.
  • 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2025-09-05.
  • The estimated solve time of 18–24 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*:

  • cleve
  • coved
  • devel
  • develope
  • developpe
  • devove
  • devvel
  • eleve
  • elve
  • evoe
  • leveed
  • levelled
  • levo
  • lovee
  • lvov
  • ovolo
  • poove
  • veepee
  • vell
  • veloce
  • voce
  • voled
  • volvelle
  • voodooed

*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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