Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, September 18, 2025
Sep 18, 2025, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, T, R, G, N, I, V honeycomb (center letter V) feature 21 words, a 169-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: AGGRAVATING, GRAVITATING.
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Thursday, September 18, 2025 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
6/10
Hard61st percentile
Avg Word Length
7.52
Long wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
72/100
RareRarer than 72% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
20 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
13
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
12
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 118 ptsVowel Split
41%
Balanced mix65 vowels · 93 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start8 PTS
- 15%Moving Up25 PTS
- 25%Good42 PTS
- 40%Solid68 PTS
- 50%Nice85 PTS
- 60%Great101 PTS
- 65%Amazing110 PTS
- 70%Genius118 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee169 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 21 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, September 18, 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.
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Complete Answers
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11-Letter Words 2 words
10-Letter Words 2 words
9-Letter Words 2 words
8-Letter Words 4 words
7-Letter Words 3 words
6-Letter Words 6 words
5-Letter Words 1 word
4-Letter Words 1 word
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 21 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 21 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 21 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 169 ranks in the 37th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-09-16.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 21 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 3rd percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-09-12.
- 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 Hard 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 2025-09-15.
- The estimated solve time of 17–23 min is faster than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a challenging solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- anniv
- avania
- avant
- avanti
- avar
- avarian
- avatara
- gaingiving
- gangava
- garava
- gingiva
- grav
- graving
- grivna
- ignavia
- invaginating
- invar
- invt
- irvin
- irving
- irvingiana
- ivan
- navar
- navarin
- navarrian
- navig
- ravi
- ravin
- ravining
- riva
- riving
- tarvia
- tattva
- tittivating
- trav
- trivant
- trivariant
- trivirga
- vagarian
- vagi
- vaginant
- vair
- vairagi
- vang
- vanir
- vanning
- vara
- varan
- varangian
- varanian
- vari
- varia
- variag
- variating
- varna
- vatting
- viga
- vigia
- vignin
- vina
- vinata
- vining
- vint
- vinta
- vintaging
- vira
- viraginian
- virga
- virginia
- virginian
- vita
- viti
- vitrain
- vitta
- viva
- vivant
- vivaria
- vivat
- vivian
*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.