December 27, 2025, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, December 27, 2025

Dec 27, 2025, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, N, G, E, L, T, U honeycomb (center letter U) feature 60 words, a 291-point total, 3 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: ATTENUATE.

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Spelling Bee hive for December 27, 2025 with center letter U and surrounding letters A,N,G,E,L and T

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Saturday, December 27, 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

97th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.50

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

97/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 97% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

66 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: E

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×9L6×8L7×7L13×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 204 pts

27 words1×9L6×8L7×7L12×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

153 vowels · 177 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start15 PTS
15%Moving Up44 PTS
25%Good73 PTS
40%Solid116 PTS
50%Nice146 PTS
60%Great175 PTS
65%Amazing189 PTS
70%Genius204 PTS
100%Queen Bee291 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 60 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, December 27, 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

28%

22%

20%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

20 words

12 words

14 words

7 words

6 words (Pangram)

1 word

Share of 60 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

60 words

100%

41 words

68%

39 words

65%

35 words

58%

35 words

58%

33 words

55%

28 words

47%

Share of 60 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

20 pts

60 pts

84 pts

49 pts

69 pts (Pangram)

9 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1728%

1322%

1220%

1017%

610%

23%

Share of 60 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 291 ranks in the 87th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2025-12-26.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 60 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 89th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2025-12-26.
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 2025-12-23.
The estimated solve time of 56–76 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*:

agau
alalunga
alaunt
aleut
alula
alulae
angulate
anlaut
annuent
annulate
annule
annulet
annullate
antennula
antennule
antu
ataunt
attenuant
atua
augean
augen
auget
aula
aulae
aulete
aune
eguttulate
eluant
eluate
eluent
elul
elute
englue
englut
enleague
entune
euge
eugene
euglena
gaetulan
gallnut
galut
gangue
ganguela
gaul
gault
gaut
genu
genua
genual
guan
guana
gugal
guggle
gugglet
guglet
gugu
gula
gulae
gule
gulgul
gullage
guna
gunate
gung
gunge
gunnage
gunnel
gutt
gutta
guttae
guttate
guttle
guttula
guttulae
guttulate
guttule
laguna
lagune
langauge
langue
languet
languette
lauan
laulau
legua
leguan
leung
llautu
luella
lula
lunel
lunet
lungan
lungee
lunn
lunt
lunulate
lunule
lunulet
lutea
lutelet
lutulent
nagual
naunt
neengatu
neut
nunlet
nutant
nutate
nutgall
nutlet
tagua
taguan
tagula
tangalung
tangun
tangut
tatu
taula
tautaug
teague
tegula
tegulae
telegu
teleut
telugu
tengu
tenuate
tenue
tuan
tula
tule
tulu
tung
tunga
tungan
tungate
tunna
tunnage
tute
tutela
tutele
tutenag
tutenague
ulan
ullage
ulnage
ulua
ululant
ululu
unal
unau
unelegant
unentangle
ungag
ungallant
ungauntlet
ungelt
ungenteel
unget
ungual
ungueal
ungula
ungulae
unleal
unlean
unlegal
unlent
unlute
unneat
untall
untaut
untell
untenant
untent
unungun

*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.