Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, April 25, 2026

Apr 25, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the E, N, I, H, L, P, O honeycomb (center letter O) feature 60 words, a 235-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: NONILLION, OENOPHILE.

Spelling Bee hive for April 25, 2026 with center letter O and surrounding letters E,N,I,H,L and P

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Saturday, April 25, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

74th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.18

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

74/100

Rare

Rarer than 74% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

58 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

18

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

22

words to Genius
2×9L4×8L6×7L9×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 165 pts
22 words2×9L4×8L6×7L9×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

49%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

151 vowels · 160 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start12 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up35 PTS
  • 25%Good59 PTS
  • 40%Solid94 PTS
  • 50%Nice118 PTS
  • 60%Great141 PTS
  • 65%Amazing153 PTS
  • 70%Genius165 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee235 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, April 25, 2026. 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

P
37%
L
22%
H
15%

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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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9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 4 words

7-Letter Words 6 words

6-Letter Words 9 words

5-Letter Words 9 words

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Word Length Distribution

30 words
4L
30
9 words
5L
9
9 words
6L
9
6 words (Pangram)
7L
6
4 words
8L
4
2 words (Pangram)
9L
2

Share of 60 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

O
60 words
100%
L
39 words
65%
P
38 words
63%
E
34 words
57%
N
30 words
50%
I
22 words
37%
H
18 words
30%

Share of 60 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

30 pts
30
4L
45 pts
45
5L
54 pts
54
6L
49 pts (Pangram)
49
7L
32 pts
32
8L
25 pts (Pangram)
25
9L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

P
2237%
L
1322%
H
915%
O
915%
N
610%
E
12%

Share of 60 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 235 ranks in the 68th percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-04-22.
  • 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 2026-04-24.
  • 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 harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-04-24.
  • The estimated solve time of 49–67 min is slower 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*:

  • eloin
  • elon
  • enoil
  • enol
  • eolienne
  • eolipile
  • eolopile
  • epiploon
  • epopee
  • helepole
  • helio
  • helion
  • hellenophile
  • helo
  • hillo
  • hippophile
  • hohe
  • holi
  • holl
  • hollin
  • hollo
  • holloo
  • holp
  • holpen
  • hool
  • hoolee
  • hoolie
  • hoon
  • hoople
  • hoopoo
  • hopi
  • hopple
  • hoppo
  • ilion
  • inhoop
  • inion
  • ione
  • ioni
  • ionone
  • leno
  • leon
  • leone
  • lino
  • linolein
  • linon
  • lionel
  • loli
  • lolo
  • looie
  • loope
  • lophine
  • neopine
  • niello
  • ninon
  • nippon
  • noil
  • noll
  • nolo
  • nonene
  • nonion
  • noop
  • nopinene
  • oenin
  • oenone
  • ohelo
  • ohio
  • olein
  • oleine
  • olpe
  • ophion
  • oppone
  • penelope
  • penelopine
  • penillion
  • penlop
  • pennon
  • pepino
  • pepo
  • phelonion
  • pheon
  • philliloo
  • philol
  • phoh
  • phon
  • phonol
  • phonon
  • phonophile
  • phoo
  • pileoli
  • pilon
  • pino
  • pinole
  • pinon
  • pion
  • pleion
  • pleione
  • plenipo
  • pleon
  • pollee
  • polloi
  • poon
  • popeline
  • popple

*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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