July 25, 2026, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, July 25, 2026

Jul 25, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, M, N, O, T, Z honeycomb (center letter I) feature 46 words, a 269-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: MINIMIZATION.

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Spelling Bee hive for July 25, 2026 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,M,N,O,T and Z

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Saturday, July 25, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

43rd percentile

Avg Word Length

6.33

Long words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

18/100

Common

Rarer than 18% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

38 minutes

Typical solve

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

1×12L1×11L5×10L4×9L2×8L1×7L7×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 188 pts

21 words1×12L1×11L5×10L4×9L2×8L1×7L7×6L

Vowel Split

51%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

147 vowels · 144 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up40 PTS
25%Good67 PTS
40%Solid108 PTS
50%Nice135 PTS
60%Great161 PTS
65%Amazing175 PTS
70%Genius188 PTS
100%Queen Bee269 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 46 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, July 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

30%

22%

17%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-07-24

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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2024-12-12(O)

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Word Length Distribution

12 words

9 words

11 words

1 word

2 words

4 words

5 words

10L

1 word (Pangram)

11L

1 word (Pangram)

12L

Share of 46 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

46 words

100%

38 words

83%

33 words

72%

30 words

65%

27 words

59%

25 words

54%

6 words

13%

Share of 46 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts

45 pts

66 pts

7 pts

16 pts

36 pts

50 pts

10L

18 pts (Pangram)

11L

19 pts (Pangram)

12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1430%

1022%

817%

613%

49%

24%

Share of 46 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 269 ranks in the 80th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-07-24.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 46 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 57th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-07-24.
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 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 2026-07-24.
The estimated solve time of 32–44 min is comparable 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*:

ainoi
aint
aion
aition
amain
amanita
amanitin
amati
amazia
amazonian
amia
amimia
amin
amination
amini
amit
ammino
ammoniation
ammonization
amnia
amnion
amotion
anamnia
anatomization
animato
anita
annomination
annotation
anoia
anomia
anotia
antiatom
antiman
antinomian
antiozonant
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
aonian
atonia
attaint
iman
imino
imitant
immanation
immit
inanimation
inanition
inia
inion
init
inition
innominata
inti
intima
ioni
ionian
iotization
itmo
itonama
itonia
itza
izzat
maia
maimon
mammati
mammoni
mammonization
manati
manation
mani
manini
manito
mannitan
matai
matin
mazzinian
miami
mian
miao
mima
mimi
mimmation
mina
minimi
mino
minoan
minot
mintman
mitanni
mitannian
moio
moit
monition
monotint
montanin
naiant
naim
nain
naio
nanaimo
nanization
naoi
naomi
natation
nazi
nazim
nina
ninon
niton
nitta
nizam
noint
nomina
nomoi
nonamino
nonanimation
nonimitation
nonion
nonmotion
nonnomination
nontannin
notitia
oinomania
oint
omani
omni
omniana
oniomania
onomantia
onomatomania
oomantia
otiant
otomi
otomian
ottomanization
ozonation
ozonization
tain
tainan
taino
tait
tania
tannaim
tanzania
tanzanian
taotai
tazia
timon
timonian
tina
tinman
tinta
tionontati
titania
titanian
titi
titian
titman
tiza
toit
toitoi
tomia
tomin
tomomania
tonation
tzitzit
zain
zamia
zantiot
zati
zimmi
zion
zizania
zizit
zizz
zonation
zontian
zoomania
zoonomia

*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.