Spelling Bee August 30, 2025 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: A
Puzzle stats
Total words
71
Total points
351
Pangrams
2
Genius score
245
Center letter
A
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- MAGAZINE
- MAGAZINE
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
7 pts
2%
Moving Up
17 pts
5%
Good
28 pts
8%
Solid
52 pts
15%
Nice
87 pts
25%
Great
140 pts
40%
Amazing
175 pts
50%
Genius
245 pts
70%
Queen Bee
351 pts
100%
All accepted words
- again
- agaze
- ageing
- aging
- aiming
- amaze
- amazing
- amen
- anemia
- angina
- anima
- anime
- enema
- engage
- engaging
- enigma
- gaga
- gage
- gagging
- gain
- gaining
- game
- gamin
- gamine
- gaming
- gamma
- gang
- ganging
- gaze
- gazing
- image
- imagine
- imaging
- imagining
- imam
- inane
- magazine
- magazine
- mage
- magi
- magma
- maim
- maiming
- main
- maize
- mama
- mamma
- manage
- managing
- mane
- manga
- mange
- mania
- manna
- manning
- maze
- mean
- meanie
- meaning
- mega
- mezzanine
- minima
- naan
- nagging
- name
- naming
- nana
- zagging
- zigzag
- zigzagging
- zinnia
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, August 30, 2025 uses the seven letters A, E, G, I, M, N, Z, with A as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 71 accepted words for a total of 351 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 245 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.