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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

AEFLPWO

Friday, July 11, 2025

Words
42
Points
129
Genius
90
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • allow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • aloe

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • aloof

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • elope

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • falloff

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • fallow

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  • fellow

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • floe

    noun — A low, flat mass of floating ice.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • flop

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  • flow

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • foal

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • follow

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • fool

    noun — A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

    verb — To trick; to deceive

    verb — To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly

    noun — A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).

    noun — A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.

    noun — Buddy, dude, man.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • fowl

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • loaf

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • loll

    verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.

    verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.

    verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.

    Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.

  • lollop

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • loofa

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • loop

    noun — A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.

    noun — A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for the tilt hammer or rolls.

    verb — To form something into a loop.

    noun — The opening so formed.

    noun — A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself.

    noun — A ring road or beltway.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • lope

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • offal

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • oleo

    noun — Margarine

    noun — The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.

    Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

  • opal

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • paleo

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • peafowl

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  • people

    noun — Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

    verb — To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.

    noun — An individual; usually a human being.

    noun — Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

    noun — A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.

    noun — One's colleagues or employees.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • plop

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • plow

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • pole

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • poll

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • polo

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • poof

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  • pool

    noun — A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream; a reservoir for water.

    verb — (of a liquid) To form a pool.

    noun — A pool of water used for swimming, usually one which has been artificially constructed.

    noun — (game) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game.

    verb — To put together; contribute to a common fund, on the basis of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common interest of.

    noun — A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • poop

    noun — Fecal matter, feces.

    verb — To make a short blast on a horn

    noun — A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.

    verb — To tire, exhaust. Often used with out.

    noun — The stern of a ship.

    verb — To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • pope

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • poppa

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • powwow

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • wallop

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • wallow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • wolf

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • woof

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • wool

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

peafowl is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • al×3
  • el×1
  • fa×2
  • fe×1
  • fl×3
  • fo×4
  • lo×6
  • of×1
  • ol×1
  • op×1
  • pa×1
  • pe×2
  • pl×2
  • po×9
  • wa×2
  • wo×3

Words by first letter and length

4567Σ
a 12·· 3
e ·1·· 1
f 6·31 10
l 411· 6
o 21·· 3
p 9221 14
w 3·2· 5
Σ 25782 42

The numbers

Genius today takes 90 points of 129 available. The average answer runs 4.7 letters.

Total points vs. all 452 recorded puzzles
17th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
43rd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 20399 recorded answers

425 today34.5% all-time57 today22.8% all-time68 today20.2% all-time72 today12.0% all-time86.3% all-time92.5% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Wednesday, July 9, 2025 first recorded time
e Thursday, July 10, 2025 first recorded time
f Monday, July 7, 2025 first recorded time
l Thursday, July 10, 2025 Thursday, July 10, 2025
o ● Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Tuesday, July 8, 2025
p Thursday, July 10, 2025 first recorded time
w first recorded appearance first recorded time

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 47
  2. naan 38
  3. nana 38
  4. onion 33
  5. toot 32
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 29
  8. mamma 29
  9. nene 28
  10. acacia 27
  11. acai 27
  12. imam 26
  13. maim 26
  14. mini 26
  15. minim 26
  16. onto 25
  17. toon 25
  18. cocoon 24
  19. lilt 24
  20. till 24
  21. tilt 24
  22. aria 24
  23. mitt 24
  24. natant 24
  25. cancan 24

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.