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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Sunday, July 13, 2025

Words
57
Points
314
Genius
219
Pangrams
3

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  • adding

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • again

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • aging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • agita

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • agitating

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • aiding

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • angina

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • anti

    adjective — Opposed to something.

    noun — A person opposed to a concept or principle.

    preposition — Alternative form of anti-

    adjective — That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • attain

    verb — To gain (an object or desired result).

    verb — To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).

    verb — To reach in excellence or degree.

    verb — To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.

    verb — To get at the knowledge of.

    verb — To reach a person after being behind them.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • attaining

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • attuning

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  • audit

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  • auditing

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  • aunt

    noun — The sister or sister-in-law of one’s parent.

    noun — A woman of an older generation than oneself, especially a friend of one's parents, by means of fictive kin.

    noun — The female cousin of one’s parent.

    noun — Any elderly woman.

    noun — A procuress or bawd.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • dang

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • data

    noun — (plural: data) A measurement of something on a scale understood by both the recorder (a person or device) and the reader (another person or device). The scale is arbitrarily defined, such as from 1 to 10 by ones, 1 to 100 by 0.1, or simply true or false, on or off, yes, no, or maybe, etc.

    noun — (plural: data) A fact known from direct observation.

    noun — (plural: data) A premise from which conclusions are drawn.

    noun — (plural: datums) A fixed reference point, or a coordinate system.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • dating

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  • daunt

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  • daunting

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  • gadding

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • gaga

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    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • gagging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gain

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gaining

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gait

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • gang

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • ganging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gating

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gauging

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • gaunt

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • giant

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gnat

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • iguana

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • indignant

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  • initiating

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • inundating

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  • naan

    noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

    Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.

  • nada

    pronoun — Nothing.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • nagging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • naiad

    noun — A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.

    noun — The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.

    noun — Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • nana

    noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother

    noun — A banana

    noun — A fool

    noun — A nanny

    Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.

  • natant

    adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)

    adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • tagging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • taiga

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • taint

    verb — To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.

    noun — A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish

    noun — A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food

    verb — To spoil (food) by contamination.

    noun — Infection; corruption; deprivation

    noun — A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • tainting

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • tang

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • tannin

    noun — Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • tanning

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • tatting

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • taunt

    noun — A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery

    verb — To make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • taunting

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  • taut

    adjective — Under tension, like a stretched bowstring, rope, or sail; tight.

    adjective — (of a body, muscles, etc.) Not flabby; firm, toned; (of a person) having a lean, strong body.

    adjective — (of music, writing, etc.) Containing only relevant parts; brief and controlled.

    adjective — (of a sailor, a ship, etc.) Neat and well-disciplined; (by extension) efficient and in order.

    adjective — Experiencing anxiety or stress.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • titan

    noun — Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • tuna

    noun — The edible flesh of the tuna.

    noun — Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

    noun — The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.

    noun — The fruit of the cactus.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • untag

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • untagging

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Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ad×1
  • ag×4
  • ai×1
  • an×2
  • at×3
  • au×3
  • da×5
  • ga×11
  • gi×1
  • gn×1
  • ig×1
  • in×3
  • na×6
  • ta×11
  • ti×1
  • tu×1
  • un×2

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
a 244·22· 14
d 211·1·· 5
g 5215··· 13
i ··1··12 4
n 3111··· 6
t 34132·· 13
u ·1···1· 2
Σ 151399542 57

The numbers

Genius today takes 219 points of 314 available. The average answer runs 5.9 letters.

Total points vs. all 382 recorded puzzles
90th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
77th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17315 recorded answers

415 today34.6% all-time513 today22.8% all-time69 today19.9% all-time79 today12.1% all-time85 today6.3% all-time94 today2.6% all-time102 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a ● Saturday, July 12, 2025 first recorded time
d Wednesday, July 9, 2025 first recorded time
g Wednesday, July 9, 2025 first recorded time
i Saturday, July 12, 2025 Sunday, July 6, 2025
n Saturday, July 12, 2025 first recorded time
t Saturday, July 12, 2025 Wednesday, July 9, 2025
u Saturday, July 12, 2025 first recorded time

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 42
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 29
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 28
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. cocoon 23
  10. loon 23
  11. nene 23
  12. acacia 22
  13. acai 22
  14. bill 22
  15. neon 22
  16. none 22
  17. olio 22
  18. aria 21
  19. onto 21
  20. toon 21
  21. cancan 21
  22. canna 21
  23. lilt 20
  24. till 20
  25. tilt 20

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.