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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

DEFHIUM

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Words
28
Points
147
Genius
102
Pangrams
2

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • de×3
  • di×2
  • du×2
  • fe×1
  • fu×2
  • he×2
  • hu×3
  • me×3
  • mi×5
  • mu×5

Words by first letter and length

456791012Σ
d 2·31··1 7
f 12····· 3
h 112··1· 5
m 52411·· 13
Σ 9592111 28

The numbers

Genius today takes 102 points of 147 available. The average answer runs 5.7 letters.

Total points vs. all 383 recorded puzzles
22nd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
10th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17359 recorded answers

49 today34.7% all-time55 today22.8% all-time69 today19.9% all-time72 today12.1% all-time86.3% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time121 today0.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
d Saturday, August 23, 2025 Monday, August 11, 2025
e Saturday, August 23, 2025 Sunday, August 3, 2025
f Friday, August 22, 2025 first recorded time
h Monday, August 25, 2025 Tuesday, July 22, 2025
i Sunday, August 24, 2025 Monday, August 18, 2025
m ● Friday, August 22, 2025 Friday, July 25, 2025
u Monday, August 25, 2025 Tuesday, August 12, 2025

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. lull 20
  24. lulu 20
  25. lilt 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.