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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

GILNTYP

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Words
29
Points
165
Genius
115
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • li×2
  • ni×2
  • pi×18
  • pl×1
  • ti×4
  • ty×1
  • yi×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
l ·1·1·· 2
n ·1·1·· 2
p 4356·1 19
t 11111· 5
y ···1·· 1
Σ 5661011 29

The numbers

Genius today takes 115 points of 165 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
31st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
12th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

45 today34.5% all-time56 today22.8% all-time66 today20.0% all-time710 today12.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time91 today2.5% 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
g Tuesday, October 7, 2025 Wednesday, September 3, 2025
i Monday, October 13, 2025 Tuesday, September 30, 2025
l Sunday, October 12, 2025 Friday, October 10, 2025
n Saturday, October 11, 2025 Thursday, October 9, 2025
p ● Friday, October 10, 2025 Monday, September 29, 2025
t Monday, October 13, 2025 Monday, October 13, 2025
y Monday, October 13, 2025 first recorded time

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 27
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 24
  8. mamma 24
  9. cocoon 23
  10. nene 23
  11. acacia 22
  12. acai 22
  13. bill 22
  14. loon 22
  15. aria 21
  16. onto 21
  17. toon 21
  18. cancan 21
  19. canna 21
  20. neon 21
  21. none 21
  22. olio 21
  23. anon 20
  24. lull 19
  25. lulu 19

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.