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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

DEGINUH

Monday, October 20, 2025

Words
33
Points
183
Genius
128
Pangrams
2

Official answers

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  • ghee

    noun — A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.

    noun — Vegetable oil for cooking.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • hedge

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hedged

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hedging

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  • heed

    verb — To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

    verb — To pay attention, care.

    noun — Careful attention.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • heeded

    verb — To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

    verb — To pay attention, care.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • heeding

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  • heinie

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • henge

    noun — A prehistoric enclosure in the form of a circle or circular arc defined by a raised circular bank and a circular ditch usually running inside the bank, with one or more entrances leading into the enclosed open space.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • hidden

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hide

    verb — To put (something) in a place where it will be harder to discover or out of sight.

    verb — To put oneself in a place where one will be harder to find or out of sight.

    noun — The skin of an animal.

    noun — A secret room for hiding oneself or valuables; a hideaway.

    noun — (mainly British) A covered structure from which hunters, birdwatchers, etc can observe animals without scaring them.

    noun — The human skin.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • hiding

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • high

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • hind

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • hinge

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hinged

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  • hinging

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • hued

    adjective — Coloured; having a hue.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • huge

    adjective — Very large.

    adjective — Distinctly interesting, significant, important, likeable, well regarded.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hugged

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  • hugging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hung

    verb — To be or remain suspended.

    adjective — Suspended by hanging.

    verb — To float, as if suspended.

    verb — (of a ball in cricket, tennis, etc.) To rebound unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on the ball or imperfections of the ground.

    verb — To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or position instead of erect.

    verb — To cause (something) to be suspended, as from a hook, hanger, hinges or the like.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • neigh

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • neighed

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  • neighing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • nigh

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • unheeded

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • unheeding

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  • unhidden

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  • unhinge

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  • unhinged

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  • unhinging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • unhung

    adjective — (of a person) Not (yet) executed by hanging; unhanged.

    adjective — (of a painting) Not selected for exhibition.

    adjective — (of game) Cooked without being hung to mature.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • gh×1
  • he×8
  • hi×8
  • hu×5
  • ne×3
  • ni×1
  • un×7

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
g 1····· 1
h 7374·· 21
n 11·11· 4
u ··1132 7
Σ 948642 33

The numbers

Genius today takes 128 points of 183 available. The average answer runs 5.9 letters.

Total points vs. all 396 recorded puzzles
40th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
22nd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17891 recorded answers

49 today34.6% all-time54 today22.8% all-time68 today19.9% all-time76 today12.0% all-time84 today6.3% all-time92 today2.6% all-time101.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
d Monday, October 13, 2025 Monday, September 22, 2025
e Sunday, October 19, 2025 Friday, September 19, 2025
g Sunday, October 19, 2025 Wednesday, September 3, 2025
h ● Saturday, October 18, 2025 Saturday, October 4, 2025
i Sunday, October 19, 2025 Tuesday, September 30, 2025
n Sunday, October 19, 2025 Thursday, October 9, 2025
u Saturday, October 18, 2025 Thursday, September 25, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 42
  2. onion 31
  3. naan 30
  4. nana 30
  5. toot 29
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. acacia 24
  10. acai 24
  11. olio 24
  12. cocoon 23
  13. loon 23
  14. nene 23
  15. bill 22
  16. mini 22
  17. minim 22
  18. neon 22
  19. none 22
  20. lilt 21
  21. till 21
  22. tilt 21
  23. aria 21
  24. imam 21
  25. maim 21

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.