The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

AFLMOUR

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Words
45
Points
171
Genius
119
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Pangram highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

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

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • af×2
  • al×1
  • am×2
  • ar×4
  • au×4
  • fa×2
  • fl×4
  • fo×6
  • fr×2
  • fu×2
  • ma×1
  • mo×3
  • mu×2
  • or×1
  • ro×6
  • ru×3

Words by first letter and length

45678Σ
a 4531· 13
f 66211 16
m 231·· 6
o 1···· 1
r 62·1· 9
Σ 1916631 45

The numbers

Genius today takes 119 points of 171 available. The average answer runs 4.9 letters.

Total points vs. all 428 recorded puzzles
34th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
49th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19319 recorded answers

419 today34.4% all-time516 today22.9% all-time66 today20.0% all-time73 today12.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.6% 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
a Monday, October 27, 2025 Thursday, October 23, 2025
f Saturday, October 25, 2025 Saturday, October 25, 2025
l Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Wednesday, October 29, 2025
m Sunday, October 26, 2025 Sunday, October 26, 2025
o Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Wednesday, October 22, 2025
r ● Thursday, October 9, 2025 Wednesday, September 10, 2025
u Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Thursday, September 25, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 45
  2. naan 34
  3. nana 34
  4. toot 32
  5. onion 31
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 27
  8. mamma 27
  9. nene 26
  10. acacia 25
  11. acai 25
  12. cocoon 24
  13. onto 24
  14. toon 24
  15. mini 24
  16. minim 24
  17. loon 24
  18. olio 24
  19. aria 23
  20. imam 23
  21. maim 23
  22. mitt 23
  23. cancan 23
  24. canna 23
  25. neon 23

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.