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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

AFLMOUR

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Words
45
Points
171
Genius
119
Pangram
1

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  • afar

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • afro

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • alarm

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • amoral

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • amour

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  • armful

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  • armor

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • aroma

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • arum

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • aura

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • aural

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • aurora

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • auroral

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • farm

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • farro

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • floor

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • flora

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • floral

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • flour

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • fora

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • form

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  • formal

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  • formula

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  • forum

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  • four

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • from

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  • froufrou

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • furl

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • furor

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • marm

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • molar

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • moor

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • moral

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mural

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  • murmur

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • oral

    adjective — Spoken rather than written.

    adjective — Relating to the mouth.

    noun — Oral sex.

    noun — A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.

    noun — A physical examination of the mouth.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • roam

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • roar

    noun — A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.

    verb — To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.

    verb — To laugh in a particularly loud manner.

    noun — A loud resounding noise.

    verb — Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.

    verb — Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • roll

    noun — The act or result of rolling, or state of being rolled.

    verb — To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn over and over on a supporting surface.

    noun — That which is rolled up.

    noun — A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.

    noun — Something which rolls.

    noun — A swagger or rolling gait.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • roof

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • room

    noun — Opportunity or scope (to do something).

    verb — To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.

    adjective — Wide; spacious; roomy.

    adverb — Far; at a distance; wide in space or extent.

    noun — A deep blue dye.

    noun — Space for something, or to carry out an activity.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • roomful

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  • ruff

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • rumor

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • rural

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

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 454 recorded puzzles
34th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
49th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 20488 recorded answers

419 today34.5% all-time516 today22.8% all-time66 today20.2% all-time73 today12.0% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.5% 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
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 47
  2. naan 38
  3. nana 38
  4. onion 33
  5. toot 32
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 29
  8. mamma 29
  9. acacia 28
  10. acai 28
  11. nene 28
  12. imam 26
  13. maim 26
  14. mini 26
  15. minim 26
  16. onto 25
  17. toon 25
  18. cancan 25
  19. canna 25
  20. cocoon 24
  21. lilt 24
  22. till 24
  23. tilt 24
  24. aria 24
  25. mitt 24

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.