The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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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 378 recorded puzzles
33rd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
47th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

419 today34.5% all-time516 today22.8% all-time66 today20.0% all-time73 today12.1% 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 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.