The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

CGHINTW

Friday, October 31, 2025

Words
27
Points
161
Genius
112
Pangrams
2

Official answers

Show the 27 answersHide answers

Pangrams highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

  • nitwit

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  • twig

    noun — A small thin branch of a tree or bush.

    verb — To beat with twigs.

    verb — To realise something; to catch on; to recognize someone or something.

    verb — To twitch; to pull; to tweak.

    verb — To understand the meaning of (a person); to comprehend.

    verb — To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • twin

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  • twinging

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  • twining

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  • twinning

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  • twit

    noun — A reproach, gibe or taunt.

    verb — To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.

    noun — A foolish or annoying person.

    noun — A euphemism for "twat", a contemptible or stupid person.

    noun — A person who twitters, i.e. chatters inanely (see usage notes).

    verb — To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system).

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • twitch

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • twitching

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  • which

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • whinging

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • whining

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • whit

    noun — The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.

    preposition — Against.

    preposition — In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    preposition — In addition to; as an accessory to.

    preposition — Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

    preposition — In support of.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • whiting

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  • wigging

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • wight

    noun — A living creature, especially a human being.

    adjective — (except in dialects) Brave, valorous, strong.

    noun — A being of one of the Nine Worlds of Heathen belief, especially a nature spirit, elf or ancestor.

    noun — A ghost, deity or other supernatural entity.

    noun — A wraith-like creature.

    adjective — Strong; stout; active.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • winch

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • wincing

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  • wing

    noun — An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly; a similar fin at the side of a ray or similar fish

    verb — To injure slightly (as with a gunshot), especially in the wing or arm.

    noun — Human arm.

    noun — Part of an aircraft that produces the lift for rising into the air.

    noun — One of the large pectoral fins of a flying fish.

    noun — One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • winging

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • wining

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • winning

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • witch

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • witching

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  • with

    adverb — Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

    preposition — Against.

    noun — A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.

    preposition — In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    preposition — In addition to; as an accessory to.

    preposition — Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • within

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

  • witting

    No cached definition. Look it up on Wiktionary.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ni×1
  • tw×8
  • wh×5
  • wi×13

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
n ··1··· 1
t 3·1121 8
w 34272· 18
Σ 644841 27

The numbers

Genius today takes 112 points of 161 available. The average answer runs 6.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 464 recorded puzzles
30th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
10th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 20967 recorded answers

46 today34.3% all-time54 today22.8% all-time64 today20.2% all-time78 today12.2% all-time84 today6.3% all-time91 today2.6% 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
c Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Tuesday, September 16, 2025
g Wednesday, October 22, 2025 Wednesday, September 3, 2025
h Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Monday, October 20, 2025
i Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Tuesday, October 28, 2025
n Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Thursday, October 9, 2025
t Tuesday, October 28, 2025 Sunday, October 19, 2025
w ● Wednesday, October 8, 2025 Monday, September 15, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 47
  2. naan 38
  3. nana 38
  4. onion 33
  5. toot 33
  6. loll 30
  7. acacia 29
  8. acai 29
  9. mama 29
  10. mamma 29
  11. nene 28
  12. imam 26
  13. maim 26
  14. onto 26
  15. toon 26
  16. mini 26
  17. minim 26
  18. cocoon 25
  19. lilt 25
  20. till 25
  21. tilt 25
  22. mitt 25
  23. natant 25
  24. cancan 25
  25. canna 25

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.