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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

CGHILRO

Saturday, November 8, 2025

Words
36
Points
157
Genius
109
Pangrams
2

Official answers

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  • chloric

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  • chocoholic

    noun — Someone who has such a liking for chocolate that they appear to be addicted to it.

    adjective — Addicted or seemingly addicted to chocolate; characteristic of a chocoholic.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • choir

    noun — Singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together.

    verb — To sing in concert.

    noun — The part of a church where the choir assembles for song.

    noun — (Christian angelology) One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.

    noun — Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • choirgirl

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  • clog

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • cocci

    noun — Any approximately spherical bacterium.

    noun — Coccidioidomycosis

    noun — One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • coho

    noun — An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • coil

    noun — Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

    verb — To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.

    noun — A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.

    noun — Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.

    noun — A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

    noun — Entanglement; perplexity.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • coir

    noun — The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • colic

    noun — Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).

    adjective — Relating to the colon; colonic.

    noun — A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • color

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • cool

    noun — A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.

    adjective — Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.

    verb — To lose heat, to get colder.

    noun — A calm temperament.

    noun — The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.

    adjective — Allowing or suggesting heat relief.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • corgi

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  • croc

    noun — A crocodile.

    noun — A plastic slip-on shoe.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • croci

    noun — A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

    noun — Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.

    noun — A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.

    noun — A fraudulent doctor; a quack.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • gigolo

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • googol

    numeral — The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • grog

    noun — (original meaning) An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.

    noun — (by extension) Any alcoholic beverage.

    noun — A glass or serving of an alcoholic beverage.

    noun — An alcoholic beverage made with hot water or tea, sugar and rum, sometimes also with lemon or lime juice and spices, particularly cinnamon.

    noun — A type of pre-fired clay that has been ground and screened to a specific particle size.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • hooch

    noun — Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.

    noun — A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • horologic

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  • horror

    noun — An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.

    noun — Something horrible; that which excites horror.

    noun — Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.

    noun — A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.

    noun — An individual work in this genre.

    noun — A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • ichor

    noun — The liquid that in Greek mythology was said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods

    noun — Any bloodlike fluid

    noun — A watery, fetid discharge from a sore

    noun — Yellow bile

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • igloo

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • illogic

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • loch

    noun — A lake.

    noun — A medicine in a soft form taken by licking; a lambative, a linctus.

    noun — A bay or arm of the sea.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • loci

    noun — A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

    noun — The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.

    noun — A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.

    noun — (chiefly in the plural) A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • loco

    adverb — A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.

    noun — A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism.

    verb — To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.

    adjective — Crazy.

    noun — A locomotive.

    verb — (by extension) To render insane.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • logic

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • logo

    noun — A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.

    noun — (by extension) An audio recording for the same purpose; a jingle.

    noun — A single graphic which contains one or more separate elements.

    noun — An ensign, a badge of office, rank, or power.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • logroll

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • loll

    verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.

    verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.

    verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.

    Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.

  • olio

    noun — A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.

    noun — A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.

    noun — A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.

    noun — (by extension) Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of burlesque or minstrel shows.

    Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

  • rigor

    noun — Short for rigor mortis.

    noun — Severity or strictness.

    noun — Harshness, as of climate.

    noun — A trembling or shivering response.

    noun — Character of being unyielding or inflexible.

    noun — Shrewd questioning.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • rococo

    noun — A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.

    adjective — Of or relating to the rococo style.

    adjective — Over-elaborate or complicated; opulent.

    adjective — Old-fashioned.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • roil

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    Appeared in 3 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 12 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ch×4
  • cl×1
  • co×8
  • cr×2
  • gi×1
  • go×1
  • gr×1
  • ho×3
  • ic×1
  • ig×1
  • il×1
  • lo×7
  • ol×1
  • ri×1
  • ro×3

Words by first letter and length

4567910Σ
c 66·111 15
g 1·2··· 3
h ·11·1· 3
i ·2·1·· 3
l 51·1·· 7
o 1····· 1
r 211··· 4
Σ 15114321 36

The numbers

Genius today takes 109 points of 157 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.

Total points vs. all 428 recorded puzzles
27th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
27th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19319 recorded answers

415 today34.4% all-time511 today22.9% all-time64 today20.0% all-time73 today12.1% all-time86.3% all-time92 today2.6% all-time101 today1.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
c Friday, November 7, 2025 Tuesday, September 16, 2025
g Sunday, November 2, 2025 Wednesday, September 3, 2025
h Saturday, November 1, 2025 Monday, October 20, 2025
i Friday, November 7, 2025 Tuesday, October 28, 2025
l Thursday, November 6, 2025 Saturday, November 1, 2025
o ● Thursday, November 6, 2025 Wednesday, October 22, 2025
r Thursday, October 30, 2025 Thursday, October 30, 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.