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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ADGNORP

Friday, November 21, 2025

Words
30
Points
135
Genius
94
Pangrams
2

Official answers

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  • apron

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  • dognap

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  • droop

    noun — Something which is limp or sagging

    verb — To hang downward; to sag.

    noun — A condition or posture of drooping

    verb — To slowly become limp; to bend gradually.

    verb — To lose all energy, enthusiasm or happiness; to flag.

    verb — To allow to droop or sink.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • drop

    noun — A small quantity of liquid, just large enough to hold its own round shape via surface tension, especially one that falls from a source of liquid.

    verb — To fall in droplets (of a liquid).

    noun — A very small quantity of liquid, or (by extension) of anything.

    noun — (now especially with "the") Alcoholic spirits in general.

    noun — That which resembles or hangs like a liquid globule: a hanging diamond ornament or earring, a glass pendant on a chandelier, etc.

    noun — A thing which drops or hangs down:

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • goop

    noun — (usually uncountable) A thick, slimy substance; goo.

    noun — A silly, stupid, or boorish person.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • gorp

    noun — A loose mixture of dried fruit, nuts, frequently salt, and sometimes other ingredients; designed as an energy supplement for use while hiking, climbing, canoeing, etc.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • grandpa

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  • grandpapa

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  • grandpop

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  • grappa

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pagan

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • pagoda

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  • panda

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  • pang

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • papa

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    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • paradrop

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • paragon

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  • pardon

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  • pogo

    noun — A dance associated with the 1970s punk rock movement in which participants jump up and down on the spot in the manner of someone riding a pogo stick.

    verb — To use a pogo stick.

    noun — A corndog on a stick.

    noun — The act of lifting the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jumping up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.

    verb — To dance the pogo.

    verb — To lift the front wheel of the bicycle in the air and jump up and down on the rear wheel while in a stationary position.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • pond

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pong

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • poop

    noun — Fecal matter, feces.

    verb — To make a short blast on a horn

    noun — A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.

    verb — To tire, exhaust. Often used with out.

    noun — The stern of a ship.

    verb — To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • poor

    noun — (with "the") Those who have little or no possessions or money, taken as a group.

    adjective — With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.

    adjective — Of low quality.

    adjective — Used to express pity.

    adjective — Deficient in a specified way.

    adjective — Inadequate, insufficient.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • poppa

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • porn

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • porno

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • prod

    noun — A device (now often electrical) used to goad livestock into moving.

    verb — To poke, to push, to touch.

    noun — A production.

    noun — A prick or stab with such a pointed instrument.

    noun — A poke.

    noun — A light kind of crossbow; a prodd.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • prong

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  • prop

    noun — An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.

    verb — (sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something.

    noun — An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.

    noun — The propeller of an aircraft.

    verb — To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.

    noun — A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • propaganda

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Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ap×1
  • do×1
  • dr×2
  • go×2
  • gr×4
  • pa×8
  • po×8
  • pr×4

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
a ·1····· 1
d 111···· 3
g 2·1111· 6
p 105211·1 20
Σ 13742211 30

The numbers

Genius today takes 94 points of 135 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 415 recorded puzzles
19th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
15th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18766 recorded answers

413 today34.5% all-time57 today23.0% all-time64 today20.0% all-time72 today12.0% all-time82 today6.2% all-time91 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
a Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Monday, November 10, 2025
d Wednesday, November 19, 2025 Wednesday, November 19, 2025
g Thursday, November 20, 2025 Wednesday, September 3, 2025
n Thursday, November 20, 2025 Monday, November 17, 2025
o Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Thursday, November 13, 2025
p ● Monday, November 10, 2025 Friday, October 24, 2025
r Tuesday, November 18, 2025 Sunday, November 16, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 44
  2. naan 33
  3. nana 33
  4. onion 31
  5. toot 29
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 27
  8. mamma 27
  9. nene 25
  10. cocoon 24
  11. acacia 24
  12. acai 24
  13. loon 24
  14. olio 24
  15. imam 23
  16. maim 23
  17. cancan 23
  18. canna 23
  19. mini 23
  20. minim 23
  21. neon 23
  22. none 23
  23. aria 22
  24. mitt 22
  25. bill 22

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.