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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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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 378 recorded puzzles
18th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
15th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

413 today34.5% all-time57 today22.8% all-time64 today20.0% all-time72 today12.1% all-time82 today6.3% all-time91 today2.5% all-time101 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a 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 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.