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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

CFINTUE

Saturday, January 24, 2026

Words
43
Points
188
Genius
131
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • cent

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • cite

    verb — To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

    noun — A citation

    verb — To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

    verb — To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • cute

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cutie

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • effect

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • effete

    adjective — Decadent, weak through self-indulgence.

    adjective — (of a person) Affected, overrefined

    adjective — Lacking strength or vitality; feeble, powerless, impotent.

    adjective — Of substances, quantities etc: exhausted, spent, worn-out.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • efficient

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • ennui

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • entente

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • entice

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • feet

    noun — Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.

    noun — A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

    noun — A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.

    noun — The base or bottom of anything.

    noun — A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

    noun — (often used attributively) Travel by walking.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • feint

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • fence

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • fete

    noun — A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity.

    noun — A feast, celebration or carnival.

    verb — (usually in the passive) To celebrate (a person).

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • fettuccine

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  • fief

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • fife

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • fifteen

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • fine

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • finite

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • incite

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • inefficient

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • infect

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • infinite

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • innie

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • intent

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • nene

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    Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

  • nice

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • niece

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • nine

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • nineteen

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • nite

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • teen

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • teff

    noun — The fine grain of this plant.

    noun — A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • tenet

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • tent

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • tine

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • tuffet

    noun — (furniture) A large cushion which may have an internal frame, used as a low seat or stool.

    noun — A clump of grass or similar vegetation.

    noun — An inflatable cushion serving as landing area for precision accuracy parachuting.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tune

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • tutee

    noun — A student of a tutor.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • unite

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • untie

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • untune

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ce×1
  • ci×1
  • cu×2
  • ef×3
  • en×3
  • fe×5
  • fi×5
  • in×6
  • ne×1
  • ni×5
  • te×4
  • ti×1
  • tu×3
  • un×3

Words by first letter and length

4567891011Σ
c 31······ 4
e ·131·1·· 6
f 5211··1· 10
i ·13·1··1 6
n 41··1··· 6
t 521····· 8
u ·21····· 3
Σ 1710922111 43

The numbers

Genius today takes 131 points of 188 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.

Total points vs. all 384 recorded puzzles
42nd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
44th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17432 recorded answers

417 today34.6% all-time510 today22.8% all-time69 today20.0% all-time72 today12.1% all-time82 today6.3% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101 today1.2% all-time111 today0.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
c Friday, January 23, 2026 Sunday, January 18, 2026
e ● Friday, January 23, 2026 Friday, December 5, 2025
f Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Sunday, January 4, 2026
i Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Thursday, January 15, 2026
n Thursday, January 22, 2026 Friday, January 2, 2026
t Thursday, January 22, 2026 Tuesday, January 6, 2026
u Thursday, January 22, 2026 Saturday, December 27, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 42
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 29
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 28
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. cocoon 23
  10. acacia 23
  11. acai 23
  12. loon 23
  13. nene 23
  14. bill 22
  15. neon 22
  16. none 22
  17. olio 22
  18. aria 21
  19. onto 21
  20. toon 21
  21. cancan 21
  22. canna 21
  23. lull 20
  24. lulu 20
  25. lilt 20

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.