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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ACGIMNE

Friday, February 6, 2026

Words
61
Points
260
Genius
182
Pangram
1

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  • acme

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • acne

    noun — A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection.

    noun — A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • ageing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • amen

    noun — An instance of saying ‘amen’.

    verb — To say amen.

    adverb — At the end of religious prayers: so be it.

    interjection — An expression of strong agreement. Often, though dated, in the phrase "Amen to that".

    noun — A title of Christ; the Faithful One (especially with reference to Revelation 3:14)

    verb — To say amen to; to ratify solemnly.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • anemia

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • anemic

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • anime

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • cage

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • came

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • cane

    noun — A plant with simple stems, like bamboo or sugar cane, or the stem thereof

    noun — The stem of such a plant adapted for use as a tool

    verb — To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement

    noun — A rod-shaped tool or device, somewhat like a cane

    noun — Split rattan, as used in wickerwork, basketry and the like

    verb — To make or furnish with cane or rattan.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • canine

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • cinema

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • egging

    verb — To throw eggs at.

    verb — To encourage, incite.

    noun — The act of pelting with eggs.

    verb — To dip in or coat with beaten egg.

    verb — To distort a circular cross-section (as in a tube) to an elliptical or oval shape, either inadvertently or intentionally.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • emcee

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • emceeing

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  • eminence

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • encage

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • encaging

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  • enema

    noun — An injection of fluid into the large intestine by way of the rectum, usually for medical purposes.

    noun — The fluid so injected.

    noun — A device for administering such an injection.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • engage

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • engaging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • engine

    noun — A large construction used in warfare, such as a battering ram, catapult etc.

    verb — To equip with an engine; said especially of steam vessels.

    noun — A tool; a utensil or implement.

    noun — A complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects.

    noun — A person or group of people which influence a larger group; a driving force.

    noun — The part of a car or other vehicle which provides the force for motion, now especially one powered by internal combustion.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • enigma

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • gage

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • game

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • gamine

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • gene

    noun — A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

    noun — A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, in general the structure of a protein; locus.

    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • genie

    noun — A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.

    noun — A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • genii

    noun — Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art etc.

    noun — A jinn, a being descended from the jann, normally invisible to the human eye, but who may also appear in animal or human form.

    noun — Extraordinary mental capacity.

    noun — Inspiration, a mental leap, an extraordinary creative process.

    noun — The tutelary deity or spirit of a place or person.

    noun — A fictional magical being that is typically bound to obey the commands of a mortal possessing its container.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • gimme

    noun — That which is easily obtained, or certain to occur.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • iceman

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • icemen

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • image

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • imagine

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • imminence

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • inane

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • innie

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • mace

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • mage

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • manage

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • mane

    noun — Longer hair growth on back of neck of an animal, especially a horse or lion

    noun — Long or thick hair of a person's head.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • mange

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • mean

    verb — To lament.

    verb — To intend.

    adjective — Common; general.

    noun — (now chiefly in the plural) A method or course of action used to achieve some result.

    adjective — Having the mean (see noun below) as its value.

    verb — To convey (a meaning).

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • meanie

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • meaning

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mecca

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • mega

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • meme

    noun — Something, usually humorous, which is copied and circulated online with slight adaptations, including quizzes, basic pictures, video templates etc.

    noun — A myth circulating as truth; something ineffective presented as effective, or similar.

    noun — Any unit of cultural information, such as a practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another in a comparable way to the transmission of genes.

    verb — To turn into a meme; to use a meme, especially to achieve something in real life.

    verb — To create and use humorous memes.

    verb — To joke around.

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • meming

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • menace

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • menacing

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  • mice

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • mien

    noun — Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.

    noun — A specific facial expression.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • mime

    noun — A form of acting without words; pantomime.

    noun — A pantomime actor.

    verb — To act without words.

    verb — To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

    verb — To mimic.

    noun — A person who mimics others in a comical manner.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • mince

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mine

    pronoun — My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.

    noun — A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.

    noun — An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

    noun — Any source of wealth or resources.

    verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.

    noun — A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • name

    noun — Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing.

    verb — (ditransitive) To give a name to.

    noun — Any of several types of true yam (Dioscorea) used in Caribbean Spanish cooking.

    noun — Reputation.

    noun — An abusive or insulting epithet.

    noun — A person (or legal person).

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • nene

    noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.

    Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.

  • nice

    noun — Niceness.

    adjective — Pleasant, satisfactory.

    adverb — Nicely.

    interjection — Used to signify a job well done.

    verb — To run a process with a specified (usually lower) priority.

    adjective — Of a person: friendly, attractive.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • niece

    noun — A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • nine

    noun — The digit or figure 9.

    numeral — A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.

    noun — A playing card with nine pips.

    noun — A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.

    noun — (usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).

    noun — A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).

    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ac×2
  • ag×1
  • am×1
  • an×3
  • ca×4
  • ci×1
  • eg×1
  • em×3
  • en×7
  • ga×3
  • ge×3
  • gi×1
  • ic×2
  • im×3
  • in×2
  • ma×5
  • me×9
  • mi×5
  • na×1
  • ne×1
  • ni×3

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
a 313··· 7
c 3·2··· 5
e ·25·4· 11
g 331··· 7
i ·321·1 7
m 103411· 19
n 41···· 5
Σ 231317251 61

The numbers

Genius today takes 182 points of 260 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 427 recorded puzzles
73rd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
85th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19259 recorded answers

423 today34.4% all-time513 today22.9% all-time617 today20.0% all-time72 today12.1% all-time85 today6.3% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Tuesday, February 3, 2026 Tuesday, January 20, 2026
c Tuesday, February 3, 2026 Sunday, January 18, 2026
e ● Wednesday, February 4, 2026 Saturday, January 24, 2026
g Sunday, February 1, 2026 Thursday, January 22, 2026
i Thursday, February 5, 2026 Tuesday, January 27, 2026
m Thursday, February 5, 2026 Tuesday, January 13, 2026
n Thursday, February 5, 2026 Friday, January 2, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 45
  2. naan 34
  3. nana 34
  4. toot 32
  5. onion 31
  6. loll 29
  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.