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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

BGINPUM

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Words
26
Points
143
Genius
100
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • bumming

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  • bump

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  • bumping

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  • gimp

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gumming

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  • imbibing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • imbuing

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  • impinging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • impugn

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  • impugning

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  • miming

    verb — To act without words.

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

    noun — A performance in mime.

    verb — To mimic.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • mini

    adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.

    noun — A miniskirt.

    noun — A minicomputer.

    Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

  • minim

    noun — A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

    noun — Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.

    noun — A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.

    noun — A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.

    noun — A little man or being; a dwarf.

    noun — A small fish; a minnow.

    Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

  • minimum

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • mining

    noun — The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

    verb — To remove (ore) from the ground.

    verb — To dig into, for ore or metal.

    noun — Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof-of-work

    noun — The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode

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

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • mugging

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  • mung

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • muumuu

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • nimbi

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • numb

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • numbing

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  • pimp

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • pimping

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • pump

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • pumping

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  • umping

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bumping is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • bu×3
  • gi×1
  • gu×1
  • im×5
  • mi×5
  • mu×3
  • ni×1
  • nu×2
  • pi×2
  • pu×2
  • um×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
b 1··2·· 3
g 1··1·· 2
i ··1112 5
m 2132·· 8
n 11·1·· 3
p 2··2·· 4
u ··1··· 1
Σ 725912 26

The numbers

Genius today takes 100 points of 143 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
21st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
6th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

47 today34.5% all-time52 today22.8% all-time65 today20.0% all-time79 today12.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92 today2.5% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
b Monday, March 30, 2026 Sunday, March 29, 2026
g Friday, March 27, 2026 Wednesday, March 4, 2026
i Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
m ● Saturday, March 28, 2026 Friday, March 20, 2026
n Monday, March 30, 2026 Saturday, March 28, 2026
p Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Friday, February 27, 2026
u Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Monday, March 23, 2026

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.