The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Words
40
Points
161
Genius
112
Pangrams
2

Official answers

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Pangrams highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

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Words by first two letters

  • ag×1
  • al×2
  • ar×2
  • au×2
  • ba×1
  • br×2
  • bu×6
  • ga×6
  • gl×1
  • gr×5
  • gu×5
  • la×2
  • ra×3
  • ru×1
  • ug×1

Words by first letter and length

45678Σ
a 22111 7
b 23211 9
g 1142·· 17
l ·1··1 2
r 211·· 4
u 1···· 1
Σ 1811623 40

The numbers

Genius today takes 112 points of 161 available. The average answer runs 5.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
28th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
38th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

418 today34.5% all-time511 today22.8% all-time66 today20.0% all-time72 today12.1% all-time83 today6.3% all-time92.5% 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
a Friday, April 3, 2026 Friday, March 27, 2026
b Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Sunday, March 29, 2026
g ● Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Wednesday, March 4, 2026
l Friday, April 3, 2026 Tuesday, March 31, 2026
r Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Wednesday, March 18, 2026
u Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Monday, March 23, 2026
y Thursday, April 2, 2026 Saturday, February 7, 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.