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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ABHINOT

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Words
58
Points
282
Genius
197
Pangrams
2

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  • abbot

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • annatto

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • annotation

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • anoint

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • anti

    adjective — Opposed to something.

    noun — A person opposed to a concept or principle.

    preposition — Alternative form of anti-

    adjective — That has a torsion angle between 90° and 180°

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • attain

    verb — To gain (an object or desired result).

    verb — To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive at (a place, time, state, etc.).

    verb — To reach in excellence or degree.

    verb — To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.

    verb — To get at the knowledge of.

    verb — To reach a person after being behind them.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • baht

    noun — The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.

    adverb — Without (Yorkshire dialect, famously part of the song title On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at)

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • bait

    noun — Any substance, especially food, used in catching fish, or other animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, trap, or net.

    noun — Anything which allures; something used to lure or entice someone or something into doing something

    verb — To attract with bait; to entice.

    verb — To intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.

    noun — Food containing poison or a harmful additive to kill animals that are pests.

    verb — To affix bait to a trap or a fishing hook or fishing line.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • bath

    noun — A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

    noun — The act of bathing.

    verb — To wash a person or animal in a bath

    noun — A room containing a shower and/or bathtub, and (typically but not necessarily) a toilet.

    noun — A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.

    noun — A building or area where bathing occurs.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • baton

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • biota

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • biotin

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • boat

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • bonito

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • boot

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • booth

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • both

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • habit

    noun — An action performed on a regular basis.

    noun — An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.

    noun — An addiction.

    noun — A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.

    noun — A piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • habitat

    noun — Conditions suitable for an organism or population of organisms to live.

    noun — A place or type of site where an organism or population naturally occurs.

    noun — A terrestrial or aquatic area distinguished by geographic, abiotic and biotic features, whether entirely natural or semi-natural.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • habitation

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  • hath

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • hatha

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • hint

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • hobbit

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • hoot

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • inhabit

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  • inhabitant

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  • inhabitation

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  • inhibit

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • inhibition

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • initiation

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • into

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • intonation

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • iota

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • nanobot

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • natant

    adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)

    adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • nation

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • ninth

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • notation

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • notion

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • oath

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • obit

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • obtain

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • onto

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • taboo

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tahini

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • taint

    verb — To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.

    noun — A mark of disgrace, especially on one's character; blemish

    noun — A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food

    verb — To spoil (food) by contamination.

    noun — Infection; corruption; deprivation

    noun — A marker indicating that a variable is unsafe and should be subjected to additional security checks.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • tannin

    noun — Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • tattoo

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    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • than

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • that

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • thin

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tibia

    noun — The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee, the shinbone

    noun — The second segment from the end of an insect's leg, between the femur and tarsus.

    noun — The third segment from the end of an arachnid's leg, between the patella and metatarsus.

    noun — A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • tint

    verb — To shade, to color.

    noun — A slight coloring.

    noun — A pale or faint tinge of any color; especially, a variation of a color obtained by adding white (contrast shade)

    noun — A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.

    noun — A shaded effect in engraving, produced by the juxtaposition of many fine parallel lines.

    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • titan

    noun — Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • toon

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • toot

    noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.

    verb — To stand out, or be prominent.

    noun — A toilet.

    noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.

    noun — Cocaine.

    noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.

    Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.

  • tooth

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ab×1
  • an×4
  • at×1
  • ba×4
  • bi×2
  • bo×5
  • ha×5
  • hi×1
  • ho×2
  • in×8
  • io×1
  • na×3
  • ni×1
  • no×2
  • oa×1
  • ob×2
  • on×1
  • ta×5
  • th×3
  • ti×3
  • to×3

Words by first letter and length

456781012Σ
a 1121·1· 6
b 632···· 11
h 3211·1· 8
i 2··2·41 9
n ·1311·· 6
o 3·1···· 4
t 653···· 14
Σ 2112125161 58

The numbers

Genius today takes 197 points of 282 available. The average answer runs 5.7 letters.

Total points vs. all 380 recorded puzzles
80th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
80th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17231 recorded answers

421 today34.6% all-time512 today22.8% all-time612 today19.9% all-time75 today12.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.6% all-time106 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time121 today0.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Monday, April 6, 2026 Sunday, April 5, 2026
b Saturday, April 4, 2026 Sunday, March 29, 2026
h Monday, April 6, 2026 Monday, April 6, 2026
i Sunday, April 5, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
n Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Saturday, March 28, 2026
o Thursday, April 2, 2026 Thursday, April 2, 2026
t ● Sunday, April 5, 2026 Monday, March 30, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  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. lilt 20
  24. till 20
  25. tilt 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.