The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Words
18
Points
85
Genius
59
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • bo×10
  • br×5
  • co×1
  • cr×1
  • wo×1

Words by first letter and length

45689Σ
b 64311 15
c 1··1· 2
w ···1· 1
Σ 74331 18

The numbers

Genius today takes 59 points of 85 available. The average answer runs 5.5 letters.

Total points vs. all 381 recorded puzzles
3rd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
0th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17278 recorded answers

47 today34.6% all-time54 today22.8% all-time63 today19.9% all-time712.1% all-time83 today6.3% all-time91 today2.6% 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 ● Saturday, April 18, 2026 Tuesday, April 14, 2026
c Saturday, April 18, 2026 Saturday, April 18, 2026
i Monday, April 20, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
k Saturday, April 18, 2026 Friday, April 3, 2026
o Saturday, April 18, 2026 Thursday, April 2, 2026
r Friday, April 17, 2026 Friday, April 17, 2026
w Monday, April 13, 2026 Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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. loon 23
  11. nene 23
  12. acacia 22
  13. acai 22
  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. 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.