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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ABGINOD

Friday, April 24, 2026

Words
47
Points
257
Genius
179
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • ab×3
  • ad×3
  • ai×1
  • ba×6
  • bi×5
  • bo×3
  • da×2
  • di×6
  • do×8
  • ga×1
  • go×4
  • in×1
  • na×2
  • no×2

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
a ·132··1 7
b 312611· 14
d 5326··· 16
g 21·2··· 5
i ··1···· 1
n 11·1··1 4
Σ 117817112 47

The numbers

Genius today takes 179 points of 257 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
71st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
51st percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

411 today34.5% all-time57 today22.8% all-time68 today20.0% all-time717 today12.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time91 today2.5% all-time102 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Thursday, April 23, 2026 Thursday, April 23, 2026
b Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Tuesday, April 21, 2026
d ● Thursday, April 23, 2026 Monday, January 26, 2026
g Thursday, April 16, 2026 Monday, April 13, 2026
i Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
n Thursday, April 23, 2026 Wednesday, April 22, 2026
o Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Thursday, April 2, 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.