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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

AIMNRVT

Monday, May 25, 2026

Words
43
Points
227
Genius
158
Pangram
1

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  • 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.

  • arrant

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • atria

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    Appeared in 15 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.

  • attar

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • avatar

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • invariant

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • irritant

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • maintain

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • manta

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • mantra

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mart

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • martin

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  • martini

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  • mint

    adjective — (with condition) Like new.

    noun — Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.

    noun — A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.

    noun — The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.

    noun — A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.

    noun — A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • mitt

    noun — An oversized, protective glove such as an oven mitt or a baseball mitt.

    noun — A mitten

    noun — (especially in plural) A hand.

    Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

  • natant

    adjective — Floating or swimming (in water)

    adjective — In a horizontal position, as if swimming

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • raita

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • rant

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • ratatat

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • rattan

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    Appeared in 5 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.

  • tamari

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tamarin

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  • tannin

    noun — Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • tantara

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • tantra

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • tart

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • tartan

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • tartar

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • tatami

    noun — Straw matting, in a standard size, used as a floor covering in Japanese houses

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • tiara

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    Appeared in 15 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.

  • train

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • trait

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • tram

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • trim

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • trimaran

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  • trivia

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • variant

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • varmint

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  • vitamin

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

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

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • an×1
  • ar×1
  • at×3
  • av×1
  • in×1
  • ir×1
  • ma×6
  • mi×2
  • na×1
  • ra×4
  • ta×10
  • ti×3
  • tr×6
  • va×2
  • vi×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
a 123··· 6
i ····11 2
m 31211· 8
n ··1··· 1
r 1111·· 4
t 45721· 19
v ···3·· 3
Σ 9914731 43

The numbers

Genius today takes 158 points of 227 available. The average answer runs 5.7 letters.

Total points vs. all 380 recorded puzzles
60th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
44th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17231 recorded answers

49 today34.6% all-time59 today22.8% all-time614 today19.9% all-time77 today12.1% 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
a Saturday, May 23, 2026 Saturday, May 23, 2026
i Sunday, May 24, 2026 Thursday, May 14, 2026
m Friday, May 15, 2026 Friday, May 15, 2026
n Sunday, May 24, 2026 Thursday, May 7, 2026
r Wednesday, May 20, 2026 Sunday, April 26, 2026
t ● Sunday, May 24, 2026 Monday, May 11, 2026
v Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Wednesday, April 29, 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.