The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

EKQSUYA

Friday, May 29, 2026

Words
41
Points
170
Genius
118
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Pangram highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

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

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • aq×2
  • as×7
  • au×1
  • ay×1
  • ea×3
  • es×2
  • ka×3
  • qu×6
  • sa×6
  • se×3
  • sk×2
  • sq×3
  • ya×1
  • ye×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
a 532·1· 11
e 221··· 5
k 111··· 3
q 132··· 6
s 532211 14
y 2····· 2
Σ 16128221 41

The numbers

Genius today takes 118 points of 170 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
32nd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
39th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

416 today34.5% all-time512 today22.8% all-time68 today20.0% all-time72 today12.1% all-time82 today6.3% all-time91 today2.5% 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 ● Thursday, May 28, 2026 Thursday, May 28, 2026
e Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Tuesday, May 26, 2026
k Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Sunday, May 24, 2026
q Thursday, April 23, 2026 first recorded time
s Tuesday, September 2, 2025 first recorded time
u Thursday, May 28, 2026 Tuesday, May 19, 2026
y Saturday, May 23, 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.