The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

CGINORF

Friday, June 5, 2026

Words
27
Points
157
Genius
109
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Pangram highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

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

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • co×5
  • fi×3
  • fo×6
  • fr×2
  • go×2
  • gr×2
  • in×2
  • of×1
  • ri×2
  • ro×2

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
c 1·1·12· 5
f 21332·· 11
g 1··3··· 4
i 1·····1 2
o ··1···· 1
r 2··2··· 4
Σ 7158321 27

The numbers

Genius today takes 109 points of 157 available. The average answer runs 6.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
26th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
8th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

47 today34.5% all-time51 today22.8% all-time65 today20.0% all-time78 today12.1% all-time83 today6.3% all-time92 today2.5% all-time101 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
c Monday, June 1, 2026 Sunday, May 31, 2026
f ● Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Thursday, April 16, 2026
g Sunday, May 31, 2026 Thursday, May 21, 2026
i Thursday, June 4, 2026 Monday, June 1, 2026
n Thursday, June 4, 2026 Thursday, May 7, 2026
o Sunday, May 31, 2026 Saturday, May 30, 2026
r Monday, May 25, 2026 Sunday, April 26, 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.