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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ABDLORP

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Edited by Sam Ezersky

Words
32
Points
119
Genius
83
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • ap×1
  • bl×1
  • bo×1
  • do×1
  • dr×2
  • la×1
  • lo×2
  • op×1
  • pa×10
  • pl×2
  • po×8
  • pr×2

Words by first letter and length

4568Σ
a ··1· 1
b 11·· 2
d 111· 3
l 1·11 3
o 1··· 1
p 12442 22
Σ 16673 32

The numbers

Genius today takes 83 points of 119 available. The average answer runs 5.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
10th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
20th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

416 today34.5% all-time56 today22.8% all-time67 today20.0% all-time712.1% all-time83 today6.3% all-time92.5% 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 Monday, July 6, 2026 Friday, July 3, 2026
b Saturday, July 4, 2026 Saturday, July 4, 2026
d Sunday, July 5, 2026 Friday, April 24, 2026
l Monday, July 6, 2026 Tuesday, June 2, 2026
o Sunday, July 5, 2026 Sunday, July 5, 2026
p ● Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Monday, May 18, 2026
r Friday, July 3, 2026 Saturday, June 20, 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.