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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

CHIMRUO

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Edited by Sam Ezersky

Words
30
Points
140
Genius
98
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • choir

    noun — Singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together.

    verb — To sing in concert.

    noun — The part of a church where the choir assembles for song.

    noun — (Christian angelology) One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.

    noun — Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • chromium

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • churro

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cocci

    noun — Any approximately spherical bacterium.

    noun — Coccidioidomycosis

    noun — One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • coho

    noun — An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • coir

    noun — The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • comic

    noun — A comedian.

    adjective — Funny; amusing; comical.

    noun — A story composed of cartoon images arranged in sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.

    noun — A children's newspaper.

    adjective — Relating to comedy.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • couch

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • croc

    noun — A crocodile.

    noun — A plastic slip-on shoe.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • croci

    noun — A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

    noun — Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.

    noun — A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.

    noun — A fraudulent doctor; a quack.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • crouch

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • curio

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hooch

    noun — Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.

    noun — A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • horror

    noun — An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance.

    noun — Something horrible; that which excites horror.

    noun — Intense dislike or aversion; an abhorrence.

    noun — A genre of fiction designed to evoke a feeling of fear and suspense.

    noun — An individual work in this genre.

    noun — A nasty or ill-behaved person; a rascal or terror.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • hour

    noun — A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.

    noun — A season, moment, or time.

    noun — The time.

    noun — (in the plural) Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.

    noun — (in the plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.

    noun — A distance that can be traveled in one hour.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • humor

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  • ichor

    noun — The liquid that in Greek mythology was said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods

    noun — Any bloodlike fluid

    noun — A watery, fetid discharge from a sore

    noun — Yellow bile

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • micro

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • mirror

    noun — A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.

    verb — Of an event, activity, behaviour, etc, to be identical to, to be a copy of.

    noun — An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.

    noun — A disk, website or other resource that contains replicated data.

    noun — A mirror carp.

    noun — A kind of political self-help book, advising kings, princes, etc. on how to behave.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • mochi

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mooch

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • moor

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • morocco

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • mucho

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • occur

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • ouch

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • rococo

    noun — A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.

    adjective — Of or relating to the rococo style.

    adjective — Over-elaborate or complicated; opulent.

    adjective — Old-fashioned.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • romcom

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • room

    noun — Opportunity or scope (to do something).

    verb — To reside, especially as a boarder or tenant.

    adjective — Wide; spacious; roomy.

    adverb — Far; at a distance; wide in space or extent.

    noun — A deep blue dye.

    noun — Space for something, or to carry out an activity.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • rumor

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ch×3
  • co×5
  • cr×3
  • cu×1
  • ho×3
  • hu×1
  • ic×1
  • mi×2
  • mo×4
  • mu×1
  • oc×1
  • ou×1
  • ro×3
  • ru×1

Words by first letter and length

45678Σ
c 362·1 12
h 121·· 4
i ·1··· 1
m 1411· 7
o 11··· 2
r 112·· 4
Σ 715611 30

The numbers

Genius today takes 98 points of 140 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 454 recorded puzzles
21st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
15th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 20488 recorded answers

47 today34.5% all-time515 today22.8% all-time66 today20.2% all-time71 today12.0% all-time81 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
c Friday, September 25, 2026 Friday, September 25, 2026
h Sunday, September 20, 2026 Sunday, September 20, 2026
i Friday, September 25, 2026 Wednesday, September 23, 2026
m Thursday, September 17, 2026 Thursday, September 17, 2026
o ● Thursday, September 24, 2026 Monday, August 17, 2026
r Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Wednesday, September 9, 2026
u Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Thursday, September 10, 2026

Other days with this pangram

Same seven letters

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 47
  2. naan 38
  3. nana 38
  4. onion 33
  5. toot 32
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 29
  8. mamma 29
  9. acacia 28
  10. acai 28
  11. nene 28
  12. imam 26
  13. maim 26
  14. mini 26
  15. minim 26
  16. onto 25
  17. toon 25
  18. cancan 25
  19. canna 25
  20. cocoon 24
  21. lilt 24
  22. till 24
  23. tilt 24
  24. aria 24
  25. mitt 24

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.