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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

CGINPRM

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Edited by Sam Ezersky

Words
19
Points
107
Genius
74
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • crimp

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  • crimping

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  • grim

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • impinging

    verb — To make a physical impact on.

    verb — To interfere with.

    verb — To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • mimic

    noun — A person who practices mimicry, or mime.

    verb — To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.

    adjective — Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.

    noun — An imitation.

    verb — To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.

    adjective — Mock, pretended.

    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • miming

    verb — To act without words.

    verb — To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

    noun — A performance in mime.

    verb — To mimic.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • mincing

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mini

    adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.

    noun — A miniskirt.

    noun — A minicomputer.

    Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.

  • minim

    noun — A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

    noun — Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.

    noun — A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.

    noun — A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.

    noun — A little man or being; a dwarf.

    noun — A small fish; a minnow.

    Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.

  • mining

    noun — The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

    verb — To remove (ore) from the ground.

    verb — To dig into, for ore or metal.

    noun — Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof-of-work

    noun — The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode

    verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • mirin

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • miring

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pimp

    noun — Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

    verb — To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

    adjective — Excellent, fashionable, stylish

    numeral — Five in Cumbrian and Welsh sheep counting

    noun — A man who can easily attract women.

    verb — To prostitute someone.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • pimping

    verb — To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

    noun — The practise of procuring prostitutes.

    adjective — Little or petty.

    verb — To prostitute someone.

    verb — To excessively customize something, especially a vehicle, according to ghetto standards (also pimp out).

    verb — To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff).

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • prim

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • priming

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  • primp

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • primping

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  • rimming

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • cr×2
  • gr×1
  • im×1
  • mi×8
  • pi×2
  • pr×4
  • ri×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
c ·1··1· 2
g 1····· 1
i ·····1 1
m 1331·· 8
p 21·21· 6
r ···1·· 1
Σ 453421 19

The numbers

Genius today takes 74 points of 107 available. The average answer runs 5.9 letters.

Total points vs. all 443 recorded puzzles
8th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
1st percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19991 recorded answers

44 today34.5% all-time55 today22.9% all-time63 today20.1% all-time74 today12.0% all-time82 today6.2% 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
c Friday, September 11, 2026 Sunday, August 16, 2026
g Monday, September 14, 2026 Monday, September 14, 2026
i Sunday, September 13, 2026 Saturday, September 12, 2026
m ● Saturday, September 12, 2026 Saturday, September 5, 2026
n Sunday, September 13, 2026 Sunday, September 13, 2026
p Monday, September 14, 2026 Monday, September 7, 2026
r Saturday, September 12, 2026 Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 46
  2. naan 36
  3. nana 36
  4. onion 32
  5. toot 32
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 28
  8. mamma 28
  9. acacia 26
  10. acai 26
  11. mini 26
  12. minim 26
  13. nene 26
  14. imam 25
  15. maim 25
  16. onto 25
  17. toon 25
  18. cocoon 24
  19. lilt 24
  20. till 24
  21. tilt 24
  22. aria 24
  23. mitt 24
  24. loon 24
  25. tint 24

Valid words the Bee rejected

Accepted on other days, not today

These fit today's letters and have been official answers before — today the Bee said no.

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.