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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

DEMNOYH

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Edited by Sam Ezersky

Words
23
Points
116
Genius
81
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • heed

    verb — To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

    verb — To pay attention, care.

    noun — Careful attention.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • heeded

    verb — To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

    verb — To pay attention, care.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • heme

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • hemmed

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hoed

    verb — To care, be anxious, long.

    verb — To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with this tool.

    verb — To clear from weeds, or to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • home

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • homed

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  • homey

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • homonym

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • homonymy

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hone

    noun — A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool.

    verb — To sharpen with a hone; to whet.

    noun — A kind of swelling in the cheek.

    verb — To grumble.

    noun — A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.

    verb — To use a hone to produce a precision bore.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • honed

    verb — To sharpen with a hone; to whet.

    verb — To grumble.

    adjective — Made sharp.

    verb — To use a hone to produce a precision bore.

    verb — To refine or master (a skill).

    verb — To make more acute, intense, or effective.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • honey

    noun — A viscous, sweet fluid produced from plant nectar by bees. Often used to sweeten tea or to spread on baked goods.

    verb — To sweeten; to make agreeable.

    adjective — Involving or resembling honey.

    noun — A variety of this substance.

    noun — Nectar.

    noun — Something sweet or desirable.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • honeyed

    verb — To sweeten; to make agreeable.

    adjective — Sweetened, with, or as if with, honey.

    verb — To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use endearments.

    verb — To be or become obsequiously courteous or complimentary; to fawn.

    adjective — Sugary, syrupy.

    adjective — Dulcet or mellifluous.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • honeymoon

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • honeymooned

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hood

    noun — A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.

    verb — To cover something with a hood.

    noun — Gangster, thug.

    noun — Neighborhood.

    adjective — Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.

    noun — Person wearing a hoodie.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • hooded

    verb — To cover something with a hood.

    adjective — Wearing a hood.

    adjective — Covered with a hood.

    adjective — Shaped like a hood.

    adjective — (of an animal) Having a crest or similar elastic skin in the neck area.

    adjective — (of clothing) Fitted with a hood.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hoodoo

    noun — A practitioner of voodoo.

    verb — To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to.

    noun — Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.

    noun — A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • hooey

    noun — Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).

    noun — A hog-tie performed in a rodeo show.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hymen

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hymn

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • yoohoo

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • he×4
  • ho×16
  • hy×2
  • yo×1

Words by first letter and length

45678911Σ
h 7642111 22
y ··1···· 1
Σ 7652111 23

The numbers

Genius today takes 81 points of 116 available. The average answer runs 5.7 letters.

Total points vs. all 459 recorded puzzles
10th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
4th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 20728 recorded answers

47 today34.4% all-time56 today22.8% all-time65 today20.2% all-time72 today12.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101.2% all-time111 today0.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
d Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Friday, September 4, 2026
e Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Sunday, August 30, 2026
h ● Saturday, September 26, 2026 Sunday, September 20, 2026
m Saturday, September 26, 2026 Thursday, September 17, 2026
n Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Tuesday, September 22, 2026
o Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Saturday, September 26, 2026
y Wednesday, September 23, 2026 Wednesday, August 5, 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 33
  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. onto 26
  15. toon 26
  16. mini 26
  17. minim 26
  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.