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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

EGMNOYB

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Words
29
Points
104
Genius
72
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • been

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • begem

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • begone

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • bogey

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  • bogeymen

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  • boggy

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  • bomb

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • bombe

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • bonbon

    noun — A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.

    noun — A small, spherical savory snack or canapé.

    noun — A Christmas cracker.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • bone

    noun — A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.

    verb — To prepare (meat, etc) by removing the bone or bones from.

    adjective — Of an off-white colour, like the colour of bone.

    verb — To apprehend, steal.

    verb — To sight along an object or set of objects to check whether they are level or in line.

    noun — A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • bong

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • bongo

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • bonny

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • bonobo

    noun — The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • bony

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • boob

    noun — Idiot, fool.

    verb — To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.

    adjective — Idiotic, foolish.

    noun — A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent human female.

    noun — A prison; jail.

    verb — To make a mistake

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • booboo

    noun — A mistake or error.

    noun — (by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.

    noun — (by or to young children) Feces.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • booby

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  • boom

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • boomy

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  • boon

    noun — A prayer; petition.

    adjective — Good; prosperous.

    noun — The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

    noun — That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

    noun — A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.

    noun — An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • bygone

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  • ebon

    noun — (now poetic) Ebony; an ebony tree.

    adjective — Made of ebony.

    adjective — Black in colour.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • ebony

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • enby

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • goby

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  • noob

    noun — (often pejorative) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • obey

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  • oboe

    noun — A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • be×3
  • bo×18
  • by×1
  • eb×2
  • en×1
  • go×1
  • no×1
  • ob×2

Words by first letter and length

4568Σ
b 8851 22
e 21·· 3
g 1··· 1
n 1··· 1
o 2··· 2
Σ 14951 29

The numbers

Genius today takes 72 points of 104 available. The average answer runs 4.8 letters.

Total points vs. all 381 recorded puzzles
7th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
12th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17278 recorded answers

414 today34.6% all-time59 today22.8% all-time65 today19.9% all-time712.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.6% 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
b ● first recorded appearance first recorded time
e Monday, June 30, 2025 first recorded time
g first recorded appearance first recorded time
m first recorded appearance first recorded time
n first recorded appearance first recorded time
o first recorded appearance first recorded time
y first recorded appearance first recorded time

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 42
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 29
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 28
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. cocoon 23
  10. loon 23
  11. nene 23
  12. acacia 22
  13. acai 22
  14. bill 22
  15. neon 22
  16. none 22
  17. olio 22
  18. aria 21
  19. onto 21
  20. toon 21
  21. cancan 21
  22. canna 21
  23. lilt 20
  24. till 20
  25. tilt 20

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.