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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

GILNOUC

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Words
44
Points
254
Genius
177
Pangrams
2

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  • cling

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • clinging

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • clinic

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • clog

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • clogging

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  • cloning

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  • cluing

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  • clung

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  • cocci

    noun — Any approximately spherical bacterium.

    noun — Coccidioidomycosis

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

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • cocoon

    noun — The silky protective case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, the pupa.

    verb — To envelop in a protective case

    noun — Any similar protective case, whether real or metaphorical.

    verb — To withdraw into such a case.

    Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

  • cocooning

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • coil

    noun — Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

    verb — To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.

    noun — A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.

    noun — Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.

    noun — A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

    noun — Entanglement; perplexity.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • coiling

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  • coin

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • coining

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • colic

    noun — Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).

    adjective — Relating to the colon; colonic.

    noun — A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • colon

    noun — The punctuation mark ":".

    noun — Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the anus.

    noun — A husbandman.

    noun — The triangular colon (especially in context of not being able to type the actual triangular colon).

    noun — A rhetorical figure consisting of a clause which is grammatically, but not logically, complete.

    noun — A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • colonic

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • conic

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • conning

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cooing

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cool

    noun — A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.

    adjective — Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.

    verb — To lose heat, to get colder.

    noun — A calm temperament.

    noun — The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.

    adjective — Allowing or suggesting heat relief.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • cooling

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  • council

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cuing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • cull

    noun — A selection.

    verb — To pick or take someone or something (from a larger group).

    noun — A fool, gullible person; a dupe.

    noun — An organised killing of selected animals.

    noun — (farming) An individual animal selected to be killed, or item of produce to be discarded.

    noun — (seafood industry) A lobster having only one claw.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • culling

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  • cunning

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • icing

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • icon

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • iconic

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • illogic

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • inclining

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • ionic

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • loci

    noun — A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

    noun — The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.

    noun — A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.

    noun — (chiefly in the plural) A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • loco

    adverb — A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.

    noun — A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism.

    verb — To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.

    adjective — Crazy.

    noun — A locomotive.

    verb — (by extension) To render insane.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • logic

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • nuncio

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • oculi

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • unclog

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  • unclogging

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  • uncoil

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • uncoiling

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  • uncool

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • cl×8
  • co×16
  • cu×4
  • ic×3
  • il×1
  • in×1
  • io×1
  • lo×3
  • nu×1
  • oc×1
  • un×5

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
c 574921· 28
i 1211·1· 6
l 21····· 3
n ··1···· 1
o ·1····· 1
u ··3··11 5
Σ 811910231 44

The numbers

Genius today takes 177 points of 254 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 413 recorded puzzles
71st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
46th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18686 recorded answers

48 today34.5% all-time511 today23.0% all-time69 today20.0% all-time710 today12.0% all-time82 today6.2% all-time93 today2.6% all-time101 today1.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
c ● first recorded appearance first recorded time
g Tuesday, July 1, 2025 first recorded time
i first recorded appearance first recorded time
l Monday, June 30, 2025 Monday, June 30, 2025
n Tuesday, July 1, 2025 first recorded time
o Tuesday, July 1, 2025 first recorded time
u Monday, June 30, 2025 first recorded time

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 44
  2. naan 33
  3. nana 33
  4. onion 31
  5. toot 29
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 27
  8. mamma 27
  9. nene 25
  10. cocoon 24
  11. acacia 24
  12. acai 24
  13. loon 24
  14. olio 24
  15. imam 23
  16. maim 23
  17. cancan 23
  18. canna 23
  19. mini 23
  20. minim 23
  21. neon 23
  22. none 23
  23. aria 22
  24. mitt 22
  25. bill 22

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.