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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Friday, July 11, 2025

Words
42
Points
129
Genius
90
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • allow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • aloe

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • aloof

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • elope

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • falloff

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • fallow

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  • fellow

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • floe

    noun — A low, flat mass of floating ice.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • flop

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  • flow

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • foal

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • follow

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • fool

    noun — A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

    verb — To trick; to deceive

    verb — To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly

    noun — A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).

    noun — A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.

    noun — Buddy, dude, man.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • fowl

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • loaf

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • loll

    verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.

    verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.

    verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.

    Appeared in 29 recorded puzzles.

  • lollop

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • loofa

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • loop

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • lope

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • offal

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • oleo

    noun — Margarine

    noun — The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.

    Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

  • opal

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • paleo

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • peafowl

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  • people

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • plop

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • plow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pole

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • poll

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • polo

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • poof

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  • pool

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • poop

    noun — Fecal matter, feces.

    verb — To make a short blast on a horn

    noun — A set of data or general information, written or spoken, usually concerning machinery or a process.

    verb — To tire, exhaust. Often used with out.

    noun — The stern of a ship.

    verb — To break seawater with the poop of a vessel, especially the poop deck.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • pope

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • poppa

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • powwow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • wallop

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  • wallow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • wolf

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • woof

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • wool

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

peafowl is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • al×3
  • el×1
  • fa×2
  • fe×1
  • fl×3
  • fo×4
  • lo×6
  • of×1
  • ol×1
  • op×1
  • pa×1
  • pe×2
  • pl×2
  • po×9
  • wa×2
  • wo×3

Words by first letter and length

4567Σ
a 12·· 3
e ·1·· 1
f 6·31 10
l 411· 6
o 21·· 3
p 9221 14
w 3·2· 5
Σ 25782 42

The numbers

Genius today takes 90 points of 129 available. The average answer runs 4.7 letters.

Total points vs. all 414 recorded puzzles
16th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
43rd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18724 recorded answers

425 today34.5% all-time57 today23.0% all-time68 today20.0% all-time72 today12.0% all-time86.2% all-time92.6% all-time101.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Wednesday, July 9, 2025 first recorded time
e Thursday, July 10, 2025 first recorded time
f Monday, July 7, 2025 first recorded time
l Thursday, July 10, 2025 Thursday, July 10, 2025
o ● Tuesday, July 8, 2025 Tuesday, July 8, 2025
p Thursday, July 10, 2025 first recorded time
w first recorded appearance 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.