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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Words
52
Points
235
Genius
164
Pangrams
3

Official answers

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  • emote

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • emotion

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • intention

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • into

    preposition — To or towards the inside of.

    preposition — To or towards the region of.

    preposition — Against, especially with force or violence.

    preposition — Indicates transition into another form or substance.

    preposition — After the start of.

    preposition — Interested in or attracted to.

    Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

  • intone

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • ionize

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  • memento

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • memo

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • mention

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • mezzo

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  • mezzotint

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  • mimeo

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • minion

    noun — The lowest limit.

    noun — A loyal servant of another, usually a more powerful being.

    adjective — Favoured, beloved; "pet".

    noun — The smallest amount.

    noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).

    noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • moment

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • monetize

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  • mono

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • monotone

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • monte

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • moon

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • moot

    noun — A moot court.

    adjective — Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.

    noun — A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.

    verb — To bring up as a subject for debate, to propose.

    noun — Vagina.

    noun — The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • mote

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • motet

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • motion

    noun — A state of progression from one place to another.

    verb — To gesture indicating a desired movement.

    noun — A change of position with respect to time.

    noun — A change from one place to another.

    noun — A parliamentary action to propose something. A similar procedure in any official or business meeting.

    noun — An entertainment or show, especially a puppet show.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • motto

    noun — A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

    noun — A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.

    noun — A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • neon

    noun — The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The lightest of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.

    adjective — (of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent

    noun — A form or sample of the element.

    noun — Neon signs or lights, collectively.

    noun — A neon tetra fish.

    Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.

  • nominee

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • none

    noun — A person without religious affiliation.

    adverb — To no extent, in no way.

    pronoun — Not any of a given number or group.

    noun — Those without any religious affiliation: atheists and others outside any organized religion.

    noun — A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.

    noun — The middle of the afternoon, normally between 2 and 4 pm.

    Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.

  • nonet

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • noon

    noun — The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.

    verb — To relax or sleep around midday

    noun — The letter ن in the Arabic script.

    noun — Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.

    noun — The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

    noun — The highest point; culmination.

    Appeared in 42 recorded puzzles.

  • note

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • notion

    noun — Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.

    noun — A sentiment; an opinion.

    noun — Sense; mind.

    noun — An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack.

    noun — Any small article used in sewing and haberdashery, either for attachment to garments or as a tool, such as a button, zipper, or thimble.

    noun — Inclination; intention; disposition.

    Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

  • ointment

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • omen

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • omit

    verb — To leave out or exclude.

    verb — To fail to perform.

    verb — To neglect or take no notice of.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • onetime

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • onion

    noun — A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

    noun — The bulb of such a plant.

    noun — The genus as a whole.

    noun — A ball.

    noun — A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.

    Appeared in 30 recorded puzzles.

  • onto

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • ooze

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  • ozone

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  • tenon

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • timezone

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  • tome

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tomtit

    noun — Petroica macrocephala, the miromiro or New Zealand tit, a bird of the Petroicidae (Australasian robin) family.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • tone

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • tonne

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • toon

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • toonie

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • toot

    noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.

    verb — To stand out, or be prominent.

    noun — A toilet.

    noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.

    noun — Cocaine.

    noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.

    Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.

  • tote

    noun — A tote bag.

    verb — To carry or bear.

    verb — To add up; to calculate a total.

    noun — A heavy burden.

    noun — (logistics) A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods.

    noun — A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • totem

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • zone

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  • zoom

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Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • em×2
  • in×3
  • io×1
  • me×5
  • mi×2
  • mo×11
  • ne×1
  • no×6
  • oi×1
  • om×2
  • on×3
  • oo×1
  • oz×1
  • te×1
  • ti×1
  • to×9
  • zo×2

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
e ·1·1·· 2
i 1·2··1 4
m 553221 18
n 4111·· 7
o 42·11· 8
t 532·1· 11
z 2····· 2
Σ 21128542 52

The numbers

Genius today takes 164 points of 235 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 386 recorded puzzles
64th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
65th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17499 recorded answers

421 today34.6% all-time512 today22.8% all-time68 today19.9% all-time75 today12.1% all-time84 today6.3% all-time92 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
e Monday, August 18, 2025 Sunday, August 3, 2025
i Monday, August 18, 2025 Monday, August 18, 2025
m Sunday, August 10, 2025 Friday, July 25, 2025
n Monday, August 18, 2025 Friday, August 15, 2025
o ● Friday, August 15, 2025 Wednesday, August 13, 2025
t Sunday, August 17, 2025 Friday, August 8, 2025
z first recorded appearance first recorded time

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

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

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.