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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

DEGHINV

Saturday, August 23, 2025

Words
41
Points
234
Genius
163
Pangram
1

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  • devein

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • deveined

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • deveining

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • dive

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • dived

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • divide

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • divided

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • dividend

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • dividing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • divine

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • divined

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • diving

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • divining

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • divvied

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • endive

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • envied

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • even

    noun — (diminutive) An even number.

    verb — To make flat and level.

    adjective — Flat and level.

    adverb — Exactly, just, fully.

    noun — Evening.

    verb — To equal.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • evened

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • evening

    noun — The time of the day between dusk and night, when it gets dark.

    verb — To make flat and level.

    verb — To occur; to happen; to come to pass.

    noun — The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

    noun — A concluding time period; a point in time near the end of something; the beginning of the end of something.

    noun — A party or gathering held in the evening.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • give

    noun — The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

    verb — (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

    noun — A shackle or fetter, especially for the leg.

    verb — (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).

    verb — To yield slightly when a force is applied.

    verb — To collapse under pressure or force.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • given

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • giving

    verb — (ditransitive) To move, shift, provide something abstract or concrete to someone or something or somewhere.

    noun — The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.

    adjective — Having the tendency to give; generous

    verb — (ditransitive) To estimate or predict (a duration or probability) for (something).

    verb — To yield slightly when a force is applied.

    verb — To collapse under pressure or force.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • hive

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  • hived

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  • hiving

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  • inveigh

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  • inveighed

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  • inveighing

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  • ivied

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • vegged

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • veggie

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • vegging

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • vein

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • veined

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • veining

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • vend

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • vended

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • vending

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • vied

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • vine

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • vivid

    noun — A felt-tipped permanent marker.

    adjective — (of perception) Clear, detailed or powerful.

    adjective — (of an image) Bright, intense or colourful.

    adjective — Full of life, strikingly alive.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • de×3
  • di×11
  • en×2
  • ev×3
  • gi×3
  • hi×3
  • in×3
  • iv×1
  • ve×9
  • vi×3

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
d 114341· 14
e 1·31··· 5
g 111···· 3
h 111···· 3
i ·1·1·11 4
v 4143··· 12
Σ 85138421 41

The numbers

Genius today takes 163 points of 234 available. The average answer runs 6.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 457 recorded puzzles
63rd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
40th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 20643 recorded answers

48 today34.4% all-time55 today22.8% all-time613 today20.2% all-time78 today12.1% all-time84 today6.3% all-time92 today2.6% all-time101 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
d Thursday, August 21, 2025 Monday, August 11, 2025
e Tuesday, August 19, 2025 Sunday, August 3, 2025
g Thursday, August 21, 2025 Sunday, August 10, 2025
h Thursday, August 14, 2025 Tuesday, July 22, 2025
i Friday, August 22, 2025 Monday, August 18, 2025
n Friday, August 22, 2025 Friday, August 15, 2025
v ● Wednesday, August 13, 2025 first recorded time

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.