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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

HIMORUC

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Words
33
Points
148
Genius
103
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • chic

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • chichi

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • choir

    noun — Singing group; group of people who sing together; company of people who are trained to sing together.

    verb — To sing in concert.

    noun — The part of a church where the choir assembles for song.

    noun — (Christian angelology) One of the nine ranks or orders of angels.

    noun — Set of strings (one per note) for a harpsichord.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • chromium

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  • chum

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • church

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • churro

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • cirri

    noun — A tendril.

    noun — A thin tendril-like appendage.

    noun — A principal high-level cloud type characterised by white, delicate filaments or wisps, of white (or mostly white) patches, or of narrow bands, found at an altitude of above 7000 metres.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • 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.

  • coho

    noun — An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • coir

    noun — The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • comic

    noun — A comedian.

    adjective — Funny; amusing; comical.

    noun — A story composed of cartoon images arranged in sequence, usually with textual captions; a graphic novel.

    noun — A children's newspaper.

    adjective — Relating to comedy.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • couch

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • croc

    noun — A crocodile.

    noun — A plastic slip-on shoe.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • croci

    noun — A perennial flowering plant (of the genus Crocus in the Iridaceae family). Saffron is obtained from the stamens of Crocus sativus.

    noun — Any of various similar flowering plants, such as the autumn crocus and prairie crocus.

    noun — A deep yellow powder, the oxide of some metal (especially iron), calcined to a red or deep yellow colour.

    noun — A fraudulent doctor; a quack.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • crouch

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • curio

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • curium

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  • hooch

    noun — Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.

    noun — A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • ichor

    noun — The liquid that in Greek mythology was said to flow in place of blood in the veins of the gods

    noun — Any bloodlike fluid

    noun — A watery, fetid discharge from a sore

    noun — Yellow bile

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • micro

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mimic

    noun — A person who practices mimicry, or mime.

    verb — To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.

    adjective — Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.

    noun — An imitation.

    verb — To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.

    adjective — Mock, pretended.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • mochi

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • mooch

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • morocco

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • much

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • mucho

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  • occur

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • ouch

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • rich

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • rococo

    noun — A style of baroque architecture and decorative art, from 18th-century France, having elaborate ornamentation.

    adjective — Of or relating to the rococo style.

    adjective — Over-elaborate or complicated; opulent.

    adjective — Old-fashioned.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • romcom

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • uric

    adjective — Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ch×7
  • ci×1
  • co×5
  • cr×3
  • cu×2
  • ho×1
  • ic×1
  • mi×2
  • mo×3
  • mu×2
  • oc×1
  • ou×1
  • ri×1
  • ro×2
  • ur×1

Words by first letter and length

45678Σ
c 575·1 18
h ·1··· 1
i ·1··· 1
m 15·1· 7
o 11··· 2
r 1·2·· 3
u 1···· 1
Σ 915711 33

The numbers

Genius today takes 103 points of 148 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 419 recorded puzzles
23rd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
22nd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18933 recorded answers

49 today34.4% all-time515 today23.0% all-time67 today20.0% all-time71 today12.0% all-time81 today6.3% 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
c ● Friday, August 29, 2025 Thursday, August 28, 2025
h Tuesday, August 26, 2025 Tuesday, July 22, 2025
i Saturday, August 30, 2025 Monday, August 18, 2025
m Saturday, August 30, 2025 Tuesday, August 26, 2025
o Friday, August 29, 2025 Tuesday, August 19, 2025
r Sunday, August 24, 2025 Saturday, August 16, 2025
u Friday, August 29, 2025 Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 44
  2. naan 33
  3. nana 33
  4. onion 31
  5. toot 30
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 27
  8. mamma 27
  9. acacia 25
  10. acai 25
  11. nene 25
  12. cocoon 24
  13. loon 24
  14. olio 24
  15. aria 23
  16. imam 23
  17. maim 23
  18. cancan 23
  19. canna 23
  20. mini 23
  21. minim 23
  22. neon 23
  23. none 23
  24. mitt 22
  25. onto 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.