The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

HIMORUC

Sunday, August 31, 2025

Words
33
Points
148
Genius
103
Pangram
1

Official answers

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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 380 recorded puzzles
22nd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
22nd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17231 recorded answers

49 today34.6% all-time515 today22.8% all-time67 today19.9% all-time71 today12.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.6% 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
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 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. cocoon 23
  10. nene 23
  11. acacia 22
  12. acai 22
  13. bill 22
  14. loon 22
  15. aria 21
  16. onto 21
  17. toon 21
  18. cancan 21
  19. canna 21
  20. neon 21
  21. none 21
  22. olio 21
  23. lilt 20
  24. till 20
  25. tilt 20

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.