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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

DEINTVO

Sunday, September 28, 2025

Words
71
Points
339
Genius
237
Pangram
1

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  • denote

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • denoted

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • dentition

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  • detention

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  • devoid

    adjective — Empty; having none of; completely without

    verb — To empty out; to remove.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • devote

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  • devoted

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  • devotee

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  • devotion

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  • dino

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    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • diode

    noun — An electronic device that allows current to flow in one direction only; used chiefly as a rectifier.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • ditto

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • divot

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  • dodo

    noun — A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

    noun — A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.

    noun — Fried plantain.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • done

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • donee

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • donned

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • dote

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • doted

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • dotted

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • dove

    noun — A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

    verb — To jump into water head-first.

    verb — To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.

    verb — (especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.

    verb — To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.

    noun — A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • edition

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  • endnote

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • idiot

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • intention

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • intentioned

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  • 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.

  • intoned

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  • invention

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  • iodide

    noun — A binary compound of iodine and another element or radical.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • iodine

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  • 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.

  • nodded

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • node

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    Appeared in 5 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.

  • nonevent

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    Appeared in 2 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.

  • noted

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    Appeared in 2 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.

  • odeon

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    Appeared in 5 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.

  • oven

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • ovine

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  • ovoid

    adjective — Shaped like an oval.

    noun — Something that is oval in shape.

    adjective — Egg-shaped; shaped like an oval, but more tapered at one end; ovate.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tendon

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • tenon

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • tenoned

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • toed

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • tone

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • toned

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    Appeared in 2 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.

  • tooted

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    Appeared in 5 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.

  • toted

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • veto

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • vetoed

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  • video

    noun — Television, television show, movie.

    noun — A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).

    verb — To record using a video camera, to videotape

    noun — Motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.

    verb — To record a television program

    noun — VHS.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • videoed

    verb — To record using a video camera, to videotape

    verb — To record a television program

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • void

    adjective — Containing nothing; empty; not occupied or filled.

    noun — An empty space; a vacuum.

    adjective — Being without; destitute; devoid.

    verb — To make invalid or worthless.

    verb — To empty.

    adjective — Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • voided

    verb — To make invalid or worthless.

    verb — To empty.

    adjective — With the centre cut out.

    verb — To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge.

    verb — To withdraw, depart.

    verb — To remove the contents of; to make or leave vacant or empty; to quit; to leave.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • voodoo

    noun — Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

    noun — Any sort of magical or irrational approach to a problem.

    noun — The spiritual beliefs of the Ewe/Fon of West Africa, practiced chiefly in Benin and in the south of Togo.

    noun — One who practices voodoo; a native sorcerer.

    verb — To bewitch someone or something using voodoo

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • vote

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • voted

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  • votive

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Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • de×9
  • di×4
  • do×8
  • ed×1
  • en×1
  • id×1
  • in×6
  • io×2
  • ne×1
  • no×9
  • od×1
  • on×2
  • ov×3
  • te×3
  • to×10
  • ve×2
  • vi×2
  • vo×6

Words by first letter and length

45678911Σ
d 555312· 21
e ···2··· 2
i 1131·21 9
n 522·1·· 10
o 24····· 6
t 5431··· 13
v 3241··· 10
Σ 2118178241 71

The numbers

Genius today takes 237 points of 339 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.

Total points vs. all 386 recorded puzzles
94th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
98th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17499 recorded answers

421 today34.6% all-time518 today22.8% all-time617 today19.9% all-time78 today12.1% all-time82 today6.3% all-time94 today2.6% all-time101.2% all-time111 today0.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
d Monday, September 22, 2025 Monday, September 22, 2025
e Saturday, September 27, 2025 Friday, September 19, 2025
i Saturday, September 27, 2025 Friday, September 12, 2025
n Saturday, September 27, 2025 Wednesday, September 17, 2025
o ● Friday, September 26, 2025 Sunday, September 14, 2025
t Wednesday, September 24, 2025 Tuesday, September 23, 2025
v Thursday, September 18, 2025 Thursday, September 18, 2025

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

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Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.