The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Words
47
Points
271
Genius
189
Pangrams
2

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • al×4
  • an×1
  • da×8
  • di×5
  • dy×2
  • ga×4
  • gi×3
  • gl×1
  • id×3
  • il×1
  • in×2
  • la×6
  • li×1
  • ly×1
  • na×3
  • ni×1
  • ya×1

Words by first letter and length

45678101213Σ
a 11111··· 5
d 172211·1 15
g ·341···· 8
i 32··1··· 6
l 221·2·1· 8
n ·3··1··· 4
y 1······· 1
Σ 818846111 47

The numbers

Genius today takes 189 points of 271 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 382 recorded puzzles
77th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
51st percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17315 recorded answers

48 today34.6% all-time518 today22.8% all-time68 today19.9% all-time74 today12.1% all-time86 today6.3% all-time92.6% all-time101 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time121 today0.1% all-time131 today0.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Monday, November 10, 2025 Monday, November 10, 2025
d Thursday, November 6, 2025 Monday, October 27, 2025
g Saturday, November 8, 2025 Wednesday, September 3, 2025
i Monday, November 10, 2025 Tuesday, October 28, 2025
l Monday, November 10, 2025 Saturday, November 1, 2025
n Monday, November 10, 2025 Sunday, November 9, 2025
y ● Sunday, November 9, 2025 Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 42
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 29
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 28
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. cocoon 23
  10. loon 23
  11. nene 23
  12. acacia 22
  13. acai 22
  14. bill 22
  15. neon 22
  16. none 22
  17. olio 22
  18. aria 21
  19. onto 21
  20. toon 21
  21. cancan 21
  22. canna 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.