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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ABINRWO

Monday, November 24, 2025

Words
45
Points
180
Genius
125
Pangram
1

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  • anion

    noun — A negatively charged ion.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • anon

    noun — An anonymous person, especially an author.

    adverb — Straight away; at once.

    adverb — Soon; in a little while.

    adverb — At another time; then; again.

    adjective — Anonymous

    noun — A work with an unknown author.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • arbor

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • arborio

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  • arrow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • baboon

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • baobab

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • baron

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  • barrio

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  • barrow

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  • boar

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • boba

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • bobbin

    noun — A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.

    noun — In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.

    noun — The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.

    noun — (haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • bonbon

    noun — A sweet, especially a small chocolate-covered candy.

    noun — A small, spherical savory snack or canapé.

    noun — A Christmas cracker.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • bonobo

    noun — The pygmy chimpanzee, Pan paniscus, from Africa south of the Congo river.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • boob

    noun — Idiot, fool.

    verb — To behave stupidly; to act like a boob.

    adjective — Idiotic, foolish.

    noun — A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent human female.

    noun — A prison; jail.

    verb — To make a mistake

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • booboo

    noun — A mistake or error.

    noun — (by or to young children) A minor injury, such as a cut or a bruise.

    noun — (by or to young children) Feces.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • boon

    noun — A prayer; petition.

    adjective — Good; prosperous.

    noun — The woody portion of flax, separated from the fiber as refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.

    noun — That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a gift or benefaction.

    noun — A good thing; a blessing or benefit; a thing to be thankful for.

    noun — An unpaid service due by a tenant to his lord.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • boor

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • born

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • boron

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • borrow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • bowwow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • brio

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • brow

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • brown

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • inborn

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • iron

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • nabob

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • narrow

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • noir

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • noob

    noun — (often pejorative) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.

    Appeared in 8 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.

  • nori

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    Appeared in 7 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 29 recorded puzzles.

  • rainbow

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  • ribbon

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • roan

    noun — An animal such as a horse that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.

    adjective — Especially of a horse, having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in

    noun — The color of such an animal.

    noun — A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.

    noun — Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.

    noun — Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • roar

    noun — A long, loud, deep shout, as of rage or laughter, made with the mouth wide open.

    verb — To make a loud, deep cry, especially from pain, anger, or other strong emotion.

    verb — To laugh in a particularly loud manner.

    noun — A loud resounding noise.

    verb — Generally, of inanimate objects etc., to make a loud resounding noise.

    verb — Of animals (especially the lion), to make a loud deep noise.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • robin

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • rowan

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • warrior

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • winnow

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • wino

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • worn

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

rainbow is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • an×2
  • ar×3
  • ba×5
  • bo×13
  • br×3
  • in×1
  • ir×1
  • na×2
  • no×4
  • on×1
  • ra×1
  • ri×1
  • ro×4
  • wa×1
  • wi×2
  • wo×1

Words by first letter and length

4567Σ
a 13·1 5
b 8310· 21
i 1·1· 2
n 411· 6
o ·1·· 1
r 2211 6
w 2·11 4
Σ 1810143 45

The numbers

Genius today takes 125 points of 180 available. The average answer runs 5.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 381 recorded puzzles
39th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
47th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17278 recorded answers

418 today34.6% all-time510 today22.8% all-time614 today19.9% all-time73 today12.1% all-time86.3% 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
a Friday, November 21, 2025 Monday, November 10, 2025
b Sunday, November 23, 2025 Sunday, October 12, 2025
i Saturday, November 22, 2025 Wednesday, November 12, 2025
n Sunday, November 23, 2025 Monday, November 17, 2025
o ● Sunday, November 23, 2025 Saturday, November 22, 2025
r Friday, November 21, 2025 Sunday, November 16, 2025
w Saturday, November 22, 2025 Friday, October 31, 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.