The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ACGIPRH

Monday, February 23, 2026

Words
23
Points
92
Genius
64
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Pangram highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

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

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • aa×1
  • ar×2
  • ch×10
  • gr×2
  • ha×2
  • hi×2
  • pa×3
  • ri×1

Words by first letter and length

45679Σ
a 11·1· 3
c 631·· 10
g ·1·1· 2
h 3···1 4
p ·11·1 3
r 1···· 1
Σ 116222 23

The numbers

Genius today takes 64 points of 92 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
4th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
3rd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

411 today34.5% all-time56 today22.8% all-time62 today20.0% all-time72 today12.1% all-time86.3% all-time92 today2.5% 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 Saturday, February 21, 2026 Monday, February 16, 2026
c Saturday, February 21, 2026 Sunday, January 18, 2026
g Sunday, February 22, 2026 Thursday, January 22, 2026
h ● Thursday, February 19, 2026 Tuesday, February 10, 2026
i Sunday, February 22, 2026 Sunday, February 8, 2026
p Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Tuesday, February 17, 2026
r Sunday, February 22, 2026 Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 27
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 24
  8. mamma 24
  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. anon 20
  24. lull 19
  25. lulu 19

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.