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 436 recorded puzzles
4th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
3rd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19742 recorded answers

411 today34.4% all-time56 today22.9% all-time62 today20.1% all-time72 today12.1% all-time86.2% all-time92 today2.6% 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 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 45
  2. naan 35
  3. nana 35
  4. toot 32
  5. onion 31
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 28
  8. mamma 28
  9. acacia 26
  10. acai 26
  11. nene 26
  12. mini 25
  13. minim 25
  14. cocoon 24
  15. imam 24
  16. maim 24
  17. onto 24
  18. toon 24
  19. loon 24
  20. olio 24
  21. lilt 23
  22. till 23
  23. tilt 23
  24. aria 23
  25. mitt 23

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.