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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Friday, March 27, 2026

Words
28
Points
125
Genius
87
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • adding

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • again

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • aging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • aiding

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • angina

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • dang

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • fading

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  • fang

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • fanning

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • faun

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  • fauna

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  • gadding

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • gaff

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • gaga

    adjective — Mentally senile.

    noun — A variant of dodgeball played inside a fenced area, usually a hexagon or octagon.

    adjective — Crazy.

    adjective — Infatuated.

    Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

  • gagging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gain

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gaining

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gang

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • ganging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gauging

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • iguana

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • naan

    noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

    Appeared in 32 recorded puzzles.

  • nada

    pronoun — Nothing.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • nagging

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • naiad

    noun — A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.

    noun — The aquatic larva (nymph) of a dragonfly or damselfly.

    noun — Any of various aquatic plants of the genus Najas.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • naif

    noun — One who is naive.

    adjective — Naive.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • nana

    noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother

    noun — A banana

    noun — A fool

    noun — A nanny

    Appeared in 32 recorded puzzles.

  • unfading

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Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ad×1
  • ag×2
  • ai×1
  • an×1
  • da×1
  • fa×5
  • ga×9
  • ig×1
  • na×6
  • un×1

Words by first letter and length

45678Σ
a ·23·· 5
d 1···· 1
f 2111· 5
g 4··5· 9
i ··1·· 1
n 41·1· 6
u ····1 1
Σ 114571 28

The numbers

Genius today takes 87 points of 125 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.

Total points vs. all 408 recorded puzzles
13th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
10th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18455 recorded answers

411 today34.5% all-time54 today22.9% all-time65 today19.9% all-time77 today12.0% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.6% all-time101.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a ● Thursday, March 26, 2026 Sunday, March 22, 2026
d Thursday, March 26, 2026 Monday, January 26, 2026
f Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Tuesday, March 17, 2026
g Sunday, March 22, 2026 Wednesday, March 4, 2026
i Thursday, March 26, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
n Thursday, March 26, 2026 Thursday, March 19, 2026
u Tuesday, March 24, 2026 Monday, March 23, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 43
  2. naan 32
  3. nana 32
  4. onion 31
  5. toot 29
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 26
  8. mamma 26
  9. nene 25
  10. acacia 24
  11. acai 24
  12. olio 24
  13. cocoon 23
  14. loon 23
  15. neon 23
  16. none 23
  17. aria 22
  18. imam 22
  19. maim 22
  20. cancan 22
  21. canna 22
  22. bill 22
  23. mini 22
  24. minim 22
  25. lilt 21

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.