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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

BGINPUM

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Words
26
Points
143
Genius
100
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • bumming

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  • bump

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  • bumping

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  • gimp

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gumming

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  • imbibing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • imbuing

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  • impinging

    verb — To make a physical impact on.

    verb — To interfere with.

    verb — To have an effect upon, especially a negative one.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • impugn

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  • impugning

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  • miming

    verb — To act without words.

    verb — To represent an action or object through gesture, without the use of sound.

    noun — A performance in mime.

    verb — To mimic.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • mini

    adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.

    noun — A miniskirt.

    noun — A minicomputer.

    Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

  • minim

    noun — A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

    noun — Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.

    noun — A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.

    noun — A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.

    noun — A little man or being; a dwarf.

    noun — A small fish; a minnow.

    Appeared in 24 recorded puzzles.

  • minimum

    noun — The lowest limit.

    adjective — To the lowest degree.

    noun — The smallest amount.

    noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).

    noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

    noun — The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • mining

    noun — The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.

    verb — To remove (ore) from the ground.

    verb — To dig into, for ore or metal.

    noun — Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof-of-work

    noun — The activity of placing explosives underground, rigged to explode

    verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • mugging

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  • mung

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • muumuu

    noun — A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • nimbi

    noun — A circle of light; a halo.

    noun — A gray rain cloud.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • numb

    verb — To cause to become numb (physically or emotionally).

    adjective — Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.

    verb — To cause (a feeling) to be less intense.

    verb — To cause (the mind, faculties, etc.) to be less acute.

    verb — To become numb (especially physically).

    adjective — Emotionally unable to feel or respond in a normal way.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • numbing

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  • pimp

    noun — Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.

    verb — To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

    adjective — Excellent, fashionable, stylish

    numeral — Five in Cumbrian and Welsh sheep counting

    noun — A man who can easily attract women.

    verb — To prostitute someone.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • pimping

    verb — To act as a procurer of prostitutes; to pander.

    noun — The practise of procuring prostitutes.

    adjective — Little or petty.

    verb — To prostitute someone.

    verb — To excessively customize something, especially a vehicle, according to ghetto standards (also pimp out).

    verb — To ask progressively harder and ultimately unanswerable questions of a resident or medical student (said of a senior member of the medical staff).

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • pump

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • pumping

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  • umping

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

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • bu×3
  • gi×1
  • gu×1
  • im×5
  • mi×5
  • mu×3
  • ni×1
  • nu×2
  • pi×2
  • pu×2
  • um×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
b 1··2·· 3
g 1··1·· 2
i ··1112 5
m 2132·· 8
n 11·1·· 3
p 2··2·· 4
u ··1··· 1
Σ 725912 26

The numbers

Genius today takes 100 points of 143 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 420 recorded puzzles
21st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
7th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18971 recorded answers

47 today34.4% all-time52 today23.0% all-time65 today20.0% all-time79 today12.0% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92 today2.6% 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
b Monday, March 30, 2026 Sunday, March 29, 2026
g Friday, March 27, 2026 Wednesday, March 4, 2026
i Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
m ● Saturday, March 28, 2026 Friday, March 20, 2026
n Monday, March 30, 2026 Saturday, March 28, 2026
p Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Friday, February 27, 2026
u Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Monday, March 23, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 44
  2. naan 33
  3. nana 33
  4. onion 31
  5. toot 30
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 27
  8. mamma 27
  9. acacia 25
  10. acai 25
  11. nene 25
  12. cocoon 24
  13. mini 24
  14. minim 24
  15. loon 24
  16. olio 24
  17. aria 23
  18. imam 23
  19. maim 23
  20. mitt 23
  21. cancan 23
  22. canna 23
  23. neon 23
  24. none 23
  25. onto 22

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.