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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

AIMNTYO

Thursday, April 2, 2026

Words
56
Points
297
Genius
207
Pangrams
2

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  • amino

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • ammo

    noun — Ammunition.

    verb — To load up on ammunition.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • ammonia

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • amnio

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • anatomy

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • animation

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • anion

    noun — A negatively charged ion.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • annatto

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • annotation

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • annoy

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • anoint

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    Appeared in 6 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.

  • anonymity

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  • antimony

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  • antonym

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • antonymy

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • atom

    noun — The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.

    noun — (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.

    noun — The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.

    noun — In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.

    noun — The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.

    noun — A mote of dust in a sunbeam.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • imitation

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • initiation

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • intimation

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • into

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • intonation

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • iota

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • mammon

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • mayo

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • minion

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • moan

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • moat

    noun — A deep, wide defensive ditch, normally filled with water, surrounding a fortified habitation.

    verb — To surround with a moat.

    noun — An aspect of a business which makes it more "defensible" from competitors, either because of the nature of its products, services, franchise or other reason.

    noun — A circular lowland between a resurgent dome and the walls of the caldera surrounding it.

    noun — A hill or mound.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • momma

    noun — Mother

    noun — A voluptuous woman.

    noun — One's wife or girlfriend.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • mommy

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mono

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • monomania

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • mononym

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • monotony

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • moon

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • moony

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • moot

    noun — A moot court.

    adjective — Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.

    noun — A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.

    verb — To bring up as a subject for debate, to propose.

    noun — Vagina.

    noun — The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • motion

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • motto

    noun — A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

    noun — A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.

    noun — A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • nation

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • nomination

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    Appeared in 3 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.

  • notation

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • notion

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • oaty

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • omit

    verb — To leave out or exclude.

    verb — To fail to perform.

    verb — To neglect or take no notice of.

    Appeared in 8 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.

  • oniony

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • onto

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • ottoman

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • tattoo

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    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • tomato

    noun — A widely cultivated plant, Solanum lycopersicum, having edible fruit.

    verb — To pelt with tomatoes

    noun — The savory fruit of this plant, red when ripe, treated as a vegetable in horticulture and cooking.

    noun — A shade of red, the colour of a ripe tomato.

    noun — A desirable-looking woman.

    noun — A stupid act or person.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • tomtit

    noun — Petroica macrocephala, the miromiro or New Zealand tit, a bird of the Petroicidae (Australasian robin) family.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • tony

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • toon

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • toot

    noun — The noise of a horn or whistle.

    verb — To stand out, or be prominent.

    noun — A toilet.

    noun — (by extension) A fart; flatus.

    noun — Cocaine.

    noun — A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.

    Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • am×4
  • an×12
  • at×1
  • im×1
  • in×4
  • io×1
  • ma×2
  • mi×1
  • mo×13
  • na×1
  • no×4
  • oa×1
  • om×1
  • on×3
  • ot×1
  • ta×1
  • to×5

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
a 3414221 17
i 2····13 6
m 643111· 16
n 1·2·1·1 5
o 3111··· 6
t 3·3···· 6
Σ 189106445 56

The numbers

Genius today takes 207 points of 297 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 381 recorded puzzles
84th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
74th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17278 recorded answers

418 today34.6% all-time59 today22.8% all-time610 today19.9% all-time76 today12.1% all-time84 today6.3% all-time94 today2.6% all-time105 today1.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Sunday, March 29, 2026 Friday, March 27, 2026
i Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
m Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Wednesday, April 1, 2026
n Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Saturday, March 28, 2026
o ● Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Thursday, March 5, 2026
t Monday, March 30, 2026 Monday, March 30, 2026
y Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Saturday, February 7, 2026

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.