The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Friday, April 3, 2026

Words
34
Points
143
Genius
100
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Pangram highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

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

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • an×1
  • da×1
  • de×2
  • ek×1
  • fa×2
  • fl×5
  • ka×1
  • ke×6
  • kn×8
  • la×2
  • le×3
  • na×2

Words by first letter and length

45678Σ
a ·1··· 1
d 21··· 3
e 1···· 1
f 2311· 7
k 44331 15
l 4·1·· 5
n ·1·1· 2
Σ 1310551 34

The numbers

Genius today takes 100 points of 143 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
21st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
24th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

413 today34.5% all-time510 today22.8% all-time65 today20.0% all-time75 today12.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.5% 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 Thursday, April 2, 2026 Friday, March 27, 2026
d Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Monday, January 26, 2026
e Monday, March 30, 2026 Saturday, March 21, 2026
f Friday, March 27, 2026 Tuesday, March 17, 2026
k ● Saturday, March 28, 2026 Friday, January 23, 2026
l Tuesday, March 31, 2026 Tuesday, March 31, 2026
n Thursday, April 2, 2026 Saturday, March 28, 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.