The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

DGIOXZN

Friday, April 10, 2026

Words
38
Points
215
Genius
150
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • di×7
  • do×8
  • gi×2
  • go×5
  • in×2
  • io×2
  • ni×1
  • no×3
  • on×2
  • oo×1
  • ox×1
  • zi×3
  • zo×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
d 3246·· 15
g 22·3·· 7
i ··2·2· 4
n 1·21·· 4
o ·111·1 4
z 1·12·· 4
Σ 75101321 38

The numbers

Genius today takes 150 points of 215 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 381 recorded puzzles
53rd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
33rd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17278 recorded answers

47 today34.6% all-time55 today22.8% all-time610 today19.9% all-time713 today12.1% all-time82 today6.3% all-time91 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
d Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Monday, January 26, 2026
g Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Tuesday, April 7, 2026
i Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
n ● Thursday, April 9, 2026 Saturday, March 28, 2026
o Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Thursday, April 2, 2026
x Monday, March 16, 2026 first recorded time
z Monday, January 12, 2026 first recorded time

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.