The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ACINTYR

Sunday, April 26, 2026

Words
59
Points
300
Genius
210
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Words by first two letters

  • ai×1
  • an×1
  • ar×8
  • at×4
  • ca×7
  • ci×3
  • cr×3
  • in×1
  • ir×1
  • na×2
  • ni×1
  • ra×10
  • ri×1
  • ta×7
  • ti×1
  • tr×5
  • ty×2
  • ya×1

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
a 3341111 14
c 165·1·· 13
i ····11· 2
n 2·1···· 3
r 4421··· 11
t 2544··· 15
y 1······ 1
Σ 1318166321 59

The numbers

Genius today takes 210 points of 300 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.

Total points vs. all 380 recorded puzzles
86th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
81st percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17231 recorded answers

413 today34.6% all-time518 today22.8% all-time616 today19.9% all-time76 today12.1% all-time83 today6.3% all-time92 today2.6% all-time101 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 Friday, April 24, 2026 Thursday, April 23, 2026
c Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Saturday, April 18, 2026
i Saturday, April 25, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
n Saturday, April 25, 2026 Wednesday, April 22, 2026
r ● Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Friday, April 17, 2026
t Monday, April 20, 2026 Wednesday, April 8, 2026
y Monday, April 20, 2026 Saturday, February 7, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  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. 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.