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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Thursday, April 30, 2026

Words
29
Points
164
Genius
114
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • coconut

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • communion

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • continuum

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  • count

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • cumin

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cutout

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • intuit

    verb — To know intuitively or by immediate perception.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • intuition

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • minimum

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • mount

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • munition

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  • mutt

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • mutton

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • muumuu

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • nonunion

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • noun

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    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • nuncio

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • tout

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • tuition

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tunic

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tutti

    noun — A passage in which all members of an orchestra are playing

    adjective — All together; with all playing at once.

    adverb — All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • tutu

    noun — A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.

    noun — Any of the genus Coriaria of shrubs and trees found in New Zealand.

    Appeared in 14 recorded puzzles.

  • uncommon

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • unction

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • uncut

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • union

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • unit

    noun — An organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

    noun — A measure of housing equivalent to the living quarters of one household; an apartment where a group of apartments is contained in one or more multi-storied buildings or a group of dwellings is in one or more single storey buildings, usually arranged around a driveway.

    noun — A standard measure of a quantity.

    noun — An item which may be sold singly.

    noun — A unit of alcohol.

    noun — The number one.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • unmount

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • unto

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • co×4
  • cu×2
  • in×2
  • mi×1
  • mo×1
  • mu×4
  • no×2
  • nu×1
  • to×1
  • tu×4
  • un×7

Words by first letter and length

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c ·211·2 6
i ··1··1 2
m 11211· 6
n 1·1·1· 3
t 22·1·· 5
u 22·21· 7
Σ 675533 29

The numbers

Genius today takes 114 points of 164 available. The average answer runs 6.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
30th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
12th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

46 today34.5% all-time57 today22.8% all-time65 today20.0% all-time75 today12.1% all-time83 today6.3% all-time93 today2.5% 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
c Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Tuesday, April 28, 2026
i Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
m Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Sunday, April 19, 2026
n Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Wednesday, April 22, 2026
o Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Saturday, April 25, 2026
t Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Wednesday, April 8, 2026
u ● Thursday, April 23, 2026 Monday, March 23, 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.