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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

DEIMUZN

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Words
47
Points
229
Genius
160
Pangram
1

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  • denied

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • denim

    noun — A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • denizen

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  • denude

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • denuded

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • dine

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • dined

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • dune

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • dunned

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • emend

    verb — To correct and revise (text or a document).

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • emended

    verb — To correct and revise (text or a document).

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • ended

    verb — To come to an end

    adjective — (in combination) Having (a specified kind or number of) ends.

    verb — To finish, terminate.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • endue

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • endued

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • ennui

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • immune

    noun — A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease

    verb — To make immune.

    adjective — (usually with "from") Exempt; not subject to.

    adjective — (usually with "to") Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.

    adjective — (by extension) Not vulnerable.

    adjective — Of or pertaining to the immune system.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • immunize

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  • immunized

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  • indeed

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • indie

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • indium

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • innie

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    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • mend

    noun — A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.

    verb — To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.

    noun — The act of repairing.

    verb — To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.

    verb — To help, to advance, to further; to add to.

    verb — To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mended

    verb — To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, injury, or defacement.

    verb — To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence, to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.

    verb — To help, to advance, to further; to add to.

    verb — To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become improved.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • menu

    noun — The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.

    noun — A list of dishes offered in a restaurant.

    noun — A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • mien

    noun — Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.

    noun — A specific facial expression.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • mind

    noun — The ability for rational thought.

    verb — (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.

    noun — The ability to be aware of things.

    noun — The ability to remember things.

    noun — The ability to focus the thoughts.

    noun — Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • minded

    verb — (originally and chiefly in negative or interrogative constructions) To dislike, to object to; to be bothered by.

    adjective — Having a mind (inclination) for something or a certain way of thinking about things.

    verb — To look after, to take care of, especially for a short period of time.

    verb — (chiefly in the imperative) To make sure, to take care (that).

    verb — To be careful about.

    verb — Take note; used to point out an exception or caveat.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • mine

    pronoun — My; belonging to me; that which belongs to me.

    noun — A device intended to explode when stepped upon or touched, or when approached by a ship, vehicle, or person.

    noun — An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.

    noun — Any source of wealth or resources.

    verb — To earn new units of cryptocurrency by doing certain calculations.

    noun — A machine or network of machines used to extract units of a cryptocurrency.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • mined

    verb — To remove (ore) from the ground.

    verb — To dig into, for ore or metal.

    verb — To sow mines (the explosive devices) in (an area).

    verb — To damage (a vehicle or ship) with a mine (an explosive device).

    verb — To dig a tunnel or hole; to burrow in the earth.

    verb — To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • mini

    adjective — Miniature, tiny, small.

    noun — A miniskirt.

    noun — A minicomputer.

    Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.

  • minim

    noun — A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.

    noun — Anything very minute; applied to animalcula and the like.

    noun — A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1/60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.

    noun — A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.

    noun — A little man or being; a dwarf.

    noun — A small fish; a minnow.

    Appeared in 25 recorded puzzles.

  • minimize

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  • minimized

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  • minimum

    noun — The lowest limit.

    adjective — To the lowest degree.

    noun — The smallest amount.

    noun — A period of minimum brightness or energy intensity (of a star).

    noun — A lower bound of a set which is also an element of that set.

    noun — The smallest member of a batch or sample or the lower bound of a probability distribution.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • mizzen

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  • need

    noun — A requirement for something; something needed.

    verb — To have an absolute requirement for.

    noun — Lack of means of subsistence; poverty; indigence; destitution.

    verb — To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.

    verb — (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).

    verb — To be required; to be necessary.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • needed

    verb — To have an absolute requirement for.

    adjective — Necessary; being required.

    verb — To want strongly; to feel that one must have something.

    verb — (modal verb) To be obliged or required (to do something).

    verb — To be required; to be necessary.

    verb — To be necessary (to someone).

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • nene

    noun — The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.

    Appeared in 26 recorded puzzles.

  • nine

    noun — The digit or figure 9.

    numeral — A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.

    noun — A playing card with nine pips.

    noun — A nine-millimeter semi-automatic pistol.

    noun — (usually in the plural) A statistical unit of proportion (of reliability, purity, etc.).

    noun — A baseball club, team, or lineup (composed of nine players).

    Appeared in 16 recorded puzzles.

  • nude

    noun — A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.

    adjective — Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.

    noun — (with article, "the nude") The state of total nudity.

    noun — A color that resembles or evokes bare flesh; a paint, dye, etc. of such color.

    adjective — Characterized by the nudity of people concerned or to whom the described noun is attributed.

    adjective — (of clothing, makeup, etc) Of a color (such as beige or tan) that evokes bare flesh.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • nudie

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  • undid

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • undimmed

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  • undue

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • unneeded

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • zine

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • de×5
  • di×2
  • du×2
  • em×2
  • en×4
  • im×3
  • in×4
  • me×3
  • mi×11
  • ne×3
  • ni×1
  • nu×2
  • un×4
  • zi×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
d 2232·· 9
e ·411·· 6
i ·23·11 7
m 623111 14
n 411··· 6
u ·2··2· 4
z 1····· 1
Σ 131311442 47

The numbers

Genius today takes 160 points of 229 available. The average answer runs 5.6 letters.

Total points vs. all 438 recorded puzzles
60th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
52nd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19815 recorded answers

413 today34.4% all-time513 today22.9% all-time611 today20.1% all-time74 today12.0% all-time84 today6.2% all-time92 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, May 5, 2026 Friday, April 24, 2026
e Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Saturday, March 21, 2026
i Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
m Thursday, April 30, 2026 Sunday, April 19, 2026
n ● Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Wednesday, April 22, 2026
u Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Thursday, April 30, 2026
z Monday, April 27, 2026 Monday, April 27, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 45
  2. naan 35
  3. nana 35
  4. toot 32
  5. onion 31
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 28
  8. mamma 28
  9. acacia 26
  10. acai 26
  11. nene 26
  12. mini 25
  13. minim 25
  14. cocoon 24
  15. imam 24
  16. maim 24
  17. onto 24
  18. toon 24
  19. loon 24
  20. olio 24
  21. lilt 23
  22. till 23
  23. tilt 23
  24. aria 23
  25. mitt 23

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.