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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Monday, May 11, 2026

Words
52
Points
237
Genius
165
Pangram
1

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  • chit

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • cite

    verb — To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

    noun — A citation

    verb — To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

    verb — To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • cited

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • deceit

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • detect

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • detected

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • diet

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • dieted

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • dietetic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • ditch

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  • ditched

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  • edict

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • edit

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • edited

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • eidetic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • etch

    verb — To cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards.

    noun — An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth.

    verb — To engrave a surface.

    verb — To make a lasting impression.

    verb — To sketch; to delineate.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • etched

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  • ethic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hectic

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hitch

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • hitched

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  • itch

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • itched

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  • tech

    noun — Technology

    noun — Technician

    noun — Technique

    noun — (used in titles) technical college

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • techie

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • teed

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • teeth

    noun — The ability to be enforced, or to be enforced to any useful effect.

    verb — To grow teeth.

    noun — A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.

    verb — To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.

    noun — A sharp projection on the blade of a saw or similar implement.

    noun — A projection on the edge of a gear that meshes with similar projections on adjacent gears, or on the circumference of a cog that engages with a chain.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • teethe

    verb — To grow teeth.

    verb — To bite on something to relieve discomfort caused by growing teeth.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • teethed

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  • thee

    verb — To address (a person) using the pronoun thee.

    pronoun — Objective and reflexive case of thou.

    verb — To thrive; prosper.

    noun — The letter ⟨(⟩, which stands for the th sound /ð/ in Pitman shorthand.

    verb — To use the word thee.

    pronoun — Thou.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • tide

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tided

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tidied

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tied

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • tithe

    noun — A tenth.

    verb — To give one-tenth or a tithe of something, particularly:

    adjective — Tenth.

    noun — A boon (a grant or concession).

    verb — To grant, concede.

    adjective — Receiving a concession or grant; successful in prayer or request.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • tithed

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • twee

    adjective — Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tweed

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • tweet

    noun — The sound of a bird; any short high-pitched sound or whistle.

    verb — To make a short high-pitched sound, like that of certain birds.

    interjection — An onomatopoeic of bird singing.

    noun — An entry posted on the microblogging service Twitter.

    verb — To post an update to Twitter.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • tweeted

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • twice

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  • twit

    noun — A reproach, gibe or taunt.

    verb — To reproach, blame; to ridicule or tease.

    noun — A foolish or annoying person.

    noun — A euphemism for "twat", a contemptible or stupid person.

    noun — A person who twitters, i.e. chatters inanely (see usage notes).

    verb — To ignore or killfile (a user on a bulletin board system).

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • twitch

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • twitched

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  • wetted

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • whet

    noun — The act of whetting something.

    verb — To hone or rub on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening – see whetstone.

    noun — That which whets or sharpens; especially, an appetizer.

    verb — To stimulate or make more keen.

    verb — To preen.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • whetted

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • whit

    noun — The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.

    preposition — Against.

    preposition — In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    preposition — In addition to; as an accessory to.

    preposition — Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

    preposition — In support of.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • white

    noun — The color/colour of snow or milk; the colour of light containing equal amounts of all visible wavelengths.

    verb — To make white; to whiten; to bleach.

    adjective — Bright and colourless; reflecting equal quantities of all frequencies of visible light.

    noun — A person of European descent with light-coloured skin.

    noun — Any butterfly of the family Pieridae.

    noun — White wine.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • width

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • witch

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • with

    adverb — Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

    preposition — Against.

    noun — A flexible, slender twig or shoot, especially when used as a band or for binding; a withy.

    preposition — In the company of; alongside, close to; near to.

    preposition — In addition to; as an accessory to.

    preposition — Used to indicate simultaneous happening, or immediate succession or consequence.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ch×1
  • ci×2
  • de×3
  • di×5
  • ed×3
  • ei×1
  • et×3
  • he×1
  • hi×2
  • it×2
  • te×6
  • th×1
  • ti×6
  • tw×8
  • we×1
  • wh×4
  • wi×3

Words by first letter and length

45678Σ
c 21··· 3
d 11312 8
e 2221· 7
h ·111· 3
i 1·1·· 2
t 76521 21
w 3311· 8
Σ 16141363 52

The numbers

Genius today takes 165 points of 237 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 410 recorded puzzles
65th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
66th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18521 recorded answers

416 today34.5% all-time514 today23.0% all-time613 today20.0% all-time76 today12.0% all-time83 today6.3% all-time92.6% all-time101.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
c Friday, May 8, 2026 Friday, May 8, 2026
d Sunday, May 10, 2026 Friday, April 24, 2026
e Saturday, May 9, 2026 Saturday, March 21, 2026
h Saturday, May 9, 2026 Monday, April 6, 2026
i Sunday, May 10, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
t ● Saturday, May 9, 2026 Saturday, May 9, 2026
w Tuesday, April 21, 2026 Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 44
  2. naan 33
  3. nana 33
  4. onion 31
  5. toot 29
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 26
  8. mamma 26
  9. nene 25
  10. cocoon 24
  11. acacia 24
  12. acai 24
  13. loon 24
  14. olio 24
  15. cancan 23
  16. canna 23
  17. neon 23
  18. none 23
  19. aria 22
  20. imam 22
  21. maim 22
  22. bill 22
  23. mini 22
  24. minim 22
  25. lilt 21

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.