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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

DGHILOC

Sunday, May 31, 2026

Words
25
Points
113
Genius
79
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • chic

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • chichi

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • child

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • childhood

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  • chili

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • chill

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • chocoholic

    noun — Someone who has such a liking for chocolate that they appear to be addicted to it.

    adjective — Addicted or seemingly addicted to chocolate; characteristic of a chocoholic.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cichlid

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • clod

    noun — A lump of something, especially of earth or clay.

    verb — To pelt with clods.

    noun — The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.

    noun — A stupid person; a dolt.

    noun — Part of a shoulder of beef, or of the neck piece near the shoulder.

    verb — To throw violently; to hurl.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • clog

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • cocci

    noun — Any approximately spherical bacterium.

    noun — Coccidioidomycosis

    noun — One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • codicil

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • coho

    noun — An anadromus and semelparous salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, found in the coastal regions of the northern Pacific Ocean, used as a symbol by several Native American tribes.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • coil

    noun — Something wound in the form of a helix or spiral.

    verb — To wind or reel e.g. a wire or rope into regular rings, often around a centerpiece.

    noun — A noise, tumult, bustle, or turmoil.

    noun — Any intrauterine device (Abbreviation: IUD)—the first IUDs were coil-shaped.

    noun — A coil of electrically conductive wire through which electricity can flow.

    noun — Entanglement; perplexity.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • cold

    adjective — (of a thing) Having a low temperature.

    noun — A condition of low temperature.

    adverb — While at low temperature.

    adjective — (of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

    adjective — (of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

    adjective — Unfriendly, emotionally distant or unfeeling.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • colic

    noun — Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).

    adjective — Relating to the colon; colonic.

    noun — A medicinal plant used to relieve such symptoms.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • colloid

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • cool

    noun — A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.

    adjective — Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.

    verb — To lose heat, to get colder.

    noun — A calm temperament.

    noun — The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.

    adjective — Allowing or suggesting heat relief.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • godchild

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  • hooch

    noun — Alcoholic liquor, especially inferior or illicit whisky.

    noun — A thatched hut, CHU, or any simple dwelling.

    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • illogic

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • loch

    noun — A lake.

    noun — A medicine in a soft form taken by licking; a lambative, a linctus.

    noun — A bay or arm of the sea.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • loci

    noun — A place or locality, especially a centre of activity or the scene of a crime.

    noun — The set of all points whose coordinates satisfy a given equation or condition.

    noun — A fixed position on a chromosome that may be occupied by one or more genes.

    noun — (chiefly in the plural) A passage in writing, especially in a collection of ancient sacred writings arranged according to a theme.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • loco

    adverb — A direction in written or printed music to be returning to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher or lower.

    noun — A certain species of Astragalus or Oxytropis, capable of causing locoism.

    verb — To poison with the loco plant; to affect with locoism.

    adjective — Crazy.

    noun — A locomotive.

    verb — (by extension) To render insane.

    Appeared in 20 recorded puzzles.

  • logic

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ch×7
  • ci×1
  • cl×2
  • co×8
  • go×1
  • ho×1
  • il×1
  • lo×4

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
c 7513·11 18
g ····1·· 1
h ·1····· 1
i ···1··· 1
l 31····· 4
Σ 10714111 25

The numbers

Genius today takes 79 points of 113 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.

Total points vs. all 413 recorded puzzles
9th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
6th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18686 recorded answers

410 today34.5% all-time57 today23.0% all-time61 today20.0% all-time74 today12.0% all-time81 today6.2% all-time91 today2.6% all-time101 today1.3% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
c ● Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Tuesday, May 12, 2026
d Saturday, May 23, 2026 Friday, April 24, 2026
g Thursday, May 28, 2026 Thursday, May 21, 2026
h Friday, May 22, 2026 Monday, April 6, 2026
i Saturday, May 30, 2026 Thursday, May 14, 2026
l Saturday, May 30, 2026 Sunday, May 17, 2026
o Saturday, May 30, 2026 Saturday, May 30, 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 27
  8. mamma 27
  9. nene 25
  10. cocoon 24
  11. acacia 24
  12. acai 24
  13. loon 24
  14. olio 24
  15. imam 23
  16. maim 23
  17. cancan 23
  18. canna 23
  19. mini 23
  20. minim 23
  21. neon 23
  22. none 23
  23. aria 22
  24. mitt 22
  25. bill 22

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.