The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

CGINORF

Friday, June 5, 2026

Words
27
Points
157
Genius
109
Pangram
1

Official answers

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Pangram highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

forcing is a perfect pangram — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • co×5
  • fi×3
  • fo×6
  • fr×2
  • go×2
  • gr×2
  • in×2
  • of×1
  • ri×2
  • ro×2

Words by first letter and length

45678910Σ
c 1·1·12· 5
f 21332·· 11
g 1··3··· 4
i 1·····1 2
o ··1···· 1
r 2··2··· 4
Σ 7158321 27

The numbers

Genius today takes 109 points of 157 available. The average answer runs 6.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 381 recorded puzzles
26th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
8th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17278 recorded answers

47 today34.6% all-time51 today22.8% all-time65 today19.9% all-time78 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
c Monday, June 1, 2026 Sunday, May 31, 2026
f ● Wednesday, May 27, 2026 Thursday, April 16, 2026
g Sunday, May 31, 2026 Thursday, May 21, 2026
i Thursday, June 4, 2026 Monday, June 1, 2026
n Thursday, June 4, 2026 Thursday, May 7, 2026
o Sunday, May 31, 2026 Saturday, May 30, 2026
r Monday, May 25, 2026 Sunday, April 26, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 42
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 29
  5. toot 28
  6. loll 28
  7. mama 25
  8. mamma 25
  9. cocoon 23
  10. loon 23
  11. nene 23
  12. acacia 22
  13. acai 22
  14. bill 22
  15. neon 22
  16. none 22
  17. olio 22
  18. aria 21
  19. onto 21
  20. toon 21
  21. cancan 21
  22. canna 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.