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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

EFGILNO

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Words
65
Points
282
Genius
197
Pangram
1

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  • eggnog

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • felon

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • floe

    noun — A low, flat mass of floating ice.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • flog

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • flogging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • fogging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • foil

    noun — A very thin sheet of metal.

    noun — Thin aluminium/aluminum (or, formerly, tin) used for wrapping food.

    verb — To prevent (something) from being accomplished.

    noun — (authorship) In literature, theatre/theater, etc., a character who helps emphasize the traits of the main character and who usually acts as an opponent or antagonist.

    verb — To cover or wrap with foil.

    noun — A very thin sword with a blunted (or foiled) tip

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • foiling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • folio

    noun — (books) A book made of sheets of paper each folded in half (two leaves or four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind, exceeding 30 cm in height.

    noun — A leaf of a book or manuscript

    noun — A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book.

    noun — A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages.

    verb — To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to page

    noun — A page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.

    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • fool

    noun — A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.

    verb — To trick; to deceive

    verb — To act in an idiotic manner; to act foolishly

    noun — A jester; a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court (or lower personages).

    noun — A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.

    noun — Buddy, dude, man.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • fooling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gigolo

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • goggle

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • goggling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • going

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • golf

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • golfing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gone

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • gong

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • gonging

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • goof

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • goofing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • google

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • googling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • googol

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • goon

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    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • igloo

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • info

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • legion

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  • leonine

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • lifelong

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  • lingo

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • lion

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • loge

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • logging

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • login

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • logo

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • loin

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • loll

    verb — To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.

    verb — To hang extended from the mouth, like the tongue of an animal heated from exertion.

    verb — To let (the tongue) hang from the mouth in this way.

    Appeared in 27 recorded puzzles.

  • lolling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • lone

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • long

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • longing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • loon

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    Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.

  • loonie

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • neon

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • noel

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    Appeared in 15 recorded puzzles.

  • noggin

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • none

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    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • nonillion

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    Appeared in 13 recorded puzzles.

  • noogie

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  • noon

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    Appeared in 41 recorded puzzles.

  • offing

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • offline

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • ogee

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • ogle

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • ogling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • oiling

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • oleo

    noun — Margarine

    noun — The various fats and oils that go into the making of margarine.

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • olio

    noun — A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch.

    noun — A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany.

    noun — A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.

    noun — (by extension) Vaudeville or similar miscellaneous musical or theatrical entertainment skits presented between the main acts of burlesque or minstrel shows.

    Appeared in 21 recorded puzzles.

  • ollie

    noun — An aerial maneuver in which one catches air by leaping off the ground with the skateboard and into the air.

    verb — To perform an ollie.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • ongoing

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • onion

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    Appeared in 28 recorded puzzles.

  • online

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • oolong

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • eg×1
  • fe×1
  • fl×3
  • fo×6
  • gi×1
  • go×14
  • ig×1
  • in×1
  • le×2
  • li×3
  • lo×12
  • ne×1
  • no×6
  • of×2
  • og×3
  • oi×1
  • ol×3
  • on×3
  • oo×1

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
e ··1··· 1
f 42·31· 10
g 51432· 15
i 11···· 2
l 82241· 17
n 4·2··1 7
o 4252·· 13
Σ 268141241 65

The numbers

Genius today takes 197 points of 282 available. The average answer runs 5.4 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
80th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
92nd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

426 today34.5% all-time58 today22.8% all-time614 today20.0% all-time712 today12.1% all-time84 today6.3% all-time91 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
e Monday, June 8, 2026 Monday, June 8, 2026
f Friday, June 5, 2026 Friday, June 5, 2026
g Friday, June 5, 2026 Thursday, May 21, 2026
i Sunday, June 7, 2026 Monday, June 1, 2026
l Saturday, June 6, 2026 Tuesday, June 2, 2026
n Saturday, June 6, 2026 Thursday, May 7, 2026
o ● Monday, June 8, 2026 Saturday, June 6, 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.