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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ILORVYG

Sunday, June 21, 2026

Words
28
Points
122
Genius
85
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • giggly

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • gigolo

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • gill

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • girl

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • girly

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • glory

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  • goggly

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  • golly

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  • googly

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  • googol

    numeral — The number 10^{100}, or ten to the power of a hundred.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • gory

    adjective — Covered with blood, very bloody

    adjective — Unpleasant

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • grill

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • grog

    noun — (original meaning) An alcoholic beverage made with rum and water, especially that once issued to sailors of the Royal Navy.

    noun — (by extension) Any alcoholic beverage.

    noun — A glass or serving of an alcoholic beverage.

    noun — An alcoholic beverage made with hot water or tea, sugar and rum, sometimes also with lemon or lime juice and spices, particularly cinnamon.

    noun — A type of pre-fired clay that has been ground and screened to a specific particle size.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • groggily

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  • groggy

    adjective — Slowed or weakened, as by drink, sleepiness, etc.

    adjective — Of a horse: bearing wholly on its heels when trotting.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • groovy

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  • gyro

    noun — A gyroscope

    noun — A style of Greek sandwich commonly filled with grilled meat, tomato, onions, and tzatziki sauce.

    noun — A gyrocompass

    noun — An autogyro

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • igloo

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • logo

    noun — A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.

    noun — (by extension) An audio recording for the same purpose; a jingle.

    noun — A single graphic which contains one or more separate elements.

    noun — An ensign, a badge of office, rank, or power.

    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • logroll

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • logy

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  • orgy

    noun — Originally, secret rites or ceremonies, typically involving riotous and dissolute behaviour, including dancing, drunkenness and indiscriminate sexual activity, undertaken in honour of various pagan gods or goddesses (such as Attis, Bacchus, Ceres, Dionysus, Osiris, etc).

    noun — A gathering of people to engage in group sex.

    noun — Excessive indulgence in a specified activity.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • rigor

    noun — Short for rigor mortis.

    noun — Severity or strictness.

    noun — Harshness, as of climate.

    noun — A trembling or shivering response.

    noun — Character of being unyielding or inflexible.

    noun — Shrewd questioning.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • vigil

    noun — An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.

    noun — A period of observation or surveillance at any hour.

    noun — The eve of a religious festival in which staying awake is part of the ritual devotions.

    noun — A quiet demonstration in support of a cause.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • vigor

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  • virology

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  • vlog

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • yogi

    noun — A devotee or adherent of yoga.

    verb — To turn (someone) into a yogi; to lead into practicing yoga.

    verb — (thru-hiker slang) To persuade someone to give you food or other favors without actually begging.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • gi×5
  • gl×1
  • go×5
  • gr×5
  • gy×1
  • ig×1
  • lo×3
  • or×1
  • ri×1
  • vi×3
  • vl×1
  • yo×1

Words by first letter and length

45678Σ
g 547·1 17
i ·1··· 1
l 2··1· 3
o 1···· 1
r ·1··· 1
v 12··1 4
y 1···· 1
Σ 108712 28

The numbers

Genius today takes 85 points of 122 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.

Total points vs. all 415 recorded puzzles
12th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
10th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 18766 recorded answers

410 today34.5% all-time58 today23.0% all-time67 today20.0% all-time71 today12.0% all-time82 today6.2% 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
g ● Saturday, June 20, 2026 Thursday, May 21, 2026
i Saturday, June 20, 2026 Saturday, June 13, 2026
l Wednesday, June 17, 2026 Tuesday, June 2, 2026
o Saturday, June 20, 2026 Tuesday, June 9, 2026
r Saturday, June 20, 2026 Saturday, June 20, 2026
v Tuesday, June 16, 2026 Wednesday, April 29, 2026
y Friday, June 19, 2026 Tuesday, June 16, 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.