The Unofficial Hive

NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ADEFTXI

Thursday, June 25, 2026

Edited by Sam Ezersky

Words
35
Points
151
Genius
105
Pangram
1

Official answers

Show the 35 answersHide answers

Pangram highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

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

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • af×2
  • ai×2
  • at×1
  • de×2
  • di×3
  • ed×4
  • ex×2
  • fe×1
  • fi×8
  • id×3
  • ta×2
  • ti×5

Words by first letter and length

4567Σ
a 1211 5
d 2·21 5
e 2·31 6
f 3321 9
i 1·11 3
t 412· 7
Σ 136115 35

The numbers

Genius today takes 105 points of 151 available. The average answer runs 5.2 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
23rd percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
25th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

413 today34.5% all-time56 today22.8% all-time611 today20.0% all-time75 today12.1% all-time86.3% all-time92.5% 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
a Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Tuesday, June 23, 2026
d Saturday, June 20, 2026 Friday, April 24, 2026
e Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Thursday, June 11, 2026
f Thursday, June 18, 2026 Friday, June 5, 2026
i ● Tuesday, June 23, 2026 Saturday, June 13, 2026
t Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Wednesday, June 24, 2026
x Thursday, June 18, 2026 first recorded time

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.