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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ACGILYM

Friday, June 26, 2026

Edited by Sam Ezersky

Words
33
Points
132
Genius
92
Pangrams
2

Official answers

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Pangrams highlighted. Click a word for its definition.

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

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ac×1
  • am×2
  • ca×3
  • cl×3
  • ga×2
  • gl×1
  • im×1
  • la×1
  • li×1
  • ll×1
  • ma×12
  • mi×3
  • my×2

Words by first letter and length

45679Σ
a 1··2· 3
c 312·· 6
g 21··· 3
i 1···· 1
l 21··· 3
m 75131 17
Σ 168351 33

The numbers

Genius today takes 92 points of 132 available. The average answer runs 5.0 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
17th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
22nd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

416 today34.5% all-time58 today22.8% all-time63 today20.0% all-time75 today12.1% all-time86.3% 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
a Thursday, June 25, 2026 Tuesday, June 23, 2026
c Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Monday, June 22, 2026
g Sunday, June 21, 2026 Sunday, June 21, 2026
i Thursday, June 25, 2026 Thursday, June 25, 2026
l Monday, June 22, 2026 Tuesday, June 2, 2026
m ● Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Thursday, June 4, 2026
y Sunday, June 21, 2026 Tuesday, June 16, 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.