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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ADHMNWO

Tuesday, June 30, 2026

Edited by Sam Ezersky

Words
32
Points
124
Genius
86
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • adwoman

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  • ammo

    noun — Ammunition.

    verb — To load up on ammunition.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • anon

    noun — An anonymous person, especially an author.

    adverb — Straight away; at once.

    adverb — Soon; in a little while.

    adverb — At another time; then; again.

    adjective — Anonymous

    noun — A work with an unknown author.

    Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.

  • dodo

    noun — A large, flightless bird, †Raphus cucullatus, related to the pigeon, that is now extinct (since the 1600s) and was native to Mauritius.

    noun — A person or organisation which is very old or has very old-fashioned views or is not willing to change and adapt.

    noun — Fried plantain.

    Appeared in 18 recorded puzzles.

  • doodad

    noun — A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one cannot recall); especially an unspecified gadget, device, or part.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • doom

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • down

    noun — A negative aspect; a downer.

    verb — To knock (someone or something) down; to cause to come down, to fell.

    adjective — Sad, unhappy, depressed, feeling low.

    adverb — From a higher position to a lower one; downwards.

    preposition — From the higher end to the lower of.

    noun — (especially southern England) A hill, especially a chalk hill; rolling grassland

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hood

    noun — A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.

    verb — To cover something with a hood.

    noun — Gangster, thug.

    noun — Neighborhood.

    adjective — Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.

    noun — Person wearing a hoodie.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • hoodoo

    noun — A practitioner of voodoo.

    verb — To jinx; to bring bad luck or misfortune to.

    noun — Supernatural bad luck, or something or someone believed to bring bad luck.

    noun — A tall thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of arid basins and badlands.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • howdah

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  • madwoman

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  • mammon

    noun — The desire for wealth personified as an evil spirit or a malign influence.

    noun — Often mammon: wealth, material avarice, profit.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • manhood

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  • moan

    noun — A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure

    verb — To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.

    verb — To grieve.

    verb — To distress (someone); to sadden.

    verb — To make a moan or similar sound.

    verb — To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.

    Appeared in 10 recorded puzzles.

  • momma

    noun — Mother

    noun — A voluptuous woman.

    noun — One's wife or girlfriend.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • monad

    noun — An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.

    noun — A single individual (such as a pollen grain) that is free from others, not united in a group.

    noun — A monoid object in the category of endofunctors of a fixed category.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • mondo

    noun — A dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.

    adjective — Big, large; major, significant.

    adverb — Very, extremely, really.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • mono

    noun — A viral infection marked by extreme fatigue, high fever, and swollen lymph nodes.

    noun — A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the front wheel is lifted off the ground while riding

    adjective — Monaural or monophonic; having only a single audio channel.

    adjective — Monochrome.

    noun — An injective homomorphism

    noun — A monogamous person.

    Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

  • mood

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • moon

    proper noun — The Earth's moon Luna; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾.

    noun — (by extension of Moon) Any natural satellite of a planet.

    verb — To display one's buttocks to, typically as a jest, insult, or protest.

    proper noun — The god of the Moon in Heathenry.

    proper noun — A surname.

    proper noun — The 54th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

    Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

  • mown

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • nohow

    adverb — In no way; not at all; by no available means.

    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • nomad

    noun — A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.

    adjective — Of or relating to nomads, whether

    noun — One who wanders, who travels aimlessly.

    noun — A person who changes residence frequently.

    noun — A player who changes teams frequently.

    noun — Any of various far-migrating nymphalid butterflies of the genus Danaus.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • noon

    noun — The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.

    verb — To relax or sleep around midday

    noun — The letter ن in the Arabic script.

    noun — Time of day when the sun is in its zenith; twelve o'clock in the day, midday.

    noun — The corresponding time in the middle of the night; midnight.

    noun — The highest point; culmination.

    Appeared in 45 recorded puzzles.

  • wahoo

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  • whammo

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  • whoa

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  • whom

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  • woman

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • womanhood

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  • wood

    noun — The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.

    verb — To cover or plant with trees.

    adjective — Mad, insane, crazed.

    noun — (sometimes offensive, of a person) A peckerwood.

    noun — The wood of a particular species of tree.

    noun — A forested or wooded area.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • woohoo

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ad×1
  • am×1
  • an×1
  • do×4
  • ho×3
  • ma×3
  • mo×8
  • no×3
  • wa×1
  • wh×3
  • wo×4

Words by first letter and length

456789Σ
a 2··1·· 3
d 3·1··· 4
h 1·2··· 3
m 53111· 11
n 12···· 3
w 322··1 8
Σ 1576211 32

The numbers

Genius today takes 86 points of 124 available. The average answer runs 5.1 letters.

Total points vs. all 421 recorded puzzles
13th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
20th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19028 recorded answers

415 today34.4% all-time57 today23.0% all-time66 today20.0% all-time72 today12.0% all-time81 today6.2% all-time91 today2.6% 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
a Monday, June 29, 2026 Tuesday, June 23, 2026
d Sunday, June 28, 2026 Friday, April 24, 2026
h Monday, June 22, 2026 Monday, June 15, 2026
m Friday, June 26, 2026 Friday, June 26, 2026
n Monday, June 29, 2026 Friday, June 12, 2026
o ● Saturday, June 27, 2026 Tuesday, June 9, 2026
w Saturday, June 27, 2026 Saturday, June 27, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 45
  2. naan 34
  3. nana 34
  4. onion 31
  5. toot 30
  6. loll 29
  7. mama 27
  8. mamma 27
  9. acacia 25
  10. acai 25
  11. nene 25
  12. cocoon 24
  13. mini 24
  14. minim 24
  15. loon 24
  16. olio 24
  17. aria 23
  18. imam 23
  19. maim 23
  20. mitt 23
  21. onto 23
  22. toon 23
  23. cancan 23
  24. canna 23
  25. neon 23

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.