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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

EHNOPYA

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Edited by Sam Ezersky

Words
29
Points
116
Genius
81
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • aeon

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • ahoy

    noun — An utterance of this interjection.

    verb — To hail with a cry of "ahoy".

    interjection — Used to hail a ship, a boat or a person, or to attract attention.

    interjection — Warning of something approaching or impending.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • annoy

    noun — A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.

    verb — To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.

    noun — That which causes such a feeling.

    verb — To do something to upset or anger someone; to be troublesome.

    verb — To molest; to harm; to injure.

    Appeared in 7 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 24 recorded puzzles.

  • anyhoo

    adverb — Anyhow

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • anyone

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • apnea

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • happen

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • happy

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • heap

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    Appeared in 8 recorded puzzles.

  • henna

    noun — A shrub, Lawsonia inermis, having fragrant reddish flowers

    verb — To dye or tattoo with henna.

    adjective — Of a rich reddish-brown colour.

    noun — A reddish plant substance, prepared from the dried leaves of this plant, used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.

    noun — A rich reddish-brown colour.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • hyena

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  • naan

    noun — A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

    Appeared in 41 recorded puzzles.

  • nana

    noun — (term of endearment) one's grandmother

    noun — A banana

    noun — A fool

    noun — A nanny

    Appeared in 41 recorded puzzles.

  • nanny

    noun — A child's nurse.

    verb — To serve as a nanny.

    noun — A grandmother.

    noun — A godmother.

    noun — A female goat.

    verb — To treat like a nanny's charges; to coddle.

    Appeared in 17 recorded puzzles.

  • nape

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • neap

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • paean

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • pane

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    Appeared in 5 recorded puzzles.

  • papa

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    Appeared in 22 recorded puzzles.

  • papaya

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • pappy

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • payee

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • payphone

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  • peahen

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • poppa

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • yahoo

    noun — A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person; yokel; lout.

    verb — To give a cry of "yahoo".

    interjection — An exclamation of joy or enjoyment.

    noun — A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia, and also reported in the Bahamas.

    verb — To search using the Yahoo! search engine.

    interjection — A battle cry.

    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • yappy

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • yeah

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ae×1
  • ah×1
  • an×4
  • ap×1
  • ha×2
  • he×2
  • hy×1
  • na×4
  • ne×1
  • pa×7
  • pe×1
  • po×1
  • ya×2
  • ye×1

Words by first letter and length

4568Σ
a 322· 7
h 131· 5
n 41·· 5
p 2421 9
y 12·· 3
Σ 111251 29

The numbers

Genius today takes 81 points of 116 available. The average answer runs 4.9 letters.

Total points vs. all 486 recorded puzzles
11th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
13th percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 22026 recorded answers

411 today34.3% all-time512 today22.9% all-time65 today20.2% all-time712.2% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.6% 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 ● Sunday, October 25, 2026 Wednesday, October 7, 2026
e Thursday, October 22, 2026 Wednesday, October 14, 2026
h Monday, October 26, 2026 Thursday, October 22, 2026
n Monday, October 26, 2026 Thursday, October 15, 2026
o Sunday, October 25, 2026 Saturday, September 26, 2026
p Saturday, October 24, 2026 Saturday, October 24, 2026
y Monday, October 26, 2026 Friday, October 9, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 47
  2. naan 41
  3. nana 41
  4. onion 34
  5. toot 33
  6. loll 31
  7. mama 31
  8. mamma 31
  9. acacia 30
  10. acai 30
  11. mini 29
  12. minim 29
  13. nene 29
  14. lilt 27
  15. till 27
  16. tilt 27
  17. imam 27
  18. maim 27
  19. cancan 27
  20. canna 27
  21. onto 26
  22. toon 26
  23. manna 26
  24. tint 26
  25. olio 26

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.