NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Analysis

Hints, solutions, and statistics for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle

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About This Site

The New York Times Spelling Bee is a daily word puzzle where you create words using seven letters arranged in a honeycomb. Each word must include the center letter and be at least four letters long.

This site provides hints to help you find words without spoiling the fun, plus full answers when you're ready to check your work. I also track interesting statistics about each puzzle and how it compares to historical trends.

All-Time Statistics

2755
Total Puzzles
41
Avg. Words
182
Avg. Points
1.4
Avg. Pangrams

Trends & Insights

Most Common Center Letters

O
10%
I
8%
A
8%
C
7%
T
7%

Words Per Puzzle (Last 30 Days)

20-30
4
31-40
7
41-50
8
51-60
7
61+
4

Letter Frequency in Puzzles (How often each letter appears)

1630 puzzles (59.2%)
A
599 puzzles (21.7%)
B
1051 puzzles (38.1%)
C
833 puzzles (30.2%)
D
1148 puzzles (41.7%)
E
408 puzzles (14.8%)
F
704 puzzles (25.6%)
G
775 puzzles (28.1%)
H
1532 puzzles (55.6%)
I
83 puzzles (3.0%)
J
326 puzzles (11.8%)
K
1441 puzzles (52.3%)
L
743 puzzles (27.0%)
M
1504 puzzles (54.6%)
N
1395 puzzles (50.6%)
O
644 puzzles (23.4%)
P
16 puzzles (0.6%)
Q
821 puzzles (29.8%)
R
2 puzzles (0.1%)
S
1373 puzzles (49.8%)
T
669 puzzles (24.3%)
U
279 puzzles (10.1%)
V
286 puzzles (10.4%)
W
130 puzzles (4.7%)
X
776 puzzles (28.2%)
Y
117 puzzles (4.2%)
Z

Fun Facts

Longest word ever: "NATIONALIZATION" (15 letters) appeared on January 8, 2024 (AILNOTZ)

Most words in a puzzle: 81 words on June 7, 2019 (CEMNOPT)

Fewest words in a puzzle: 16 words on August 8, 2024 (AGINOTZ)

Most pangrams in one puzzle: 8 pangrams on December 16, 2021 (ACEGILN)

For more fun, see Solving Every NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle, Now and Forever