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

2775
Total Puzzles
41
Avg. Words
182
Avg. Points
1.4
Avg. Pangrams

Trends & Insights

Most Common Center Letters

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

Words Per Puzzle (Last 30 Days)

20-30
5
31-40
5
41-50
5
51-60
11
61+
4

Letter Frequency in Puzzles (How often each letter appears)

1644 puzzles (59.2%)
A
604 puzzles (21.8%)
B
1061 puzzles (38.2%)
C
838 puzzles (30.2%)
D
1154 puzzles (41.6%)
E
411 puzzles (14.8%)
F
711 puzzles (25.6%)
G
779 puzzles (28.1%)
H
1545 puzzles (55.7%)
I
83 puzzles (3.0%)
J
331 puzzles (11.9%)
K
1449 puzzles (52.2%)
L
750 puzzles (27.0%)
M
1515 puzzles (54.6%)
N
1406 puzzles (50.7%)
O
648 puzzles (23.4%)
P
16 puzzles (0.6%)
Q
829 puzzles (29.9%)
R
2 puzzles (0.1%)
S
1380 puzzles (49.7%)
T
673 puzzles (24.3%)
U
281 puzzles (10.1%)
V
288 puzzles (10.4%)
W
130 puzzles (4.7%)
X
780 puzzles (28.1%)
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