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

2817
Total Puzzles
41
Avg. Words
183
Avg. Points
1.4
Avg. Pangrams

Trends & Insights

Most Common Center Letters

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

Words Per Puzzle (Last 30 Days)

20-30
5
31-40
6
41-50
9
51-60
4
61+
6

Letter Frequency in Puzzles (How often each letter appears)

1667 puzzles (59.2%)
A
616 puzzles (21.9%)
B
1078 puzzles (38.3%)
C
854 puzzles (30.3%)
D
1174 puzzles (41.7%)
E
420 puzzles (14.9%)
F
724 puzzles (25.7%)
G
789 puzzles (28.0%)
H
1570 puzzles (55.7%)
I
85 puzzles (3.0%)
J
334 puzzles (11.9%)
K
1473 puzzles (52.3%)
L
758 puzzles (26.9%)
M
1541 puzzles (54.7%)
N
1425 puzzles (50.6%)
O
654 puzzles (23.2%)
P
16 puzzles (0.6%)
Q
839 puzzles (29.8%)
R
2 puzzles (0.1%)
S
1397 puzzles (49.6%)
T
687 puzzles (24.4%)
U
283 puzzles (10.0%)
V
291 puzzles (10.3%)
W
133 puzzles (4.7%)
X
791 puzzles (28.1%)
Y
118 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