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

2893
Total Puzzles
41
Avg. Words
184
Avg. Points
1.4
Avg. Pangrams

Trends & Insights

Most Common Center Letters

O
9%
I
8%
A
8%
L
8%
N
7%

Words Per Puzzle (Last 30 Days)

20-30
10
31-40
5
41-50
4
51-60
7
61+
4

Letter Frequency in Puzzles (How often each letter appears)

1715 puzzles (59.3%)
A
631 puzzles (21.8%)
B
1111 puzzles (38.4%)
C
882 puzzles (30.5%)
D
1213 puzzles (41.9%)
E
429 puzzles (14.8%)
F
746 puzzles (25.8%)
G
803 puzzles (27.8%)
H
1627 puzzles (56.2%)
I
88 puzzles (3.0%)
J
344 puzzles (11.9%)
K
1512 puzzles (52.3%)
L
780 puzzles (27.0%)
M
1585 puzzles (54.8%)
N
1457 puzzles (50.4%)
O
666 puzzles (23.0%)
P
18 puzzles (0.6%)
Q
853 puzzles (29.5%)
R
3 puzzles (0.1%)
S
1432 puzzles (49.5%)
T
702 puzzles (24.3%)
U
295 puzzles (10.2%)
V
297 puzzles (10.3%)
W
137 puzzles (4.7%)
X
803 puzzles (27.8%)
Y
122 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