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

2999
Total Puzzles
41
Avg. Words
184
Avg. Points
1.4
Avg. Pangrams

Trends & Insights

Most Common Center Letters

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

Words Per Puzzle (Last 30 Days)

20-30
7
31-40
3
41-50
4
51-60
11
61+
5

Letter Frequency in Puzzles (How often each letter appears)

1778 puzzles (59.3%)
A
654 puzzles (21.8%)
B
1147 puzzles (38.2%)
C
926 puzzles (30.9%)
D
1263 puzzles (42.1%)
E
441 puzzles (14.7%)
F
772 puzzles (25.7%)
G
833 puzzles (27.8%)
H
1696 puzzles (56.6%)
I
89 puzzles (3.0%)
J
354 puzzles (11.8%)
K
1563 puzzles (52.1%)
L
806 puzzles (26.9%)
M
1649 puzzles (55.0%)
N
1511 puzzles (50.4%)
O
688 puzzles (22.9%)
P
21 puzzles (0.7%)
Q
882 puzzles (29.4%)
R
3 puzzles (0.1%)
S
1485 puzzles (49.5%)
T
727 puzzles (24.2%)
U
308 puzzles (10.3%)
V
306 puzzles (10.2%)
W
141 puzzles (4.7%)
X
825 puzzles (27.5%)
Y
125 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