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

2741
Total Puzzles
41
Avg. Words
182
Avg. Points
1.4
Avg. Pangrams

Trends & Insights

Most Common Center Letters

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

Words Per Puzzle (Last 30 Days)

20-30
2
31-40
8
41-50
9
51-60
6
61+
5

Letter Frequency in Puzzles (How often each letter appears)

1623 puzzles (59.2%)
A
593 puzzles (21.6%)
B
1047 puzzles (38.2%)
C
832 puzzles (30.4%)
D
1141 puzzles (41.6%)
E
404 puzzles (14.7%)
F
703 puzzles (25.6%)
G
771 puzzles (28.1%)
H
1520 puzzles (55.5%)
I
83 puzzles (3.0%)
J
325 puzzles (11.9%)
K
1434 puzzles (52.3%)
L
738 puzzles (26.9%)
M
1498 puzzles (54.7%)
N
1388 puzzles (50.6%)
O
642 puzzles (23.4%)
P
16 puzzles (0.6%)
Q
818 puzzles (29.8%)
R
2 puzzles (0.1%)
S
1362 puzzles (49.7%)
T
667 puzzles (24.3%)
U
279 puzzles (10.2%)
V
285 puzzles (10.4%)
W
129 puzzles (4.7%)
X
771 puzzles (28.1%)
Y
116 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