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

2938
Total Puzzles
41
Avg. Words
184
Avg. Points
1.4
Avg. Pangrams

Trends & Insights

Most Common Center Letters

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

Words Per Puzzle (Last 30 Days)

20-30
6
31-40
10
41-50
9
51-60
0
61+
5

Letter Frequency in Puzzles (How often each letter appears)

1742 puzzles (59.3%)
A
641 puzzles (21.8%)
B
1126 puzzles (38.3%)
C
898 puzzles (30.6%)
D
1235 puzzles (42.0%)
E
436 puzzles (14.8%)
F
756 puzzles (25.7%)
G
817 puzzles (27.8%)
H
1656 puzzles (56.4%)
I
88 puzzles (3.0%)
J
349 puzzles (11.9%)
K
1538 puzzles (52.3%)
L
792 puzzles (27.0%)
M
1607 puzzles (54.7%)
N
1480 puzzles (50.4%)
O
673 puzzles (22.9%)
P
18 puzzles (0.6%)
Q
865 puzzles (29.4%)
R
3 puzzles (0.1%)
S
1456 puzzles (49.6%)
T
712 puzzles (24.2%)
U
303 puzzles (10.3%)
V
301 puzzles (10.2%)
W
138 puzzles (4.7%)
X
813 puzzles (27.7%)
Y
123 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