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

2915
Total Puzzles
41
Avg. Words
184
Avg. Points
1.4
Avg. Pangrams

Trends & Insights

Most Common Center Letters

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

Words Per Puzzle (Last 30 Days)

20-30
7
31-40
9
41-50
2
51-60
6
61+
6

Letter Frequency in Puzzles (How often each letter appears)

1728 puzzles (59.3%)
A
638 puzzles (21.9%)
B
1117 puzzles (38.3%)
C
889 puzzles (30.5%)
D
1224 puzzles (42.0%)
E
433 puzzles (14.9%)
F
750 puzzles (25.7%)
G
808 puzzles (27.7%)
H
1644 puzzles (56.4%)
I
88 puzzles (3.0%)
J
345 puzzles (11.8%)
K
1529 puzzles (52.5%)
L
786 puzzles (27.0%)
M
1596 puzzles (54.8%)
N
1467 puzzles (50.3%)
O
670 puzzles (23.0%)
P
18 puzzles (0.6%)
Q
858 puzzles (29.4%)
R
3 puzzles (0.1%)
S
1443 puzzles (49.5%)
T
707 puzzles (24.3%)
U
300 puzzles (10.3%)
V
299 puzzles (10.3%)
W
137 puzzles (4.7%)
X
806 puzzles (27.7%)
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