NYT Spelling Bee Stats 2018 – 2025 | SB Hinter | Most Frequent Words

Since its debut on May 9, 2018, the New York Times Spelling Bee has run 2,736 regular daily puzzles. Here are a few statistics covering that span.

Below are the words that have appeared in Spelling Bee with the greatest frequency, ranked through 100th place:

 
FREQ
RANK
noon
226
(1)
loll
212
(2)
toot
205
(3)
naan
184
(4)
nana
184
(5)
lilt
149
(6)
till
149
(7)
tilt
149
(8)
nene
145
(9)
mama
143
(10)
mamma
143
tint
143
acacia
138
acai
138
onto
138
(15)
toon
138
onion
133
anal
124
anon
121
dodo
121
(20)
olio
121
tact
121
baba
120
boob
118
booboo
118
(25)
papa
117
poop
116
lull
114
lulu
114
call
112
(30)
calla
112
mono
112
moon
112
tutu
112
loon
111
(35)
mitt
111
ratatat
111
tart
111
tartar
111
attar
110
(40)
cocci
109
allay
108
ally
108
tattoo
108
tatty
108
(45)
ammo
106
momma
106
roar
104
cancan
103
epee
103
(50)
peep
103
aria
102
meme
102
loot
101
lotto
101
(55)
moot
101
motto
101
toll
101
tool
101
coot
100
(60)
natant
100
cocoon
99
nanny
99
cell
98
nada
98
(65)
tall
98
array
97
ball
96
blab
96
loom
96
(70)
moll
96
neon
96
none
96
oleo
96
radar
96
(75)
tinct
96
itty
95
nine
94
noun
94
roll
94
(80)
bill
92
hoot
92
illy
92
lily
92
tooth
92
(85)
blob
91
boll
91
bolo
91
entente
91
lobo
91
(90)
manna
91
teen
91
tenet
91
tent
91
into
90
(95)
notion
90
cool
89
loco
89
annal
88
attic
88
(100)

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