NYT Spelling Bee Stats 2018 – 2024 | SB Hinter | Most Frequent Words

Since its debut on May 9, 2018, the New York Times Spelling Bee has run 2,520 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
199
(1)
loll
191
(2)
toot
186
(3)
naan
171
(4)
nana
171
(5)
lilt
139
(6)
till
139
(7)
tilt
139
(8)
tint
135
(9)
mama
131
(10)
mamma
131
nene
131
acacia
125
acai
125
onto
122
(15)
toon
122
onion
116
anal
114
boob
112
booboo
112
(20)
baba
111
anon
109
olio
108
tact
107
papa
106
(25)
call
105
calla
105
dodo
105
lull
105
lulu
105
(30)
poop
104
mitt
103
ratatat
103
tart
103
tartar
103
(35)
tutu
103
attar
102
tattoo
102
tatty
102
allay
101
(40)
ally
101
mono
101
moon
101
ammo
98
epee
98
(45)
momma
98
peep
98
cocci
97
roar
97
loon
96
(50)
loot
96
lotto
96
toll
96
tool
96
cancan
95
(55)
nanny
95
radar
95
array
93
nada
93
natant
93
(60)
cell
92
meme
92
coot
91
aria
90
loom
90
(65)
moll
90
tall
90
itty
89
moot
89
motto
89
(70)
tinct
89
roll
88
hoot
86
noun
86
tooth
86
(75)
ball
85
blab
85
blob
85
boll
85
bolo
85
(80)
lobo
85
manna
85
hath
84
illy
84
lily
84
(85)
oleo
84
root
84
rotor
84
that
84
toro
84
(90)
tort
84
trot
84
cocoon
83
neon
83
none
83
(95)
mini
82
minim
82
nine
82
halal
81
hall
81
(100)

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