Statistics | Most Points
Since its debut on May 9, 2018, the New York Times Spelling Bee has run 1,735 regular daily puzzles, plus 2 extra stopgap puzzles. Here are a few statistics covering that span.
Below are the Spelling Bee puzzles with the highest total scores, ranked through 100th place:
I C E N O T V
537
75
7
(1)
C E I M N O T
496
74
3
(2)
C D E N O T U
469
75
4
(3)
C A E G I L N
453
68
8
(4)
T A C I L N Y
444
71
7
(5)
I D E F G N Y
431
72
3
(6)
I F G L N O W
424
69
3
(7)
I A C L O P T
406
74
6
(8)
I A C N P R T
404
72
3
(9)
I C D E F N O
392
68
5
(10)
O A D I M N T
390
66
6
(11)
C A E I L M T
388
73
3
(12)
V C D E I N O
381
59
5
(13)
O A G I L N Y
379
72
3
(14)
T A E H L P Y
372
76
1
(15)
O C E M N P T
371
81
5
(16)
V A D E I L T
369
66
4
(17)
L A G I N O Z
365
67
2
(18)
C A E I L N P
363
66
4
(19)
I A C D O R T
362
67
2
(20)
L B G I N O W
360
68
4
(21)
G A E L M N T
358
69
2
(22)
A L N R T U Y
357
71
2
(23)
O A G I N T V
354
58
2
(24)
N C E I L M T
352
64
2
(25)
T D E F I N V
350
66
1
(26)
I A C F N R T
350
64
2
N A C I L O V
349
64
2
(28)
I A C E H L T
348
72
2
(29)
N A D E I P X
345
67
1
(30)
H A C E M N T
344
64
4
(31)
B D E G I L O
343
71
1
(32)
C A D E G N O
342
63
3
(33)
C A B E I L T
342
59
3
A D E N T U X
339
60
2
(35)
B A D E M N O
338
72
2
(36)
V A E I L N T
338
63
2
C A H M O R T
337
66
3
(38)
O C E I N T X
337
62
1
T A C K O P R
336
73
1
(40)
P A E H L T Y
334
73
1
(41)
R A C H O T U
334
72
2
L A C I M N T
334
67
2
P A C I L O T
334
66
6
C A I N O T Z
333
59
1
(45)
E C D L M O Y
331
73
2
(46)
L A C F I T Y
331
68
1
D A C G I N R
330
61
2
(48)
F A E I L N T
327
71
3
(49)
T B E I L N U
326
72
2
(50)
N A B E L P T
326
69
2
L A C H I N O
326
67
1
U C D E L N O
326
63
2
R A C I N P T
325
61
3
(54)
O A G I N T Z
325
55
1
U A G I L N R
322
58
2
(56)
N A I J O R T
321
62
1
(57)
N A E H L P T
320
67
2
(58)
R A C F I N T
319
60
2
(59)
T A D M N O R
316
63
4
(60)
C A I N P R T
316
53
3
A C F I L R Y
315
65
2
(62)
E C I J N O T
315
58
2
I E H L N O T
313
65
2
(64)
C A I L M N Y
313
52
3
M A E L N P T
311
70
1
(66)
T A B I M N O
310
60
2
(67)
U C D E I N T
310
56
2
A C F I L O R
309
73
1
(69)
I A E M N T Y
309
64
2
A F I L N P T
308
71
2
(71)
N A D E H O P
308
68
2
D C E I T U V
308
62
1
O A C E H L T
307
73
1
(74)
G A D E I L Z
307
64
1
T A D E I M Y
306
68
1
(76)
M A C I L N T
306
59
2
C D E I N T V
306
50
1
T A H O P R Y
305
74
1
(79)
A H I L N O T
305
64
2
O F I N P R T
304
69
3
(81)
A E I L N T Z
304
64
2
A D E H I N P
304
59
3
A E M N P T Y
302
74
1
(84)
M A D E I T V
302
68
1
M E I N O P T
301
64
5
(86)
C E I N O T X
301
50
1
C E I J N O T
301
48
2
O A D E G L Y
300
66
1
(89)
L C E I M N T
300
58
2
L C E F I N T
299
67
1
(91)
I A B C L N R
297
60
1
(92)
I E L M N T Y
296
70
2
(93)
R A B C L O T
296
63
1
A E G L O T V
295
69
1
(95)
I A B E M N T
295
63
1
T A C I L N U
294
62
2
(97)
D A G I N P R
294
55
2
T A C O R U Y
293
66
2
(99)
U A D E F L T
293
59
3
V D E I N O T
293
55
1