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Statistics | Most Frequent Words


Since its debut on May 9, 2018, the New York Times Spelling Bee has run 2,041 regular daily puzzles, plus 2 extra stopgap 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
165
(1)
loll
160
(2)
toot
150
(3)
naan
139
(4)
nana
139
lilt
122
(6)
till
122
tilt
122
tint
108
(9)
mama
105
(10)
mamma
105
nene
102
(12)
acacia
101
(13)
acai
101
onto
98
(15)
toon
98
lull
94
(17)
lulu
94
tatty
91
(19)
anal
90
(20)
call
90
calla
90
olio
90
onion
90
poop
90
boob
89
(26)
booboo
89
dodo
89
mitt
88
(29)
allay
87
(30)
ally
87
baba
87
papa
87
ratatat
87
tart
87
tartar
87
anon
86
(37)
attar
86
array
85
(39)
loon
85
radar
85
nanny
83
(42)
mono
81
(43)
moon
81
tact
81
loom
80
(46)
moll
80
tutu
80
cocci
79
(49)
roar
79
coot
78
(51)
epee
78
loot
78
lotto
78
peep
78
tattoo
78
toll
78
tool
78
aria
77
(59)
itty
77
nada
77
cancan
76
(62)
moot
76
motto
76
tall
76
cell
75
(66)
illy
75
lily
75
root
75
rotor
75
toro
75
tort
75
trot
75
natant
74
(74)
ammo
73
(75)
momma
73
roll
73
manna
71
(78)
tinct
71
meme
70
(80)
bill
69
(81)
cool
68
(82)
loco
68
neon
68
none
68
noun
68
hoot
67
(87)
rill
67
tooth
67
cocoon
66
(90)
mini
66
minim
66
ball
65
(93)
blab
65
hath
65
oleo
65
that
65
blob
63
(98)
boll
63
bolo
63
lobo
63

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