Statistics | Most Points
Since its debut on May 9, 2018, the New York Times Spelling Bee has run 2,389 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)
M A G I N R T
506
79
5
(2)
C E I M N O T
496
74
3
(3)
C D E N O T U
469
75
4
(4)
C A E I N P T
462
74
6
(5)
C A E G I L N
453
68
8
(6)
C A D E I M T
449
75
5
(7)
T A C I L N Y
444
71
7
(8)
L A G I N T V
439
76
3
(9)
I D E F G N Y
431
72
3
(10)
I F G L N O W
424
69
3
(11)
F D E G I L N
422
70
4
(12)
H E G I L N T
416
62
5
(13)
I A C L O P T
406
74
6
(14)
I A C N P R T
404
72
3
(15)
C D E L N O U
397
72
2
(16)
I C D E F N O
392
68
5
(17)
I A C L N O Y
391
64
5
(18)
O A D I M N T
390
66
6
(19)
H E G I N T W
389
66
3
(20)
C A E I L M T
388
73
3
(21)
V C D E I N O
381
59
5
(22)
O A G I L N Y
379
72
3
(23)
V A D E I N T
378
66
1
(24)
C A G H I N R
374
61
6
(25)
T A E H L P Y
372
76
1
(26)
O C E M N P T
371
81
5
(27)
V A D E I L T
369
66
4
(28)
B E G I L N T
367
59
4
(29)
L A G I N O Z
365
67
2
(30)
G C H I L N T
364
53
1
(31)
C A E I L N P
363
66
4
(32)
I A C D O R T
362
67
2
(33)
M D E N O T U
361
73
3
(34)
L B G I N O W
360
68
4
(35)
G A E L M N T
358
69
2
(36)
I C G H N T W
358
66
2
A L N R T U Y
357
71
2
(38)
C A D E H L N
356
66
2
(39)
T A B G H I N
355
62
2
(40)
O A G I N T V
354
58
2
(41)
I A C O P R T
352
65
3
(42)
N C E I L M T
352
64
2
I A G L N Y Z
352
58
1
T D E F I N V
350
66
1
(45)
I A C F N R T
350
64
2
N A C I L O V
349
64
2
(47)
I A C E H L T
348
72
2
(48)
B A C E I L M
347
65
3
(49)
N A D E I P X
345
67
1
(50)
D A C I N O R
345
66
3
H A C E M N T
344
64
4
(52)
B D E G I L O
343
71
1
(53)
C A D E G N O
342
63
3
(54)
C A B E I L T
342
59
3
A D E N T U X
339
60
2
(56)
B A D E M N O
338
72
2
(57)
V A E I L N T
338
63
2
C A H M O R T
337
66
3
(59)
O C E I N T X
337
62
1
T A C K O P R
336
73
1
(61)
P A E H L T Y
334
73
1
(62)
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
(66)
L A O P R T Y
332
73
1
(67)
V A C D E I T
332
50
5
E C D L M O Y
331
73
2
(69)
L A C F I T Y
331
68
1
C A E L N P T
331
61
3
G A C D E L N
330
67
2
(72)
D A C G I N R
330
61
2
W D E G I L N
330
57
3
C D E I M N T
330
54
1
F D E I N T U
329
56
4
(76)
F A E I L N T
327
71
3
(77)
B D E G L N O
327
67
3
T B E I L N U
326
72
2
(79)
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
(83)
O A G I N T Z
325
55
1
U A G I L N R
322
58
2
(85)
N A I J O R T
321
62
1
(86)
N A E H L P T
320
67
2
(87)
A I L N O T Z
320
53
4
R A C F I N T
319
60
2
(89)
P A E I M N T
316
67
1
(90)
C A B L N O R
316
64
1
T A D M N O R
316
63
4
C A I N P R T
316
53
3
I A L M O R T
315
74
1
(94)
A C F I L R Y
315
65
2
A D G I L N Z
315
62
1
E C I J N O T
315
58
2
A C M N O R Y
313
73
2
(98)
I E H L N O T
313
65
2
C A I L M N Y
313
52
3