Statistics | Fewest 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 lowest total scores, ranked through 100th place:
F I M O R T Y
47
16
1
(1)
L A B K R U W
50
21
1
(2)
I K L N R W Y
52
21
1
(3)
U A B C F K L
55
21
1
(4)
O E F K L M N
57
28
1
(5)
B G I L M O R
59
23
1
(6)
L E F H N P U
59
24
1
U A F G H R T
60
21
1
(8)
L F H M O T U
61
23
1
(9)
O B D R U W Z
62
20
1
(10)
I F M O R T Y
62
21
1
C A E G K M O
63
21
1
(12)
L F G H O R U
63
22
1
L F G H O T U
63
26
1
T G H L M O Y
65
19
1
(15)
H A E I L V Y
66
20
1
(16)
O A C G H P Z
67
21
1
(17)
L D H M O T U
67
26
1
R A B C D H K
68
21
1
(19)
I B G O R T Y
68
21
1
P A D F L M U
68
23
1
B D F L O T U
68
23
1
T C I O R V Y
68
23
1
U B F I L M R
68
23
1
L B G H I T U
68
24
1
G A D N R U V
69
22
1
(26)
W A D I L N T
69
22
1
I B G L M O R
69
24
1
K A E F L O T
69
24
1
F A C E P T Y
70
18
1
(30)
L D H I N O W
70
21
1
N B E H O P X
70
24
1
R D F I O T W
70
29
1
U A D F L M P
70
29
1
C I K L P R Y
71
17
1
(35)
W A D H I R T
71
21
1
T H L M N O Y
71
22
1
G A F L N R T
71
23
1
O C F H L M R
71
24
1
N E F K L M O
71
24
1
N E F K L M O
71
24
1
M A D F L P U
72
24
1
(42)
D A C K O R Y
72
24
1
O E H I N P X
72
24
1
O D F G H I T
73
21
1
(45)
A B E J N O W
73
22
1
A D H N O T U
73
24
1
K B C E O P T
73
25
1
U A G H L M P
73
30
1
O F G H I P R
74
23
1
(50)
R A B F O P Y
74
25
1
N A K L M O W
74
26
1
D A I R W Y Z
75
18
1
(53)
G H L N O R U
75
20
1
L D I K N U Y
75
23
1
F A B C E I T
75
23
1
F A H I L T W
75
23
1
H A F I L T W
75
24
1
L E F G O V X
75
25
1
O C D F I M Y
76
18
1
(60)
D A B H L O T
76
21
1
M C E I T V Z
76
21
1
R A F H K O Y
76
22
1
T B C E K O P
76
22
1
K A E I L T V
76
22
1
M A C E H K N
76
22
1
P A E G H M O
76
27
1
P C E G N U Y
77
17
1
(68)
U B C I L P Y
77
20
1
U A B D I L Y
77
21
1
D A H N R T Y
77
22
1
T A H K M O W
77
24
1
M E G I L T Z
77
24
1
A D N Q R U Y
77
26
1
A D G N R U V
77
26
1
Z A B E L M O
78
18
1
(76)
I D H K N O W
78
20
1
H C E G L O W
78
22
1
E B C H I T W
78
22
1
O A B E J N W
78
22
1
P B C E K O T
78
25
1
L E F K M N O
78
27
1
M A C E G K O
78
28
1
U D G M O P R
79
21
1
(84)
D A B G N O W
79
22
1
K B C I O R W
79
23
1
T F H L M O U
79
27
1
N A B E J O W
79
28
1
N C H I K M U
80
18
1
(89)
U C D F I L T
80
21
1
U D N O P T W
80
22
1
M F L N O R U
80
22
1
A C H P T U Z
80
23
1
N D H I K O W
80
24
1
O G H I L T W
80
25
1
I B G H L T U
81
21
1
(96)
C B I K O R W
81
22
1
C A E J K L P
81
22
1
A K L O T U W
81
22
1
N A D J O R U
81
22
1
T A D G H I W
81
23
1
R A D I W Y Z
81
23
1
H A K M O T W
81
23
1
R A F H K O Y
81
23
1
U A D I L P T
81
24
1
E F K L M N O
81
30
1