Statistics | Most Points
Since its debut on May 9, 2018, the New York Times Spelling Bee has run 2,886 regular daily puzzles, plus 3 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)
B A G I L N O
427
80
2
(11)
I F G L N O W
424
69
3
(12)
F D E G I L N
422
70
4
(13)
P G I L N O T
418
72
3
(14)
H E G I L N T
416
62
5
(15)
I A C L O P T
406
74
6
(16)
I A C N P R T
404
72
3
(17)
C E F I N O T
404
61
4
C D E L N O U
397
72
2
(19)
I A C N O T X
393
63
2
(20)
I C D E F N O
392
68
5
(21)
I A C L N O Y
391
64
5
(22)
O A D I M N T
390
66
6
(23)
H E G I N T W
389
66
3
(24)
C A E I L M T
388
73
3
(25)
R A C G I N U
388
71
2
M A C I N O T
383
66
6
(27)
I A G H L N U
383
60
2
I A C E L N P
382
70
4
(29)
V C D E I N O
381
59
5
(30)
O A G I L N Y
379
72
3
(31)
B A G I L N R
378
66
2
(32)
V A D E I N T
378
66
1
C A G H I N R
374
61
6
(34)
P C D E I N T
373
66
1
(35)
T A E H L P Y
372
76
1
(36)
O C E M N P T
371
81
5
(37)
G A D E L M N
370
77
1
(38)
V A D E I L T
369
66
4
(39)
R A G I L N Y
367
69
3
(40)
B E G I L N T
367
59
4
L A G I N O Z
365
67
2
(42)
P D E I M N T
364
66
2
(43)
T A G I L N Z
364
61
2
G C H I L N T
364
53
1
C A E I L N P
363
66
4
(46)
N A C I L T Y
363
61
4
A D G H I L N
362
69
3
(48)
I A C D O R T
362
67
2
R A B G I N V
362
64
1
M D E N O T U
361
73
3
(51)
L B G I N O W
360
68
4
(52)
N A C I P R T
359
64
2
(53)
G A E L M N T
358
69
2
(54)
I C G H N T W
358
66
2
A L N R T U Y
357
71
2
(56)
I A C E H N T
356
71
1
(57)
C A D E H L N
356
66
2
T A B G H I N
355
62
2
(59)
O A G I N T V
354
58
2
(60)
I A C O P R T
352
65
3
(61)
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
(64)
I A C F N R T
350
64
2
N A C I L O V
349
64
2
(66)
I A C E H L T
348
72
2
(67)
C A I L M N T
348
61
2
V C E I N O T
348
47
7
A F I L N T Y
347
68
3
(70)
B A C E I L M
347
65
3
R A C L O T U
346
68
2
(72)
T A D E I M V
346
68
1
C A N O R T Y
346
66
1
M A E G L N T
345
72
2
(75)
P A C I O R T
345
69
3
N A D E I P X
345
67
1
D A C I N O R
345
66
3
H A C E M N T
344
64
4
(79)
T C E I N O X
344
64
1
B D E G I L O
343
71
1
(81)
C A D E G N O
342
63
3
(82)
C A B E I L T
342
59
3
O D E I N T V
339
71
1
(84)
A D E N T U X
339
60
2
B A D E M N O
338
72
2
(86)
V A E I L N T
338
63
2
C A B D E I T
338
56
3
C A H M O R T
337
66
3
(89)
O C E I N T X
337
62
1
T A D E G N V
337
61
2
T A C K O P R
336
73
1
(92)
A E G I M N Z
336
70
1
P A E H L T Y
334
73
1
(94)
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
D A G I L N O
334
64
2
A G I L N O Z
334
62
2
O C E I J N T
334
60
2