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Spelling Bean

by roy.kresge@gmail.com · Just for Fun
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 15 Oct 2026

Make the NYT Spelling Bee a little weirder and a little more fun

Users
8
−2 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#215K
#179K among extensions
Version
1.0
updated 29 Jun 2024

Users

monthly, 2 years
048Jun 2024Sep 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 8 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 2 years
001Jun 2024Sep 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 15 Oct 2026: 0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About Spelling Bean

Spelling Bean makes it a bit easier to interact with the hints provided by NYT for each puzzle, plus more. This extension is named after Bean the Cat, who enjoys being my copilot while I play Spelling Bee. He gives great hints. Current features include: - A more clear, graphical representation of the NYT hints table that updates as you submit answers - "Bigger hints" for when you really get stuck. You can reveal a chosen amount of letters for a randomly-chosen word that you haven't guessed yet. - Revealing all of the puzzle's answers. To help with those truly obscure "words", each answer links to its definition in the OED. - Custom rank names for those who feel that the normal NYT rank names are too broadly positive. Maybe instead of "Moving Up", you want to have your current rank displayed as "Donkey Brains". Now you can! - An optional "Evil Mode", where Bean the Cat will "steal" one of the 7 letters for each incorrect guess that you submit

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days−1−11.1%00.00
30 days−2−20.0%00.00
6 months+5+166.7%00.00
1 year+8–00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where Spelling Bean appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
spelling#80−1

Version history

1 versions recorded
1.029 Jun 2024

Details

Category
Just for Fun
First seen
29 Jun 2024
Size
52 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Extension ID
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Permissions and risk

Low riskimpact 1, likelihood 2
Permissions
sidePanelstorage

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