NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Longest word
hiccupped
9 letters
Top scorer
hiccupped
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
C
2
3
2
2
–
–
9
D
6
4
5
3
–
–
18
E
2
1
2
–
–
–
5
H
3
–
2
–
1
1
7
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
5
2
3
–
–
–
10
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
19
11
14
5
1
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 2ch 5cu 2
D
de 11di 4du 3
E
ed 3ep 2
H
he 2hi 4hu 1
I
ic 1
P
pe 4pi 5pu 1
U
up 1
All 51 answers
224 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cede1
ceded5
cheep5
cheeped7
chide5
chided6
chipped7
cued1
cupped6
decide6
decided7
deduce6
deduced7
deed1
deeded6
deep1
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
deuce5
dice1
diced5
died1
dipped6
dude1
dupe1
duped5
eddied6
educe5
educed6
epee1
epic1
heed1
heeded6
★hiccupedpangram15
★hiccuppedpangram16
hide1
hippie6
hued1
iced1
peed1
peep1
peeped6
pepped6
piece5
pieced6
pied1
pipe1
piped5
puce1
upped5