NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 10, 2026
Longest word
bluebottle
10 letters
Top scorer
bottleful
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
10
Σ
B
5
4
9
–
1
1
1
21
E
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
F
9
2
2
–
–
–
–
13
L
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
O
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
4
2
4
1
–
–
–
11
Σ
24
8
17
1
2
1
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 9bl 3bo 5bu 4
E
ef 1et 1
F
fe 7fl 5fu 1
L
le 1lo 1lu 2
O
ob 1ol 1ou 1
T
te 2to 3tu 6
All 54 answers
215 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beef1
beet1
beetle6
befell6
befoul6
bell1
belle5
belt1
betel5
blue1
bluebell8
bluebottle10
bobble6
bootee6
bottle6
★bottlefulpangram16
boule5
bubble6
buffet6
bullet6
butte5
effete6
etouffee8
feeble6
feel1
feet1
fell1
felt1
fete1
fettle6
flee1
fleet5
floe1
flue1
flute5
fuel1
left1
lobe1
lube1
lute1
oboe1
oleo1
outlet6
teff1
tell1
toffee6
tootle6
tote1
tube1
tubeful7
tubule6
tuffet6
tulle5
tutee5