NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 12, 2026
Longest word
awakening
9 letters
Top scorer
awakening
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
A
1
1
1
1
–
1
5
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
G
2
–
–
2
–
–
4
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
K
6
–
–
4
–
–
10
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
W
5
1
2
1
1
1
11
Σ
14
3
4
9
1
2
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ak 1aw 4
E
ek 1
G
ga 2ge 2
I
in 1
K
ke 2ki 5kn 3
N
na 1
W
wa 4we 4wi 3
All 33 answers
163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★akin1
awake5
awaken6
★awakeningpangram16
awaking7
eking5
gawk1
gawking7
geek1
geeking7
inking6
keen1
keening7
king1
kinging7
kink1
kinking7
kiwi1
knee1
kneeing7
knew1
nankeen7
wake1
waken5
★wakeningpangram15
waking6
weak1
weaken6
★weakeningpangram16
week1
wiki1
wink1
winking7