NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Longest word
vitriolic
9 letters
Top scorer
vitriolic
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
3
–
2
–
–
–
5
I
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
L
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
R
3
1
–
–
1
–
5
T
11
4
1
–
1
–
17
V
1
–
1
1
–
1
4
Σ
20
7
4
2
2
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ci 1cl 1co 2cr 1
I
il 1
L
li 2lo 2
R
ri 1ro 4
T
ti 2to 9tr 6
V
vi 3vo 1
All 36 answers
125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★citric6
clot1
colt1
coot1
critic6
illicit7
licit5
lilt1
loot1
lotto5
riot1
root1
roti1
rotor5
rototill8
till1
tilt1
toil1
toll1
tool1
toot1
tori1
toric5
torii5
toro1
tort1
tricolor8
tricot6
trill5
trio1
troll5
trot1
victor6
vitriol7
★vitriolicpangram16
volt1