NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 19, 2026
Longest word
gallivanting
12 letters
Top scorer
gallivanting
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.7
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
11
12
Σ
A
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3
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2
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5
G
–
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1
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1
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1
3
I
–
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1
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1
L
1
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2
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3
N
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1
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1
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2
T
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1
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V
2
4
1
4
2
1
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14
Σ
3
8
4
4
5
2
2
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 1av 4
G
ga 2gi 1
I
in 1
L
la 2li 1
N
na 2
T
ti 1
V
va 7vi 7
All 29 answers
206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★anvil5
avail5
availing8
avian5
aviating8
★gallivantpangram16
★gallivantingpangram19
giving6
inviting8
lava1
laving6
living6
naval5
navigating10
titivating10
vagal5
vagina6
vaginal7
vain1
valiant7
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
vigil5
★vigilantpangram15
villa5
villain7
vital5
vitiating9