NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 20, 2026
Longest word
millionth
9 letters
Top scorer
millionth
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
H
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
6
2
1
–
–
–
9
M
5
1
2
2
1
1
12
N
–
1
1
–
–
1
3
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
5
1
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
22
6
5
2
1
2
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
H
hi 3
I
in 1
L
li 7lo 2
M
mi 8mo 4
N
ni 1no 2
O
ol 1om 1on 1
T
th 1ti 4to 2
All 38 answers
136 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★hill1
hilt1
hint1
into1
lilt1
limit5
limn1
limo1
lint1
lion1
litho5
loin1
lotion6
mill1
million7
★millionthpangram16
mini1
minim5
minion6
mint1
mitt1
moil1
★monolithpangram15
moonlit7
motion6
ninth5
nonillion9
notion6
olio1
omit1
onion5
thin1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
tint1
toil1
tomtit6