NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, July 21, 2026
Longest word
infallibly
10 letters
Top scorer
infallibly
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
10
Σ
A
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
2
B
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
F
6
5
3
1
2
–
–
17
I
1
–
1
–
–
–
1
3
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
5
4
4
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
af 1al 1
B
ba 1bi 1
F
fa 4fi 7fl 6
I
if 1in 2
N
na 1
All 25 answers
119 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affably7
alfalfa7
bailiff7
biff1
fail1
fall1
fallibly8
fanny5
filial6
filially8
fill1
filly5
final5
finally7
finial6
flab1
flabby6
flail5
flan1
flay1
flyby5
iffy1
★infalliblypangram17
infill6
naif1