NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 23, 2026
Longest word
confounded
10 letters
Top scorer
confounded
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.3
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
C
1
–
2
1
1
1
1
7
D
2
–
3
–
2
–
–
7
F
6
2
6
1
–
–
–
15
O
–
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
U
–
1
1
–
3
1
2
8
Σ
9
4
13
2
7
2
3
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
co 5cu 2
D
de 4do 2du 1
F
fe 8fo 5fu 2
O
of 3
U
un 8
All 40 answers
239 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★coffee6
cofound7
★cofoundedpangram16
confound8
★confoundedpangram17
cuff1
cuffed6
defend6
defended8
defund6
defunded8
doff1
doffed6
duff1
fecund6
feed1
fence5
fenced6
fend1
fended6
feud1
feuded6
fond1
fondue6
food1
found5
founded7
fund1
funded6
offed5
offend6
offended8
uncuff6
uncuffed8
undefended10
unfed5
unfenced8
unfounded9
unfunded8
unoffended10