NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 24, 2026
Longest word
invoking
8 letters
Top scorer
evoking
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
E
–
3
–
1
–
4
G
1
–
1
1
–
3
I
–
–
2
–
1
3
K
6
–
–
4
–
10
N
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
1
–
2
V
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
9
3
4
7
1
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ek 1en 1ev 2
G
ge 2gi 1
I
in 3
K
ke 3ki 4kn 2ko 1
N
no 1
O
oi 2
V
vi 1
All 24 answers
112 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eking5
enoki5
evoke5
★evokingpangram14
geek1
geeking7
ginkgo6
inking6
invoke6
invoking8
keen1
keening7
keno1
king1
kinging7
kink1
kinking7
knee1
kneeing7
kook1
nook1
oink1
oinking7
viking6