NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Longest word
highlighting
12 letters
Top scorer
thrilling
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
G
3
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
7
H
2
–
–
2
–
1
–
–
1
6
I
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
2
1
–
1
1
1
–
–
–
6
N
–
2
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
3
R
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
2
T
5
5
3
6
3
1
–
–
–
23
Σ
12
11
3
9
8
3
1
0
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 3gl 2gr 2
H
hi 6
I
ig 1
L
li 6
N
ni 3
R
ri 2
T
th 6ti 14tr 3
All 48 answers
268 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gilt1
girt1
girth5
glint5
glinting8
grit1
gritting8
highlight9
highlighting12
hilt1
hint1
hinting7
hitting7
igniting8
light5
lighting8
lightning9
lilt1
lilting7
lint1
night5
nightlight10
ninth5
right5
righting8
thigh5
thin1
thing5
thinning8
thrill6
★thrillingpangram16
tight5
tiling6
till1
tilling7
tilt1
tilth5
tilting7
tinging7
tingling8
tint1
tinting7
tiring6
tithing7
titling7
trig1
trill5
trilling8