NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, July 26, 2026
Longest word
chocoholic
10 letters
Top scorer
catholic
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
1
5
–
1
–
1
–
8
C
11
7
3
1
3
–
1
26
H
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
5
5
–
–
–
–
–
10
O
2
1
–
–
1
–
–
4
T
5
2
1
1
1
–
–
10
Σ
28
21
4
3
5
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ai 1al 5at 1
C
ca 4ch 2ci 1cl 3co 16
H
ha 1ho 3
I
io 1
L
li 1lo 9
O
oa 1oc 1oi 1ol 1
T
ta 3to 7
All 63 answers
244 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★achoo5
aioli5
alcohol7
alcoholic9
allot5
aloha5
alto1
atoll5
cacao5
calico6
callaloo8
★catholicpangram15
chaotic7
chocoholic10
ciao1
cloaca6
clot1
cloth5
coach5
coal1
coat1
coati5
coattail8
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
coho1
coil1
coital6
cola1
colic5
colt1
cool1
coot1
halo1
holt1
hooch5
hoot1
iota1
litho5
loach5
loath5
local5
loch1
loci1
loco1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
oath1
octal5
oilcloth8
olio1
taco1
tailcoat8
tattoo6
toccata7
toil1
toll1
tool1
toot1
tooth5
total5