NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Longest word
troubadour
10 letters
Top scorer
troubadour
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
2
–
–
–
–
8
B
17
5
3
1
–
–
–
26
D
3
1
–
–
–
1
–
5
O
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
R
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
1
3
2
–
–
–
1
7
Σ
22
15
7
1
1
1
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 6ad 1ar 1
B
ba 5bo 9br 5bu 7
D
da 2do 1dr 2
O
ou 1
R
ro 1
T
ta 3tr 1tu 3
All 48 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
aboard6
abort5
about5
abroad6
abut1
adobo5
arbor5
baba1
baobab6
barb1
bard1
baud1
boar1
board5
boat1
boba1
boob1
booboo6
boor1
boot1
bout1
brad1
brat1
broad5
brood5
brut1
bubba5
burb1
burbot6
burr1
burrata7
burro5
butt1
dartboard9
daub1
doubt5
drab1
drub1
★outboardpangram15
robot5
tabard6
taboo5
tabor5
★troubadourpangram17
tuba1
turbo5
turbot6