NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 3, 2026
Longest word
doornail
8 letters
Top scorer
doornail
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.9
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
A
5
5
–
2
–
12
D
2
2
3
–
1
8
I
–
–
3
–
–
3
L
9
2
–
1
1
13
N
4
3
–
–
–
7
O
1
–
1
1
–
3
R
9
5
2
–
1
17
Σ
30
17
9
4
3
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ai 1an 6ar 4
D
da 1di 2do 4dr 1
I
in 3
L
la 8li 2ll 1lo 2
N
na 6no 1
O
or 3
R
ra 13ri 1ro 3
All 63 answers
235 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adorn5
aioli5
anal1
andiron7
android7
anion5
annal5
anon1
ardor5
aria1
arid1
aril1
darn1
dial1
dinar5
dollar6
doodad6
★doornailpangram15
dorado6
drain5
inlaid6
inland6
inroad6
laid1
lain1
lair1
lanai5
land1
landlord8
lanolin7
lard1
liar1
lira1
llano5
load1
loan1
naan1
nada1
nadir5
naiad5
nail1
nana1
nodal5
oral1
ordain6
★ordinalpangram14
radar5
radial6
radian6
radii5
radio5
radon5
raid1
rail1
railroad8
rain1
rand1
rando5
rani1
rial1
road1
roan1
roar1