NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 30, 2026
Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
toughen
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
E
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
G
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
H
5
1
–
–
–
–
–
6
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
T
4
5
2
2
–
–
–
13
U
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
2
Σ
11
7
6
2
0
1
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
en 1
G
gh 2go 1
H
he 1ho 2hu 3
N
no 1
O
ou 2
T
te 3th 7to 3
U
un 2
All 28 answers
122 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★enough6
ghee1
ghetto6
goth1
henge5
hone1
hoot1
huge1
hung1
hunt1
nought6
ought5
outthought10
teeth5
teethe6
tenth5
thee1
then1
thong5
thou1
though6
thought7
thug1
tooth5
tough5
★toughenpangram14
unhung6
unthought9