NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, July 31, 2026
Longest word
papilloma
9 letters
Top scorer
optimal
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
I
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
L
7
2
1
–
–
–
10
M
12
4
1
2
–
–
19
O
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
P
3
1
1
–
–
1
6
T
1
–
3
–
1
1
6
Σ
27
7
8
3
1
2
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 1at 1
I
im 2
L
la 2li 5ll 1lo 2
M
ma 8mi 3mo 8
O
om 1op 2
P
pa 3pi 1po 2
T
ta 3to 3
All 48 answers
164 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ammo1
atom1
imam1
impala6
lama1
lamp1
lima1
limit5
limo1
limp1
lipoma6
llama5
loam1
loom1
mail1
maillot7
maim1
mall1
malt1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
militia7
mill1
mitt1
moat1
moil1
moll1
molt1
momma5
moola5
moot1
motto5
omit1
optima6
★optimalpangram14
palm1
pampa5
papilloma9
pimp1
pomp1
pompom6
taillamp8
tamp1
tatami6
tomatillo9
tomato6
tomtit6