NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, July 4, 2026
Longest word
biathlete
9 letters
Top scorer
biathlete
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
2
–
–
–
6
B
20
7
6
–
4
1
38
H
–
1
–
1
4
1
7
L
–
3
3
1
–
–
7
T
–
3
3
–
–
–
6
Σ
22
16
14
2
8
2
64
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 4al 2
B
ba 14be 11bi 8bl 5
H
ha 4he 2hi 1
L
la 4li 3
T
ta 3ti 3
All 64 answers
303 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abate5
abet1
ablate6
able1
albeit6
alibi5
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
baht1
bail1
bait1
bale1
ball1
ballet6
bate1
bath1
bathe5
battle6
beat1
beatable8
beet1
beetle6
belie5
belittle8
bell1
belle5
belt1
beta1
betel5
★biathletepangram16
bible5
bilabial8
bile1
bill1
billable8
billet6
bite1
blab1
blah1
blat1
bleat5
blithe6
habit5
★habitablepangram16
habitat7
hateable8
healable8
heatable8
★hittablepangram15
label5
labia5
labial6
labile6
liable6
libel5
libelee7
tabla5
table5
tablet6
tibia5
tibiae6
tibial6