NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, July 6, 2026
Longest word
avalanche
9 letters
Top scorer
avalanche
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
–
–
–
–
1
3
C
6
7
5
3
–
–
21
E
1
–
1
2
–
–
4
H
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
2
3
–
–
–
–
5
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
V
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
Σ
11
11
6
8
0
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2av 1
C
ca 11ce 1ch 4cl 5
E
ea 1en 3
H
he 1
L
la 2le 3
N
na 1
V
va 2
All 37 answers
174 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
acne1
★avalanchepangram16
cache5
call1
calla5
calve5
canal5
cancan6
cancel6
cane1
canna5
cava1
cave1
cell1
challah7
chance6
chancel7
channel7
clan1
clave5
clean5
cleave6
clench6
each1
enclave7
enhance7
enlace6
hence5
lace1
lance5
leach5
lech1
leech5
nacelle7
valance7
valence7