NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Longest word
grittily
8 letters
Top scorer
liturgy
14 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
G
9
4
3
–
2
18
L
–
–
–
1
–
1
T
1
–
–
–
–
1
U
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
11
4
3
1
2
21
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 6gl 2gr 4gu 6
L
li 1
T
tr 1
U
ug 1
All 21 answers
79 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★giggly6
gill1
gilt1
girl1
girly5
girt1
glug1
glut1
grill5
grit1
grittily8
gritty6
guilt5
guiltily8
guilty6
gull1
gully5
guru1
★liturgypangram14
trig1
ugly1