NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, July 9, 2026
Longest word
divebombed
10 letters
Top scorer
divebombed
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
B
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1
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1
D
2
1
2
2
1
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1
9
I
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1
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–
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–
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1
M
1
2
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–
–
–
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3
O
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1
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–
–
–
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1
V
3
3
2
1
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9
Σ
6
9
4
3
1
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bo 1
D
de 1di 7do 1
I
iv 1
M
mo 3
O
ov 1
V
vi 6vo 3
All 24 answers
128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bovid5
devoid6
dive1
★divebombpangram15
★divebombedpangram17
dived5
divide6
divided7
divvied7
dove1
ivied5
move1
moved5
movie5
ovoid5
vibe1
vibed5
video5
videoed7
vied1
vivid5
void1
voided6
voodoo6