NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, June 18, 2026
Longest word
detoxified
10 letters
Top scorer
detoxified
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
D
3
3
2
1
–
–
1
10
E
2
–
3
–
–
–
–
5
F
3
2
3
–
–
–
–
8
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
9
2
4
–
1
–
–
16
Σ
17
8
12
1
1
0
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 4di 3do 3
E
ed 2ef 1ex 2
F
fe 4fi 1fo 3
I
id 1
T
te 4ti 5to 7
All 40 answers
168 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deft1
detox5
detoxed7
★detoxifiedpangram17
diet1
dieted6
ditto5
dote1
doted5
dotted6
edit1
edited6
effete6
exit1
exited6
feet1
fete1
feted5
fetid5
fitted6
foot1
footed6
footie6
idiot5
teed1
teff1
text1
texted6
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tiff1
toed1
toffee6
toot1
tooted6
tote1
toted5
★toxifiedpangram15