NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Thursday, November 12, 2026
← Wed, Nov 11You’re on the latest puzzle
Longest word
decocted
8 letters
Top scorer
touched
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
C
3
2
1
–
–
6
D
4
2
5
1
3
15
E
1
1
1
–
–
3
H
1
1
1
–
–
3
O
–
3
–
–
–
3
T
10
5
5
4
–
24
Σ
19
14
13
5
3
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 1co 3cu 2
D
de 6do 5du 4
E
et 3
H
ho 2hu 1
O
oc 1ou 2
T
te 5th 4to 12tu 3
All 54 answers
233 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chute5
coot1
cote1
couth5
cute1
cutout6
decoct6
decocted8
deduct6
deducted8
detect6
detected8
doeth5
dote1
doted5
doth1
dotted6
duct1
ducted6
duet1
duetted7
etch1
etched6
etude5
hoot1
hooted6
hutch5
octet5
outdo5
outed5
tech1
teed1
teeth5
teethe6
teethed7
thee1
thou1
thud1
thudded7
toed1
toot1
tooted6
tooth5
toothed7
tote1
toted5
touch5
touche6
★touchedpangram14
tout1
touted6
tutee5
tutted6
tutu1