NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
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Longest word
blackball
9 letters
Top scorer
clickbait
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
1
4
2
–
–
–
7
B
1
1
–
3
2
1
8
C
1
6
1
2
2
1
13
I
–
1
1
1
–
–
3
K
1
–
–
–
2
–
3
L
3
2
2
–
–
–
7
T
4
1
1
–
2
–
8
Σ
11
15
7
6
8
2
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ac 2al 1at 2
B
ba 5bi 1bl 2
C
ca 8ci 2cl 3
I
il 2it 1
K
ki 3
L
la 4li 3
T
ta 7ti 1
All 49 answers
273 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
aback5
acacia6
acai1
alack5
attack6
attic5
bacilli7
back1
backbit7
★backlitpangram14
backtalk8
biblical8
black5
blackball9
cabal5
cabala6
cacti5
call1
calla5
callback8
catcall7
cattail7
ciabatta8
cilia5
clack5
click5
★clickbaitpangram16
iliac5
illicit7
italic6
kick1
kickback8
kickball8
lack1
lactic6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lick1
lilac5
tacit5
tack1
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
★tailbackpangram15
talc1
tick1