NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Latest puzzle · Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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Longest word
hortatory
9 letters
Top scorer
atrophy
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
2
1
1
1
–
–
5
H
5
2
4
–
–
1
12
O
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
P
6
4
2
2
–
1
15
R
3
1
2
2
1
–
9
T
8
6
5
2
–
–
21
Y
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
26
15
16
8
1
2
68
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ah 1ao 1ar 1at 2
H
ho 11hy 1
O
oa 2or 2
P
pa 2ph 2po 9pr 1py 1
R
ra 2ro 7
T
ta 4th 2to 8tr 5ty 2
Y
ya 1yo 1
All 68 answers
286 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ahoy1
aorta5
arroyo6
atop1
★atrophypangram14
hoar1
hoary5
hoop1
hoorah6
hooray6
hoot1
hoppy5
hora1
horror6
hortatory9
hotpot6
hypo1
oath1
oaty1
orator6
oratory7
paratroop9
parrot6
pharaoh7
photo5
pooh1
poop1
poor1
poppa5
poppy5
port1
portray7
potato6
potty5
prop1
pyro1
rapport7
raptor6
roar1
root1
ropy1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
rotor5
taproot7
taro1
tarot5
tattoo6
throat6
throaty7
toot1
tooth5
toothy6
torah5
toro1
torpor6
tort1
torta5
troop5
trophy6
trot1
troth5
troy1
typo1
tyro1
yahoo5
yoohoo6